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…
UPDATE: The Super Bomberman R update is now live and includes the following: ・Two new series of accessories have been added to the shop (Crowns, Bombs). ・The frame rate of the entire game has been improved. We also made slight adjustments and improved the controls as well. ・Less lags are likelier…
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is now officially out in Japan, and it’s definitely come a long way from its Famicom roots. The second title in the series received a huge production bump on its way to its 3DS remake, and that can be seen via its title screen…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
In something of a surprise turn, Ubisoft is releasing two GBA games from its backlog via the Wii U Virtual Console in North America. They’ll include Rayman Advance, a port of the very first game, and the handheld’s version of Rayman 3. While neither game is seen as the ideal…
A quartet of Pokémon Gallery Figures have been added to the Pokémon Center online shop. These figures are out to capture the Pokémon at their most dynamic, usually mid attack, with some added translucent flair. Joining the first set of Pikachu, Eevee, Mew, and Magikarp are the new line up…
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia might only be launching in Japan later today, but players of Fire Emblem Heroes from all over the world can still get in on the celebration. Not only are there new characters available to try for in the current Summoning Focus, but a host…
Personalizing handhelds is something that all of us at Nintendo Wire love to do, the Nintendo Switch being no exception. Luckily, for all of you Splatoon fans out there, a wave of new Joy-Con skins, cases and screen protectors are coming soon (in Japan at least) from accessory maker Keys Factory….
Out of all the ARMS fighters, mecha-suit wearer Mechanica is one of the most intriguing. While we’ve heard tidbids of information about her before, especially via the recently opened Japanese website for the game, the Japanese ARMS twitter account has given us some new art and a better idea of…
Now the NES Classic Edition has effectively been discontinued worldwide, many fans are wondering what Nintendo’s next move will be. According to a recent report by Eurogamer it’s what many of us have been expecting – a SNES Mini/Classic Edition releasing later this year, just in time for the holiday…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
Yacht Club Games has announced that Specter of Torment will finally be making its way to the Wii U and 3DS as a free update in the very near future! The Wii U will be the first to receive the update, starting Friday, April 21st, and the 3DS will become…
Minecraft is coming out on the Switch next month, and for those who are interested in another iteration of the massively popular sandbox game, some interesting tidbits about the performance of the Switch version have been revealed. The game will run at 60fps and have a “medium” world size of…
