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…
Nintendo of America has just took to Twitter to announce its E3 plans. The festivities will kick off on June 13th at 9:00 a.m. PST with a Nintendo Spotlight video that will look at upcoming 2017 Nintendo Switch titles, including Super Mario Odyssey. The fun doesn’t stop there! Immediately after…
Just a few days ago we reported on Ribbon Girl’s associated stage in ARMS, the ridiculously neon Ribbon Ring. Now the official Japanese ARMS Twitter account has announced an arena that’s quite a bit grittier – the Scrap Yard. This dilapidated metal graveyard is the workplace of Mechanica, and was…
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…
Following the incredibly successful launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch two weeks ago, My Nintendo has added a couple of digital rewards for Mario Kart fans to enjoy. First up are two sets of wallpapers: one featuring the art off of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe box,…
Join Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied as they unbox four different Splatoon Splat Balls, courtesy of Jakks Pacific. Find out what the toys are like as they get tossed and splatted against walls! We apologize in advance for the slight dip in sound quality, as we underwent technical issues throughout…
UPDATE: The Squid Research Lab in North America has also announced the new collection of gear. The name of the line has been changed from Anarki to Annaki during localization, but that seems to be the only detail that’s changed. The only thing more important than winning a Turf War is…
Famitsu’s readers came together to vote on the top 20 action games of all-time recently, and a few of many Nintendo fans’ favorites made the list — in pretty high places, too. Coming in at the number one spot on the list was 1985’s Super Mario Bros. for the Famicom….
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that the classic Neo Geo fighting game Garou: Mark of the Wolves would be heading to the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe tomorrow, May 11th. Now, an official listing on Nintendo.com has confirmed the game will be arriving in North America too….
Fun news, squid kids! It looks like we have more information about the all new co-op mode, Salmon Run, that’ll be making its debut in Splatoon 2. Back in mid-April, we discovered that the mode would pit four players against countless waves of Chum, the creeptastic enemies that attack with…
Earlier this year two very similar games released on competing platforms. For Nintendo’s Switch and Wii U arrived the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the latest entry in a long-running franchise that takes place in a wide-open world overtaken by nature. Meanwhile, Sony’s PlayStation 4 was treated to…
Over the past few weeks, there have been rumblings of something called the “Switch tax.” Games like Puyo Puyo Tetris and Rime are $10 more expensive than their PS4 and Xbox One counterparts. The cost of production was cited as a possible reason for this hike, but many Nintendo fans…
Everyone knows that an up and coming Inkling needs to look as fresh as possible at all times. Luckily, the clothing options in Inkopolis have just grown today as a new line called Tatakicensaki has just been revealed. The official Splatoon 2 Twitter account in Japan just uploaded our first…
