Mario Kart World’s exclusive Direct was held this morning, and while it didn’t give us a ton of new information, we got a closer look at the game and were able to confirm a few things in the 15 minute presentation! Tracks We got confirmation on some of…
In 2023, what many people once thought was impossible happened: the classic N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 was re-released on modern platforms. Hitting both Nintendo Switch (via Switch Online) and Xbox One, it marked the first time since the game’s original release, some 26 years earlier, that it received a port…
Between Mario Kart World’s official announced during Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch 2-focused Direct, hands on play time at Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events, and today’s Mario Kart World-focused Direct and press kit, we now have a rather robust list of playable racers. With up to 24 racers competing at once during…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “my blood is 100% pasta” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Well, we all know what the big news was this week — and no, I’m…
Pokémon GO has revealed that the upcoming Legendary Raids for the month of April will be all about Giratina. First, Giratina will be reappearing in Raids in its Altered Forme from March 28th at 1:00 p.m. PT until April 2nd at 1:00 p.m. PT, at which point we’ll see Origin…
The Kirby Café, that wonderful place, is still running strong and making dreams come true in Tokyo. Starting next month though, something extra special will come along in celebration of its mascot’s birthday. For Kirby’s 27th birthday, the café is offering fans and visitors both a new menu option and…
Nintendo and Microsoft have been getting pretty chummy as of late — from allowing crossplay in Minecraft to rumors of various Xbox exclusive software and features making their way to the Switch. Despite the massive mound of salt produced by that last statement, this week’s Nindies Showcase blew the rumor…
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s arcade update will be hitting Japan sometime this spring, with its four additional characters due on consoles at some point as DLC. We’ve seen BlazBlue’s Naoto Kurogane and Persona 4 Arena’s Teddie already, but stepping into the ring today we’ve got Under Night In-Birth’s Seth, as…
The marketing for AI: The Somnium Files, the latest game from Zero Escape mastermind Kotaro Uchikoshi, has been a bit of a trip so far, involving an elaborate V-tuber ARG unraveling week by week on a fictional(?) YouTube channel. While the internet detectives are still at work on that one,…
The finalists for the 2019 World Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, and as usual the lineup is stacked with video games of the highest prestige and cultural impact. On the Nintendo side of things, two of its multiplayer monoliths have made the cut. The first is Super…
On this wonderful Friday morning, Ryan Reynolds (Mr. Detective Pikachu himself) posted a new Pokémon: Detective Pikachu trailer on his social media accounts. It’s only a 30-second clip, perfect for commercials and ads, but don’t skip this one. There are a few new scenes mixed into this cut, and elaborating…
Indie Smash-esque games seem to be on a roll with guest characters lately. Brawlout just got a Dead Cells crossover, Shovel Knight is appearing in both Brawlout and Rivals of Aether, and now we have the Right Hand of Doom himself coming to Brawlhalla. Thanks to a deal between Ubisoft…
This year is already looking like a busy year for NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), both at home in Japan and abroad through the NIS America publishing branch. We’ve already seen a couple of big announcements these past few months, and it looks like another may be on the way. A…
Nintendo has released a seven-minute video breaking down the upcoming kit as well as a brief look of what can be done. The full kit comes with six Toy-Cons – VR Goggles, Blaster, Camera, Elephant, Bird, and Wind Pedal. Each creation isn’t limited to one game and can be combined…
Spring’s just arrived, yet it looks like Kirby and friends are already looking towards summer. A new line of blind box figures have been shown off, inviting you all to the Dream Festival! Modeled after Japanese celebrations that usually hit in the warmest season of the year, plenty of old-fashioned…
