Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
Happy Release Day Tuesday everyone! Today, two games have been ported over to the Nintendo Switch and while they’ve been around for a few years, it doesn’t mean you should pass on them. ROCKET LEAGUE The ever popular and zany Rocket League appeared at the stroke of midnight on the…
It’s that time of year again. Earlier this morning, the nominees for the 2017 Game Awards were announced, and unsurprisingly, Nintendo has titles in nearly all of the main categories. Both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey are nominated for Game of the…
Taking a break from deep forest ruins and a shaky cam of an upcoming fighter, ARMS has seen fit to reveal the addition of a new attribute. These kinds of special, charged effects have been attached to nearly every ARMS type, though with the few added since launch, none have…
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…
To kick off this week’s countdown for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Niantic is adding some new items to Pokémon GO’s avatar clothing collection. Tweeted out this afternoon, now you can dress your avatar after the Alolan protagonist outfits that’ll you don this Friday. In the meantime, have fun…
A remake it may be, but one of my most anticipated games right now is the 3DS take on Radiant Historia. Perfect Chronology’s announcement had appeared out of nowhere, and while plenty of trailers have come and gone, we’ve only now received a release date. The video goes…
ARMS’ next fighter might be a two-for-one special. Eagle-eyed fans could spot something else in the footage showing off what the game’s next DLC character can do. Towards the end of a clip, some sort of force seemed to fly out from the fighter’s face and proceed to join in…
On Friday we brought you the news that Capcom is working on bringing more games to the Switch, specifically name-dropping Ace Attorney as one of the franchises in development. That said, it was unclear if this meant ports or a new game altogether. If this latest report from Kotaku UK…
With Apple having gotten its hands on Super Mario Run early and Google Play offering bonuses for Fire Emblem Heroes players, I was wondering which side of the mobile divide would be behind Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Judging from this brief Japanese ad, it looks like Google was able to…
After a pair of arena teases, things are starting to really ramp up on the ARMS Twitter account. Just like other characters before, most recently Lola Pop, we’re starting to get blurred footage of the upcoming third DLC character. Take a look: カイチョ～！また話題のファイターを取材してきましたよ！いやあ、ギャラリーが多くて大変でした。特徴、ですか。何かヘンなのが近くを飛んでましたね…フワフワ～って。オバケみたいなのが。…えっ何ですかその目。いやいやマジですって会長！マジで！ pic.twitter.com/KOeIoyBHmv — ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) November 12, 2017…
Sharpen your stakes and stock up on holy water: dungeon crawling, multiplayer masterpiece Crawl is being resurrected for Nintendo Switch! The news comes courtesy of a recent blog post by developer Powerhoof, along with the promise of a release date announcement shortly after the team’s return from Day of the…
Stardew Valley’s been a delight on Switch, though not without a few, minor technical problems. Thankfully a patch has just been submitted to Nintendo for approval, according to Chucklefish CEO Finn Brice. While the removal of the crackly speaker glitch and occasional crashings are great to see, there was another…
