Nintendo is continuing its trend of offering obscure or childhood favorite N64 games to Nintendo Switch Online. Not long ago, we unexpectedly received Rare’s cult classic destruction simulator/time attack extravaganza Blast Corps. Before that, 1080 Snowboarding filled the arcade Snowboarding game spot on Nintendo Switch left by the absence of…
It may have been obvious to fans that the upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 would be taking some elements from the 2001 Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure 2, but the connections might be going deeper than anticipated. In a new interview with GamesRadar+, Sonic 3 producer Toby Ascher that the…
What’s that carving down the slopes of nostalgia, big stupid noses guiding to a ski lift? Why, it’s Snowboard Kids! The fan-favorite N64 racing game that continues to elude the Switch Online service is getting a little more love from the folks at Fangamer. No strangers to Atlus merch, this…
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…
Few game scores can get me in a mood like Kirby’s can. Fittingly peppy at some points, cosmically bombastic at others, it holds enough variety while remaining unmistakingly Kirby when stacked up with Nintendo’s full suite of soundwork. Some scoffed at the idea of a full Kirby orchestra performance, but…
Get ready to shmup – the classic Darius series is heading to the Nintendo Switch early next year, at least in Japan. Titled the Darius Cozmic Collection, the bundle brings together four arcade games, while a special edition adds five console installments. The latter is quite expensive though, at 16,800…
If you were left scratching your head after Square Enix didn’t port this year’s Secret of Mana remake to the Nintendo Switch then you may be happy to hear the development team’s next project is slated for the system. The team, Business Division 8, has a new job listing on…
It’s July, Nintendo fans! It’s time for barbecues, late summer sunsets, and, of course, new video games. There’s plenty of good stuff coming to Nintendo systems this month, so let’s dive right in! July 2nd If you like the lobs and volleys of Mario Tennis Aces, you might also…
The Splatoon 2 post release content keeps on coming, with plenty more support as promised at this year’s E3. With the next Rank X season comes a brand new stage and four new weapons for squidkids (and now those fresh new Octolings) to get their hands on. New Albacore Hotel…
After crawling forth from Hallownest and wresting pretty much every member of our site’s time and money, it’s easy for us to tell you why you should check out Hollow Knight. Hell, do just that by reading our review. But numbers are what provide the best proof, and according to…
We live in an age of chaos, when reality itself seems suspect to rend itself apart at any moment in sheer, writhing entropy. Conventional wisdom is in tumult. Truth is no longer certain. And if there is one certainty, it is that nothing is certain — which why today, as…
ARMS’s 12th Party Crash, “Serpents,” has been announced, with the slippery fighters Min Min and Kid Cobra going head-to-head. Party Crash is a semi-regular event that takes over ARMS’s Party Match mode for several days and provides fast-paced fights with different rules (Bonus Events) that change on five to 10-minute…
The month’s almost over and that means it’s time for me to desperately click around and try to find how to spend the vast number of My Nintendo coins at my disposal. As I did that, new rewards started to pop up, and sure enough, a few last minute additions…
Aksys Games is bringing Switch owners a true treat with its latest trailer for Little Dragons Café. Get a first look at sequences showing off raising a dragon, adventuring out into a charming world, and managing a café! Little Dragons Café is slated for release on Nintendo Switch…
Mario Tennis Aces has officially been available for a week today, and it looks like Nintendo’s already gearing up for content headed to the game in the future. The company’s latest trailer showcases current offerings in Aces, as well as a look at three characters — Diddy Kong, Birdo, and…
