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…
Hot off the heels of Bulbasaur’s time on the spotlight for March’s Pokémon GO Community Day, Niantic has announced that Mareep will star in April’s Community Day, and it will be quite soon! The next Community Day kicks off on April 15th at 11:00 a.m. PDT, and will run for…
Square Enix has started up a new internal game studio. Titled Luminous Productions, it will be headed by Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, as well as several other members of the game’s creative team. Here’s the full press release: Tokyo, Japan (March 27, 2018) – Square Enix Holdings…
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…
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its list of nominees for this year’s inductions. The list includes the original Metroid, along with others. Check out the list: Asteroids Call of Duty Dance Dance Revolution Final Fantasy VII Half-Life John Madden Football King’s Quest Metroid Minecraft Ms. Pac-Man…
Last year Sumo Digital updated its charming physics-based collectathon platformer Snake Pass on the Nintendo Switch, but one change it implemented in particular shook certain corners of the internet to their core. The user interface icon, which once displayed the game’s logo, was swapped out for a close-up of protagonist…
The purple hair genie – well, half-genie – hero of Sequin Land is getting some new duds. While teased throughout the game’s Kickstarter and development, WayForward promises that the Costume Pack DLC will be coming soon! Codes for backers have been requested and the goal is to have them ready…
Detective Pikachu, a character who first baffled us and then stole our hearts, is receiving even more special goodies. Out and about sleuthing in your day to day life? Now, you can add a little bit of Detective Pikachu to your text conversations! Made just for iOS Messages, you can…
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…
The Nintendo Direct that happened just a couple weeks ago gave us a great insight as to what’s coming up in the next year, but apparently, Nintendo hasn’t given away all its secrets. According to some sources, Nintendo has just recently applied for nine different trademarks for what’s described as…
Last year’s Easter Pikachu collection over in Japan’s Pokémon Center stores was unforgettable. That amazingly cute glimmer in Pika’s eyes and her (you can tell it was a girl by the heart-shaped tail) beautiful flower crown really made an impression on those who picked up the very limited products. In…
This year’s Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Awards wasn’t as Nintendo Switch PR heavy as last year’s event — that doesn’t mean that Nintendo was sitting on the sidelines though. For those who love Super Mario Odyssey, New Donk City was brought to life for a small segment during the show. A…
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