de Blob Remastered rolling onto Switch later this year

Author: Bryan Finch
Categories: News, Switch

Not content with only having one colorful, cartoony game about covering urban surfaces with different shades of ink on Nintendo Switch, THQ Nordic has announced it will be bringing de Blob to the system later this year both digitally and physically.     Originally released in 2008 for the Wii,…

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Ubisoft planning to do more with Switch after strong sales

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

The massive French publisher Ubisoft almost always strongly supports new platforms from launch, but the company tried something a little bit different for the Switch by partnering with Nintendo on the surprisingly good cross-over Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. It seems like both the surreal strategy RPG and Just Dance…

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Nintendo Wiretap (2/12/18)

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Switch, Videos

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…

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SteamWorld Dig 2 breaking new ground on 3DS this month

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: 3DS, News

One of my favorite releases for the Switch last year, eShop or otherwise, was SteamWorld Dig 2. It was addicting, offered just the right amount of challenge, and rewarded those eager to boldly go and explore each and every corner of its subterranean world. If you haven’t jumped on board…

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Pickle-free burgers unanimously win-out in European Splatfest

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Europe’s latest Splatoon 2 Splatfest contested a very touchy subject: should gherkins (aka pickles) grace your burgers? Well, with the event wrapped up and the results in, Team Gherk-OUT has unanimously won across all categories. We’ll just have to wait and see which divisive food stuff will get the Splatfest…

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Detective Pikachu mascot comes to Japan

Categories: News, 3DS

The World Hobby Fair in Osaka had an extra special Pokémon guest this year. We were smitten with Eevee getting the mascot outfit treatment a few weeks ago, and now we’re ecstatic to find that a very particular Pikachu has received the same honor. Don’t confuse him for any regular…

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