When one thinks about the video games with the best music out there, a lot of times RPGs are the first to come to mind. Of course, once RPGs with good music come to mind, Final Fantasy will inevitably follow. Arguably being the face of the genre, Final Fantasy tends…
In the nearly 30 years the Pokémon franchise has existed, it has grown to become a globe-spanning empire. Beyond even the video games themselves, Pokémon has a wide array of content to enjoy. One of the most popular is the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which has been carrying along since…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Select GameStops around the country won’t be the only locations celebrating Splatoon 2’s splatastic release this Saturday. Nintendo NY is throwing a good ol’ bash from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST. So far, those running the shindig are a bit mum on the details, but if it’s anything like…
Still looking to get your hands on a Nintendo Switch? Well, thanks to the upcoming release of Splatoon 2, it looks like you may be in luck, as stores around the country have announced that the Switch will be in stock this Friday alongside the title. Both Best Buy and…
Nintendo of America has just released a new video showcasing the ins and outs of the upcoming New Nintendo 2DS XL console, which releases in North America on July 28th, alongside Hey! Pikmin and Miitopia. Check it out: Are you excited for the New Nintendo 2DS XL? Planning…
Niantic is issuing another challenge for Pokémon GO fans, primarily those who are middle school and high school students in the Boston, Massachusetts area. With the incentive of making new permanent PokéStops in Pokémon GO, this contest is more than just about catching Pokémon and celebrating the first year anniversary….
The shipping is real! In a trailer/commercial for North America, Nintendo knows what we’ll probably be doing when we create our teammates, mentors and that big bad in Miitopia. Sure, we got to see Reggie “Regginator” Fils-Aimé, Bill Trinen, Nate Bihldorff, Eiji Aonuma, Shigeru Miyamoto and more fooling around in…
UK gaming publication Edge magazine has some pretty amazing Super Mario Odyssey covers featuring some of the captured baddies from the game. First discovered on the rllmuk forums, we also got an official tweet from Edge earlier today showing the covers in more detail. There are a total of…
Back in 2015 the popular CoroCoro Comic magazine kicked off a Splatoon manga series, which added a little bit of a story to the typical Turf War battles. Now it’s been revealed via ga-m.com that the company will be producing an anime series for its YouTube channel starting August 12th…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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,…
It’s that wonderful time in July where EVO, the greatest fighting game tournament in the world, graces us with some good punchin’. For the third year in a row, there were not one, but two Smash games with fierce competitions — both the aged-like-fine-wine Melee and the fresher Smash for…
Splatfest isn’t the only Splatoon event going on. Kicking off today, the Splatoon x Kyoto Aquarium cross promotion is open. We wrote about the event previously, but thanks to Nintendo of Japan we have some more photos and new information. Throughout the exhibit there are chalkboard signs with drawings left…
If, like many of us, you have devoted hours upon hours to exploring Breath of the Wild’s beautiful rendition of Hyrule, you most likely can’t get enough of its stunning vistas and colorful characters. That said, it’s always fun to see some alternative takes, and thanks to a new zine…
Free demo, free concert, at least four fun-filled hours of splatdowns and getting splatted. Did your teams win? Let’s see which teams came out victorious between the two Splatfests whose results are already in. We’ll be sharing Europe’s results once they’re revealed! Splatfest North America: Team Cake vs. Team Ice…
