It’s a good day whenever mobile games get saved from the app store hell and wind up on home consoles. A few years back in 2022, Gameloft released Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis on Apple Arcade as an exclusive to Apple’s subscription service. It was removed a year later and has been…
In a detail some people missed during the credits of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Universal and Illumination attached a disclaimer that states the film “may not be used to train AI.” While that likely won’t deter any greedy companies, it’s not the first Universal movie to contain such a…
After announcing that 007 First Light, the first James Bond video game in 14 years, would be delayed into May 2026, IO Interactive has now confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 port of the game won’t be launching alongside the other platforms next month. No, players on Nintendo’s newest console…
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…
It’s been May for a couple days and that means we’re just a few weeks from the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection’s release. Encompassing a huge portion of the series on one Switch cart, it can be a lot to take in if you only know the basics or got…
While the Pokémon Company is generally quite secretive, we still know of a few ideas that never came to light in the franchise, from ridable skateboards in Gold & Silver to a Professor Oak trainer battle in Red & Blue. Now another idea from the early days has come to…
A couple of days ago Dutch game publisher Soedesco teased a limited edition release of Owlboy, stuffed with goodies. Now, we have confirmation of what those goodies are, and a release date. Check them out: The 6000 boxes will release on July 13th, some time after the normal physical launch…
In less than four weeks, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope will be available on the Nintendo Switch. Natsume has announced that DLC will be available for the game and that a Season Pass will be offered as well. Thanks to a press release from the company, all four DLC packs…
It’s been a while since we’ve received news about Black Bird, but Onion Games has finally stepped up and shared some new details. A mashup of Rampage with shoot ‘em up mechanics, you play as a girl who has died, only to be reborn as a black bird who can…
We’re all eagerly awaiting to wrap our tentacles around the Octo Expansion, and while the characters have gotten some focus courtesy of Japan already, it’s about time we see a bit more of the gameplay. The #Splatoon2: Octo Expansion arrives this summer! With 80 new missions to complete, you’ll…
Nintendo’s cardboard Toy-Cons have been inspiring fans and artists alike since hitting the market last month. Throw in the Toy-Con Garage feature and contests challenging you to come up with creative cardboard creations, it was only so much time until a company would step in and bring something new to…
In Nintendo’s recent financial report, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that “[Nintendo has] not reached a satisfactory profit point yet” in regards to mobile games — though he also states that Super Mario Run has continued to grow in downloads, and even a year after release has maintained 20 million…
There seems to be an endless stream of Kirby merchandise lately. After the huge, year-long 25th anniversary celebration ended, we immediately moved on to honor the pink puffball’s 26th year, both of which brought us a multitude of new products and imagery. Moving forward, the merch numbers continue to grow,…
If you’re anything like me and love the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, and you also game on a PC, I have some good news for you. In a recent update on the Steam Community webpage, the it has been announced that the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is now usable in…
Well, this is a bit unexpected! The Australian Classification Board has updated its website with a listing for the upcoming 3DS remake of Luigi’s Mansion, and the listed developer isn’t who you’d likely expect. Rather than Next Level Games, the western development team behind Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, the remake…
