It’s been an absolutely crazy day to be an amiibo fan! During today’s Nintendo Direct, a whopping SEVEN brand-new amiibo were announced from Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 4, and Kirby Air Riders! Unfortunately, these also happen to be some of the most EXPENSIVE amiibo we’ve seen yet, with prices…
As one of the final announcements for Super Mario Bros.’ 40th anniversary, Nintendo confirmed that a proper Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder will be coming in early 2026. Dubbed “Meetup in Bellabel Park,” the title already received a Switch 2 patch that increased the game’s output resolution…
Though Kirby Air Riders’ core presence in today’s Nintendo Direct was on its spectacular, detachable amiibo, there was one other crucial bit of information. Namely that another Kirby Air Riders Direct is on the way, hosted again by Masahiro Sakurai! Having followed all things Super Smash Bros. as well as…
The ARMS US & Canada Online Open finals are here! It’s sure to be a bout to remember, so tune in live below at 10:00 a.m. PT to catch all the action:
Being the very active and popular MMORPG that it is, Final Fantasy XIV is no stranger to April Fools gags, but this latest one has plenty to offer fans of retro NES, SNES and PS1 games, too. At the beginning it seems like a typical demake in the style of…
With a new month almost here, another Splatfest is on the way. Announced tonight, North America and Europe are getting their own themes. For those with North American copies of the game, it’s time to play some baseball! Or soccer. Yes, these two sports are being pitted against one…
Promised and previewed at SXSW, Sega has released the very first episode of Sonic Mania Adventures. Featuring Classic Sonic back at it again in the same style as Mania’s cutscenes, courtesy of artist and writer Tyson Hesse. Check it out: I never thought I needed to see Sonic…
A new patch for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has dropped. While not quite as massive as this month’s New Game Plus update, the patch adds a variety of fixes as well as some minor tweaks and new quests. In Chapter 1 of NG+, players can find an NPC (Momoni) that will…
Celebrating Easter and bringing in Alice in Wonderland-themed furniture, Zipper is in charge of the this spring-tastic new garden event. Lasting nine days, camp managers will once again be planting three different types of flowers in hopes of catching the needed critters that invade our gardens. Simply titled Wonderland, this…
Given how successful Dragon Quest Builders was it’s no surprise Square Enix has greenlit a sequel for both PS4 and Nintendo Switch, and now we have even more details via the latest issue of Weekly Jump. A scan of the pertinent page has been translated by Gematsu, who relay that…
With the release of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle just a little over two months away, Arc System Works is starting to hype up the upcoming fighting game in earnest. The latest trailer to be released is a Japanese overview of what seems to be the entire game, from the different…
Ahead of its release, the Japanese site for Pokémon GO has shared more details and images regarding the upcoming Field Research and Mew storyline update. Field Research is built for a daily play style. Once you obtain a daily task from a PokéStop and fulfill it, you’ll earn a dated…
Japan’s Nikkei Trendy recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino about the company’s future plans, and given the platforms success the Nintendo Switch naturally came up in the conversation. What Hino revealed, however, might come as a surprise. Here’s the quote, translated courtesy…
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…
Fire Emblem Awakening is always going to stand out as a favorite in the series for me. With this newest trio of characters added to Warriors, three familiar and popular faces join the playable ranks to bring back all those 3DS memories. First up is Olivia, showing off…
