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…
Being the unfathomably massive hit that it is, it’s no surprise that several major IPs have been officially mashed up with Minecraft. From Skyrim to LittleBigPlanet and even Super Mario, players of the sandbox game have been able to dress it up in all sorts of ways. Now, Cartoon Network’s…
Just as promised last week, the first full trailer for Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 is here. Featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, Mysterio, Ms. Marvel and even Loki having a tea party with Doctor Octopus, it’s undeniably exciting for Marvel fans of all kinds. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2…
Those of you in the US may remember that last year Play Nintendo traveled around the States with demos, contests and photo opportunities. This year is set to be a follow-up, though it seems a bit more all-ages. You can check out an example floor plan below, as well as…
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…
The official Japanese Splatoon 2 Twitter account has just shared several brand new images of one of Splatoon 2’s biggest enemies, Takotsubo Zamurai, or “Octopus Pot Samurai” in English (a rough translation for the time being). This larger than life Octarian looks to have a love for both biker gangs…
With E3 roughly three weeks away, the news keeps coming, and just today we’ve received another tidbit of information regarding Nintendo’s presence at the highly anticipated event. While this particular piece of news may not be shocking to most fans, we’ve discovered that Nintendo’s presentation is reserved for an hour…
Time to dust off your fond memories of writing letters to Nintendo for this feel good news to brighten your day. Twitter user kentarock1020’s son, Hibiki, is big fan of the Rhythm Heaven series (known as Rhythm Tengoku in Japan.) So much so that he has perfectly cleared each game…
In case you weren’t aware, the recently released Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia was directed by a relative newcomer – Kenta Nakanishi. A recent interview with The Verge has revealed many interesting facts about him. After landing a job at Nintendo straight after University in 2009, Nakanishi went on…
During last week’s ARMS Direct we saw a few new characters, but perhaps the most unique brawlers are the crime-busting robot duo Byte & Barq. Now the ever-active official ARMS Twitter account has shared some official art featuring the two running under the sun. 今日は仕事を忘れて、ビーチでじゃれ合うバイトとバーク！塩水には注意ですよ～！！#ByteAndBarq pic.twitter.com/QRSjfgVQEG — ARMS協会広報アカウント コブッター (@ARMS_Cobutter)…
A few days ago we reported on the release window for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s Switch version in Japan, speculating that, as the game is already localized, the publishers at Bandai Namco wouldn’t have to do much to bring it west. Now that speculation has proven true – Xenoverse 2…
When your acceptance speech has a five-word limit you have to get creative. Niantic picked up five Webby awards this year, winning not only Best Mobile Sites & Apps – Games, but also Experimental & Innovation and Best Use of GPS or Location Technology, the latter two being both the…
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,…
