As The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom approaches its first anniversary in just a few days, Nintendo is gearing up for the milestone with all-new merchandise set to launch later this year in Japan. Continuing their tradition of releasing stunning artbooks, Nintendo has revealed The Legend of…
As we approach the first anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo is getting the celebration started early by unveiling a colossal nine-disc soundtrack featuring an impressive 344 tracks in total from the game. Two versions of the soundtrack are up for grabs: the standard edition…
The Season of World of Wonders’ Research Day is finally here in Pokémon GO. This quarter’s event is themed after Flying-type Pokémon – specifically Spearow, Doduo, Hoothoot, Taillow, and Rufflet. Trainers will have to spin PokéStops during the event hours for event-exclusive Field Research tasks featuring these Pokémon. There will…
All the way back in April’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that heist game and clown simulator Payday 2 was heading to the Switch this winter. The game’s producer, Starbreeze Studios, has now confirmed that Payday 2 will be arriving on Nintendo’s newest system in both physical and digital formats…
Nicalis is at it again with another amazing physical release of a classic game. Earlier today, Nicalis confirmed that physical editions of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap will come with a CD soundtrack, a colorful game manual, and best of all: a keychain of one of the game’s main characters,…
Prepare yourself for the end of the world, and all the challenges that come with such cataclysm. The End is Nigh is here and ready to challenge you with its unforgiving difficulty — and it’ll demand pixel perfect precision and attention. It’s a game we’ve already thoroughly enjoyed, and judging…
You might vaguely remember us mentioning the unique pinball open world platformer Yoku’s Island Express way back in February this year. While we haven’t heard that much more regarding a specific release date from developer Villa Gorilla since then, we were happy to see a new video pop up showcasing…
It’s pretty clear that the Nintendo Switch has been a roaring success at this point, from a critical and commercial perspective. Nintendo has given us an update on the latter angle, revealing that the system has shifted over ten million units since launch just nine months ago in early March….
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…
Well, it’s official: We finally know when we’re gonna get to hear Ryan Reynolds’s gorgeous voice as Pikachu. According to Deadline, Universal Pictures has given the Detective Pikachu movie a scheduled release of May 10, 2019 — not nearly as far off as some of us might have thought! Directed…
Marked as “Currently Unavailable,” a special bundle featuring download codes for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Bayonetta 2 has popped up on Amazon Japan. This tidbit gets more interesting once you start picking apart the description. Originally 14.6 GB on the Wii U, Bayonetta 2 will be around 12.4 GB or…
Twitch Prime is now available in Japan, and to celebrate this new expansion this month’s Twitch Prime goodies include Pokkén Tournament DX, Tekken, Hearthstone, Assassin’s Creed: Origins and more. Of them all, Pokkén Tournament DX definitely stands out when it comes to digital goods on Twitch’s platform. First up are…
Pokémon revealed a new promo video and it’s bringing a new twist on battles and Pokérap by having Mimikyu and Pikachu step up to the mic to lay it all on the line. Words don’t exactly do it justice, so take a watch and listen to see the beginning of…
While leaked images from Famitsu last week already revealed a December 21st release date for Fire Emblem Warriors’s upcoming Fates-themed DLC pack, Nintendo of America has confirmed today that the 21st will be when players can expect the content to drop in the U.S. Along with the official release date,…
Good news, fellow slime sacks and sackettes: Last week’s tweeted teaser by Slime-san developer Fabraz came to a head today, unveiling plans to publish Eendhoorn Games’ fantasy sports fueled mashup SpiritSphere on Nintendo Switch! I'm INCREDIBLY excited to announce that… We'll be publishing SpiritSphere DX by @EendhoornGames exclusively to…
