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…
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…
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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…
An interesting discovery was made in the trademark department today, and was posted on NeoGAF. Bandai Namco, the little company behind that cult classic Pac-Man, has just filed three new trademarks in Europe as of today. The first is for Code Vein, a game previously announced by the company, and…
Back in June last year, we were given a small look at Medicom’s upcoming Real Action Heroes series Link figure based on his appearance in Breath of the Wild. With the game still not released at the time, the figure drew in a lot of (well deserved) attention. Not only…
Squid kids, gather ’round; we’ve got a few inktastic images to share with you! A slew of new Splatoon 2 screenshots highlighting the new amiibo functionality have been shared on the game’s official Twitter account today. You’re probably just as excited about the new character customization options as we are,…
Formerly known as Lady Layton, the upcoming sequel to the popular Professor Layton series is now known as “Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy” and finally has a confirmed 3DS release window for the West – this fall. Starring Katrielle Layton, the daughter of the beloved Prof, you’ll…
Upcoming spin-off Hey! Pikmin looks to be quite the departure from the main series, taking a more action-focused turn and becoming a side-scroller. In some ways it’s a lot like Yoshi’s Island, requiring aimed throws and puzzle solving on top of regular platforming. The similarity makes sense once you learn…
