It should come as no shock to longtime Nintendo Wire readers that we love ourselves some accessories. Historically, Nintendo has released surprisingly few limited edition controllers and cases based on their own IPs, but companies like HORI have always been there to pick up the ball and run with it….
In a new interview with Julien Chièze posted on YouTube, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi stated that he and creative director Tetsuya Nomura are very close to coming up with a title for the third part of the FF7 Remake trilogy. Said to be narrowed down to two…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
If you’re a longtime fan of video game culture or just enjoy casually perusing what’s available, you probably have some experience with GameStop. For many, if you wanted to pick up a new title, GameStop was the place to go. Despite that, the modern video game market seems to be…
Cassette Beasts was one of 2023’s best indie titles for its unique take on the Pokémon formula. Evoking nostalgic feelings of the Game Boy days from its pixelated art style to featuring incredible songs with vocals, it was a breath of fresh air for those of us who have grown…
Many may have forgotten about last year’s Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons — and for good reason. The roguelike beat-em-up revival, which put a big emphasis on its cooperative team attacks, launched without online co-op. That sounds like a death sentence, but developer Secret Base will remedy this…
Nintendo fans are surely wondering what stroke of luck they’ve hit the last few years. Not only has Nintendo acknowledged that F-Zero still EXISTS, they’ve now brought three F-Zero games to the Nintendo Switch with a fourth incoming. That fourth game is none other than 2001’s portable F-Zero title, F-Zero:…
As March approaches its end, the remake for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is less than two months away from officially releasing. As more and more footage of the game is shown off in the forms of trailers, teasers, and screenshots, fans of the series continue to marvel at the…
The world became a much colder, sadder place when Geoffrey the Giraffe hung up his Hawaiian shirt for the last time in 2018. As likely every ’90s kid will remember, Toys”R”Us used to be the premiere place to go for toys, video games, and all kinds of fun. It provided…
There are three things that are certain in this life: Death, Taxes, and Nintendo Switch system updates. Following on from the rather iterative update Nintendo rolled out in December, Switch system update 18.0.0 is now live and it brings with it a whole host of features. If you’ve ever wanted…
Video game toys have really exploded in popularity over the past few years. Heck, Target even has an entire aisle of Nintendo, Roblox, and Minecraft toys in my hometown. But one of the things I’ve noticed is that most of these toys fall into one of two categories: popular Nintendo…
The release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land exactly two years ago today shook up the landscape of the Kirby series. Not only did it bring new lore, mechanics, and characters into the fold, but it was the first game in the series to entirely consist of 3D gameplay. Needless…
Keyboard players struck a chord in this past weekend’s Splatfest as “Keyboard” emerged supreme in the question of, “Which instrument would you play?” A three-way battle between drums, guitar, and keyboard was unleashed upon Splatsville and the results were fairly conclusive: people really love tinkering with a keyboard. The…
Spring is in the air, and once again, Nintendo is here to spread some love with a beautiful assortment of new Animal Crossing products — if you’re in Japan. However, like with all good things, there’s always a catch. The items we’re about to introduce aren’t your typical storebought goodies….
Known Spanish Nintendo leaker NashWeedle, responsible for leaks about Metroid Dread and other leaks about Switch 2 dev kits, has a fresh rumor for us on this fine Friday. NashWeedle claims that the Switch 2 dev kits have recently received an important update, allowing them to go “one step further.”…
