In the last week, Nintendo has added a bunch of classic games to its various emulators for Switch Online. After giving players the chance to play the first two Donkey Kong Land games, a trio of Genesis classics have been added to the Genesis app and they include one of…
Macy’s has announced the lineup of balloons for the 98th Thanksgiving Day parade and a veteran Pokémon float will be making its annual appearance again. The famous Pikachu and Eevee Pokésled balloon will return and mark 24 consecutive years that Pokémon has appeared in the parade. It’s nice to see…
When it comes to fiction, nothing strikes a chord with people quite like a long-standing narrative. This naturally extends to video game universes, such as the rather infamously complicated Legend of Zelda timeline. Despite how isolated each game in the series seems to feel, Nintendo does have an official canonical…
Yup, that’s right: Another indie title is coming to the Switch! Previously only available on the PlayStation 4 and the PC, the realtime, multiplayer golf game, Party Golf, is currently in development for Nintendo’s new console. Australian game developer Giant Margarita announced via Twitter yesterday that the team has just…
My Nintendo’s continuing to roll out the gaming goodies for all you fans ready and waiting for some new deals to grab. This time, April’s kicking off by bringing us a string of Fire Emblem rewards! Here are the three new ones available: Discounts [3DS] 30% off Fire Emblem Fates:…
One of the most common complaints regarding Lego City Undercover when it first launched exclusively on the Wii U in 2013 focused on the load times. Often taking over a minute to load into cutscenes and gameplay, players were left twiddling their thumbs waiting for the action to start. Many…
Sizzling circuits! Looks like cautiously optimistic fans of super fighting robots will have to wait a bit longer for the blue bomber’s controversial return to network television. Originally set to debut later this year, a report by Dentsu Entertainment announced that the lukewarmly anticipated Mega Man animated series has officially…
Welcome to the Daily 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,…
Seven new, spiffy digital eShop card designs are now available for purchase on Amazon, this time featuring a slew of very familiar faces from Mario’s colorful world. Every card dons a single character with a unique dollar amount assigned to each one, with the lineup composed of the following: Toad…
HAL Laboratory, the developer best known for creating popular Nintendo franchises like Kirby and Super Smash Bros., recently shared an interesting piece of information with the gaming world: surprisingly, the company worked on several key components for the Switch. This is especially interesting because HAL hasn’t been tied with working…
Yooka-Laylee is almost here (for PS4, Xbox One and PC owners, that is)– and buried within its contents is a subtle nod to Rareware classic Conker’s Bad Fur Day. While it’s nothing that most of you would consider mind-blowing, we still feel compelled to warn you that the video below…
Blizzard may be most well known in PC circles, but thanks to the likes of Diablo III and especially Overwatch they’ve no strangers to consoles. Beyond that, their free to play card game Hearthstone has seen great success on mobile platforms. With the Switch existing as a hybrid between home…
Earlier today we heard about the new Splatoon 2 map, Humpback Pump Track. In case you needed more whale pun goodness in your life, the Squid Research Lab has uploaded some new shots of the indoor BMX park. The track’s layout creates plenty of blindspots — and in that…
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new Bayonetta teaser page up on Sega’s website. Just a few hours ago, Sega released a small Bayonetta flash game on Steam. As most games on the platform do, the retro-themed title came complete with achievements. However, these achievements were more than they…
Man, it’s amazing how eye opening some reads can be. Now let me tell you, I know a thing or two about vidya games. I’ve been bloop bloppin practically since I was born, I know what a Kirby is. I’ve been really digging Shovel Knight lately, with the recent Specter…
