In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we got a ported Wii U game! New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, first released for Wii U back in 2012, receiving an enhanced port for the Switch along with many other Wii U titles. New characters, upgraded graphics and a new item called…
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition was one of the biggest profile third-party releases announced for the Switch 2 during Nintendo’s big Direct unveiling earlier this year. While Steam Deck players have been able to take the game on the go for quite some time, it’s still pretty magical to see a…
After months of speculation by fans and games media alike, Nintendo has finally confirmed that Donkey Kong Bananza is being developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team. This information comes from a recent preview presentation attended by various outlets, including IGN and VGC, where Nintendo stated that the same staff…
Bitsummit 2018 has been in full swing all weekend. Celebrating Japanese indie creators and a multitude of games, live interviews have been conducted via the organization’s Twitch channel. During one particular segment that is gaining traction, Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya from Platinum Games answered a variety of questions. Everything…
Inti Creates has a double dose of 2D action with two new games coming out of the Bitsummit event currently underway in Kyoto. Both of these games are offshoots of other existing or upcoming titles, and both look to be right in Inti’s wheelhouse. First is Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger…
I told you I’d be back, folks. It’s time yet again for a new segment I like to call “Bryan Reports on Pocket Rumble News for the Entirety of Time!” The news this time is that Cardboard Robot Games, the developers behind the Neo Geo Pocket Color-style fighting game, will…
It’s that time again — to relentlessly shill yourself for the chance at winning faaaabulous prizes! Nintendo of America has announced the Nintendo Switch Together sweepstakes, wherein you can reply with either a photograph or message via Twitter about how you’d use your Switch “anytime, anywhere” with various cohorts for…
Last year’s release of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle brought us a unique experience we weren’t quite expecting on Switch. While we didn’t receive new amiibo to represent the game, we did have the opportunity to decorate our homes and workspaces with 3 to 6 inch figures of the Rabbid…
We recently shared what we thought was the full, animated opening for Blade Strangers, but after a week of reveals Nicalis had one last surprise to reveal for the crossover. While the first half of this will look familiar for anyone who’s been keeping up with the game, stay tuned…
Warning: The content below goes into detail about new items, animals, events, and more that aren’t official available to play with in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp yet, as they were only recently discovered in a datamine. Only continue reading if you’re comfortable learning about possible spoilers! A new app version…
Metanet Software is bringing its critically acclaimed ninja platformer N++ to the Nintendo Switch later this month, it’s been announced. The second sequel to the early 2000’s Flash game “N”, the series is well known for its simplistic style and gameplay which strips down 2D platforming to its core elements….
Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya is best known for Cave Story, one of the first indie games to take the world by storm. He’s continued to make little games ever since, though, with one of the more ambitious projects being Kero Blaster. If you’ve yet to play it you’re in luck, as…
The Switch’s library of indie gems grows ever larger, as it was announced today that recent novel indie game Minit will hit the console sometime this year. Developed by Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, and Dominik Johann (and published by Devolver Digital), Minit gives the player exactly 60…
Nicalis must’ve set their calendars wrong, because they’ve been dropping news like E3’s come a month early. Besides today’s announcement of the crossover puzzle fighting game Crystal Crisis, the company also revealed today that everybody’s favorite garden-implement wielding sentinel Shovel Knight is joining the cast of their upcoming fighting game…
Once again, Nicalis was kind enough to send over a copy of its latest game to everyone here at Nintendo Wire, and we’d like to take a few moments to share some photos of everything that comes inside the perfect little package. Alongside the expected box and cartridge were a…
