As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Last week, First 4 Figures announced that Animal Crossing would be the next Nintendo franchise to receive the PVC Statue treatment. That’s right, an Isabelle statue is officially on the way, and thanks to an early morning post from First 4 Figures, we finally get our first good look at…
The Pokémon Company’s collab with Squishmallow will soon be continuing with not one but two fresh additions from Kanto and Johto. As revealed by a recent Pokémon Center newsletter, the OG Dragon-Type Dragonite is first up, featuring its cute nose, antenna, and some adorably tiny wings. Alongside that psuedo-legendary is…
Kicking off June, Niantic has made four of the game’s loading screens available to download and use as wallpapers! In addition, the artist, Mieke Hutchins, shares the process she goes through with designing the most recent screen: Steelix! If you have a suggestion for what the next loading screen should…
First 4 Figures has been on a roll lately with a large selection of high quality statues. This time, the team has created a stunning 25th Anniversary Sonic the Hedgehog statue that’s sure to be hit with Sonic fans everywhere. The 25th Anniversary Sonic statue will retail for $384.99 and…
Just last month, WayForward announced that Shantae: Half-Genie Hero would make its way to the Switch, but we weren’t expecting to see it this soon! Right before E3 begins, you can buy Shantae: Half-Genie Hero via the Nintendo eShop on June 8th — less than a week away! The game…
Nintendo of America has uploaded the English version of a help/how-to video, the same one its Japanese division posted earlier this week. To brush up for this weekend’s Global Testpunch, the video is broken down into five sections: Basic Controls, Modes & Rules, Tips & Tricks, The Fighters and Extra…
The fan favorite character, Lillie, from Pokémon Sun & Moon will be joining the Pokémon Nendoroid Collection! The adorable figure shows a poised Lillie clutching that all-important handbag that usually contains the mythical creature Nebby in the game. Nendoroid Lillie will be joining the Pokémon Nendoroid collection soon! Stay…
Nintendo has added the press release information to its E3 site! There you can check out the teaser trailers released for both tournaments — and have a look at some awesome splats and KOs while you’re at it. Head over to Nintendo’s official E3 site. Original article (June 1, 2017):…
E3 is almost upon us, which means that we are getting closer and closer to the Splatoon 2: World Inkling Invitational. In preparation of the event, Nintendo of America released a new video which gives us an in depth look at the multiplayer basics of Splatoon 2 and highlights some…
One Nintendo Switch game that may have flew under several radars during April’s Nintendo Direct is Battle Chasers: Nightwar, a turn-based RPG being put together by several former Darksiders developers. Based on a short-lived but beloved comic book saga from the late ’90s, the game undeniably oozes style and intriguing…
Breaking news! Sorry, Kid Cobra and Byte & Barq, but Twintelle decided that she wanted to debut on the Nintendo Switch’s screen a tad early. 特バネですッツインテーラが「のびーるウデだめし」に参加を表明！皆様のアツい要望に応えての参戦です！・開催日：6/3（土）、4（日）・開催時間：9:00～9:59、21:00～21:59、27:00～27:59ニンテンドーeショップからの無料ダウンロードを、お忘れなく！！ pic.twitter.com/8Rl6ZzYA0J — ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) June 2, 2017 Just announced on ARMS’ Japanese Twitter account, you’ll be able to play as Twintelle this…
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…
Back in January, Nintendo revealed the Switch would have a dedicated online service that members would have to pay a fee for, à la PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live. The company also announced that it would be coming in Fall 2017, and until then it was to be free for…
Matthew Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive, has been spotted confirming that NBA Playgrounds is getting some TLC post-launch. Guna Yalamanchili on Twitter screencapped the comment when the Twitter convo was picked up and posted to r/NintendoSwitch. Here’s a transcript of the Matthew Karch’s initial comment on Facebook: “So we have…
