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…
Shinya Takahashi, the manager of Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning and Development Division (EPD), recently had the chance to sit down with IGN and discuss future plans for the Nintendo Switch and its games. At the center of the conversation was DLC, something Nintendo has started to embrace, with games like Breath…
First announced back in May 2016, First 4 Figures has finally completed its take on Samus Aran in her Varia Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. That year and a half has brought revisions and a more blinged out version of Samus sporting LED lights with the exclusive version, as…
UPDATE: The Pyra statue is currently on display in Akihabara, Japan. Image via @amiamiakihabara on Twitter. Nintendo of Japan has revealed that a statue of Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is coming soon from Good Smile. This 1/7th scale statue looks to be incredibly well detailed. Check out all of…
We managed to get a sneak peek of the upcoming Fire Emblem Heroes characters recently — and little did we know that their official debut wasn’t far behind. It’s time for a Hoshidan New Year celebration! While they don’t look to be as oppressively powerful as Awakening’s Winter warriors, they…
Everyone here on the Nintendo Wire team has been gearing up for their very own Game of the Year award ceremony these last couple weeks. Instead of awarding just one game the prestigious title, we thought it would be more fun and fitting to name off what we believe to…
Another new weapon is slated to head to Splatoon 2: the Undercover Brella. The new Brella was announced via a tweet from the official Japanese Splatoon Twitter. 明日12月30日午前11時、新しいブキ「スパイガジェット」が追加される。カサの耐久力は低いが、開いたまま攻撃することができるシェルターだ。任務遂行の障害になる相手はサブの「トラップ」に誘い込んで排除し、仲間のピンチには颯爽とスペシャルの「スーパーチャクチ」を決めよう。 pic.twitter.com/Z31wWOdKlJ — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) December 29, 2017 While the Undercover Brella has lower durability than its Brella brethren, it can…
The Play Nintendo channel on YouTube is back yet again this week with another new episode of Letters to Mario. This time, super fan Johvanny asked our favorite mustached explorer what his favorite outfit is to wear in Super Mario Odyssey. As usual, Mario answers with true flair and heart,…
Inti Creates is known for two things in my book: pixel perfect 2D action games and supporting those games for a good, long while. That’s the case with Mighty Gunvolt Burst, which has just gotten a trio of rivals added to its now-sizable cast of playable characters. First…
Based on one simple question, Nintendo has ranked the Top 30 Nintendo Switch games. The Big N asked its fans if they would recommend this-or-that game to friends and family, and based on these results, Nintendo has shared the full list of Nintendo of Japan’s official site. Some of the “winners”…
That was fast! Mario is on a roll with answering letters from fans after he made a request video last month. Today we’re reporting on the next two videos in his response series. Let’s see what Mario has to say! DEAR SUPER JACKSON Super Jackson has a good…
We’re still a few years away before the launch of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios. In the meantime, how about another video game franchise to hold you over? On January 19th, Universal Studios Japan is opening Final Fantasy XR, a VR roller coaster that takes you through…
Fire Emblem Heroes’ latest update has been datamined, and revealed a rather juicy bit of information. Not content to simply release one holiday seasonal banner, Intelligent Systems has deigned to feast on the wallets of the poor and gambling-prone once more, with the advent of a New Year’s themed banner,…
