After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
Prior to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s release, speculation was rampant about Zelda being playable. After the game’s DLC was released, those hopes were squashed… officially. With the fan community stepping in, now that idea is now a reality. For the last month, the Breath of the…
Considering the popularity of the Legend of Zelda it’s no real surprise that the franchise is continuing, but if you were for some reason unsure about it then a new job listing from Nintendo has you covered. According to the official website, translated by BlackKite on Twitter, whoever gets the…
Back in 2016, First4Figures teased two new additions to The Legend of Zelda line. The first was the Majora’s Mask Life-Size Replica which debuted last year. With 2017 behind us, it’s only fitting that the second tease, True Form Midna’s ¼ scale statue, can grace our shelves now. A teaser…
If you’re in the mood for some short action RPG adventures then you’re in luck, as Flyhigh Works’ Fairune series collection will be hitting the Switch on May 17th, with digital pre-orders opening on the 10th. The Switch and PC bundle brings together a few of the little 3DS adventures…
While it’s the biggest fighting game tournament in America (if not the world), EVO doesn’t always have room on the main stage for every fisticuff-based brawler out there, especially as new games come out each year. Pokkén Tournament, after being featured in 2016 and narrowly missing a shot in 2017,…
When Minecraft joined the Nintendo Switch library, the release on the New Nintendo 3DS paled in comparison. It was unfortunate, but since then there have been multiple improvements to the game. Other Ocean Interactive has been hard at work on update five and fans will be glad to hear what’s…
Earlier this week, the Stardew Valley multiplayer beta began, allowing intrepid farmers to gather together and live life to the fullest. While this is exclusive to PC, the new features are still planned to come to Switch once they’re ready and they’ve provided a full breakdown of the new multiplayer…
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on the Street Fighter: Miniatures Game Kickstarter. Headed by AngryJoe and Jasco games with support from Capcom, it KO’d its base goal of $400,000 and in its final hours it’s nearly quintupled that amount. In doing so it’s gained the rest of…
For the last 16 years, the first Saturday in May has been a celebration of comics. Whether it’s been a time-honored tradition of your geek pride or something that you have yet to participate in, this year’s Free Comic Book Day has some video game related comics in its lineup…
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…
It’s been May for a couple days and that means we’re just a few weeks from the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection’s release. Encompassing a huge portion of the series on one Switch cart, it can be a lot to take in if you only know the basics or got…
While the Pokémon Company is generally quite secretive, we still know of a few ideas that never came to light in the franchise, from ridable skateboards in Gold & Silver to a Professor Oak trainer battle in Red & Blue. Now another idea from the early days has come to…
