For kids of the ’80s and ’90s, there was no greater place to be a kid than Toys”R”Us. We all likely have fond memories of grabbing some action figures, getting a doll house, or fawning over the video game section and begging our parents to get us a Super Nintendo….
After putting some confusing language in its advertisements for GameCube classics on Switch 2, Nintendo has clarified that its upcoming wireless GameCube controller will, in fact, work with other games on the console. A few weeks back, when Nintendo held its Switch 2 Direct, the company announced that GameCube games…
The Nintendo Switch 2 is about to go up for pre-order across the US, and we’ve got everything you need to know before it goes live. When Do Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders Start? Pre-orders officially open April 24th, with some retailers starting as early as 12:00 a.m. ET….
Amazon’s Treasure Truck promises to bring deals, hard to find items at non-scalper prices, freebies, fun events, and more on any given day. They first caught our attention when select cities suddenly had access to the NES Classic last year, back when the mini-console was limited and in high demand….
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…
Today is a busy day for WayForward and Shantae fans! Between Shantae sashaying once again onto the Switch, thanks to Limited Run Games, she’s also transforming into a soundtrack set. Fangamer is taking the music from Shantae’s first game on the Game Boy Color, composed by Jake “virt” Kaufman, and…
We all knew it would happen eventually, but the day has come — Pokémon have begun invading the real world, as a horde of Sandshrew have taken root in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, where they have become “ambassadors” to the region as part of a ploy to conquer all of Japan…
Looks like there are even more updates about the Pokémon GO Trainer Battle feature! As they have been, Niantic is tweeting more information about the upcoming feature on the official Pokémon GO Twitter account, this time about training for Trainer Battles against your friends! In the first of three tweets,…
Hidden among the countless announcements and teasers at The Game Awards was another game coming to Nintendo Switch. Dauntless, a free-to-play action RPG currently available on PC, will be journeying to even more platforms in 2019. After appearing on Epic Games Store, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in April next…
If you’re an Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp player who’s been yearning for more Leaf Tickets, the day has finally arrived: The game is now offering you a new way to earn the precious, sought after currency. The newest event objectives, called Kudos Goals, shell out a number of Leaf Tickets…
Practically everyone with a Switch is probably diving straight into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate right now, and that’s naturally putting quite a bit of strain on the online servers. In response, Nintendo of Europe has announced that network services are going to be disabled for a brief while today to…
Talk about an out of left field announcement! Straight from the metaverse — and Los Angeles — we got news on who the first non-Piranha Plant fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC will be. And to say it’s unexpected is a bit of an understatement — coming from the…
Are you all ready to go to the Upside Down? For us Stranger Things fans out there — and I know there are quite a few — the wait for Stranger Things Season 3 has been a long and grueling one. The retro, ‘80s-style sci-fi horror has captured tons of…
Tonight during the Video Game Awards, Ed Boon announces Mortal Kombat 11. While this may not be a huge shock to many, the fact that it is also coming to Nintendo Switch might be. The initial (and violent) trailer revealed that the game will have a global release on April…
Among a throng of some spectacular competition — including Dead Cells, The Messenger, Into the Breach, and Return of the Obra Dinn, each one highly regarded and revered in their own right — one game stood tall above the rest at The Game Awards. Matt Makes Games’ Celeste, the masterful…
