It’s been an absolutely crazy day to be an amiibo fan! During today’s Nintendo Direct, a whopping SEVEN brand-new amiibo were announced from Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 4, and Kirby Air Riders! Unfortunately, these also happen to be some of the most EXPENSIVE amiibo we’ve seen yet, with prices…
As one of the final announcements for Super Mario Bros.’ 40th anniversary, Nintendo confirmed that a proper Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder will be coming in early 2026. Dubbed “Meetup in Bellabel Park,” the title already received a Switch 2 patch that increased the game’s output resolution…
Though Kirby Air Riders’ core presence in today’s Nintendo Direct was on its spectacular, detachable amiibo, there was one other crucial bit of information. Namely that another Kirby Air Riders Direct is on the way, hosted again by Masahiro Sakurai! Having followed all things Super Smash Bros. as well as…
Plenty of games change before they release or just never see the light of day in the first place, but when you add in all the localization woes associated with it, no Nintendo series can feel as ethereal as Mother. Before there was the Game Boy Advance game we all…
We’re back again with more Fire Emblem: Three Houses characters. Previously we’ve seen plenty of students and a few instructors of the Officer’s Academy, and figures that had prominence within the Church of Seiros. This week though we were introduced to two figures that stand out as outliers within the…
After months of waiting for news about the planned DLC for Mortal Kombat 11, Ed Boon finally dropped a trailer with info on Kombat Pack 1. The video shows gameplay for Shang Tsung, who was previously announced as the first DLC character. He is mocapped and voiced by…
2D actions fans on Switch have a new day to look forward to, as the previously announced Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX now has a release date. Inti Creates shared the news today at BitSummit in Kyoto, Japan during a presentation that detailed not just the date but also ran…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a…
Over the last 23 years (approximately), the Pokémon franchise has branched out from its Game Boy beginnings and into the world of trading card games. There have been a plethora of changes in all aspects of making, distributing, and playing the card game during that time. Playing a part in…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “gotta catch some of ‘em” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. There are a number of companies and properties that I’m pretty sure have the potential…
Pokémon has been around for a long time now and might be one of the most recognized things to come out of Japan the world over. But when you go further back you find an even greater breadth of cultural wealth, and the latest array of Pokémon Center goods is…
Back in February, Skybound Games announced that it’d be bringing several classic Dungeons & Dragons-based RPGs to the Nintendo Switch and other home consoles. Now, we have our first look at how the games will run. We also have some details from Skybound regarding the three physical releases…
Previously we saw Splatoon 2 get a set of Octo Expansion Mem Cakes via gacha machines. With how many there are in the game, it was clear we’d see more down the line, and now’s the time to look back fondly and think of which you want most of all….
BitSummit is currently underway in Tokyo, with plenty of developers and publishers big and small showcasing the latest swath of indie games to the Japanese public. To coincide with it, Nintendo has held its latest Indie World presentation in the region, and among the games showcased is Cadence of Hyrule….
