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…
For you Overwatch fans who are desperate for the ability to play the game on the go (me included), Blizzard has some… lukewarm news for you. Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has recently been cited as saying that Blizzard is open to the idea of a Switch port, however, he’s not…
Snake Pass, the first game to run on Unreal Engine 4 for the Switch, was apparently surprisingly easy to get running on the handheld platform. GamerPros recently sat down with the creator of Snake Pass, Seb Liese, for an in depth interview about the game. During the interview, Liese mentioned…
Earlier in the week, the Japanese publisher Nikkei published a lengthy interview with the CEO of Square Enix, Yosuke Matsuda. In the interview, the Switch was discussed, and Matsuda had quite a bit to say on his opinion about the console. Matsuda goes on to say: “Our developers with a…
The North American Mario Kart 8 Deluxe website is now open and includes images and trailers of the upcoming title. Keep in mind, this is only a teaser site and a full version is said to be coming soon. While the site is rather bare bones at the moment,…
For those of you who are finally burnt out on Breath of the Wild are looking for something easy and fun to kick back with, we’ve got some good news for you. Nintendo has just announced that Jackbox Party Pack 3 is coming to the Switch on April 13th! If…
If you asked me what the least likely game we’d be seeing released just a short three months ago, I would have told you: “A brand new SNES game.” Yet, here we are, and Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter, a new SNES fighting game from some ex-SNK staffers just went…
Niantic has to be feeling pretty good after all the praise Pokémon GO has received since it launched last summer. Another of these was added to the list, as it took home the British Academy of Film, Television and Arts Game Award for “Best Mobile and Handheld Game”. In a…
Alongside the announcement of Marshadow yesterday, a new trailer for the 20th Pokémon movie has been released. The trailer opens with Ash marveling at Ho-Oh, followed by a few scenes from the early days of Ash’s journey with Pikachu. It also introduces new companions for Ash, as well as a…
Thanks to hacking and data mining, we’ve known about the mythical Pokémon Marshadow — a cute, fluffy Fighting-Ghost-type — since sometime around the release of Sun & Moon. Now the powers that be have seen it fit to officially cast off the veil that had already been torn away months…
Half a year after the release of the HD remaster of Darksiders on other platforms, THQ Nordic has announced the release date of Darksiders Warmastered Edition for Wii U, according to a report from Eurogamer. The game will be launching for Wii U on May 23rd in North America for…
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…
A series of new Universal Studios ride patents have surfaced online, which may be an indication that a Mario Kart ride could be coming to the park. Originally discovered by the Orlando Business Journal, the patent is called “Amusement Park Ride Tunnel.” It appears to include a car that travels…
