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…
The Kirby series has no shortage of rascals and tricksters, though they usually have some sort of magic or cosmic power to make their mischief a bit more menacing. So what happens when Super Star’s classic jester Marx and Return to Dream Land’s interstellar traveler Magolor get together on April…
The Pokemon company sure seems to love Machamp lately. I doubt a lot of people were expecting it to make it into Pokkén Tournament, or to be one of the Ride Pokemon in Sun & Moon. But this latest appearance tops all of those. With subtle lighting, the right filter,…
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…
After “announcing” a fake Fire Emblem game earlier today, Nintendo has shown that it’s not ready to cut short the jests yet – via its official Japanese Twitter, it’s announced another fake new game, this time with badges in the Badge Arcade to boot. Titled Crazy Galaxy, it stars Ashley…
Nintendo of America has released a new 30 second TV spot for the Switch’s upcoming Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, featuring the racers and vehicles offered in the game. Check it out: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches in North America on April 28th. You can pre-order your copy at…
It’s April 1st in Japan, which means the goofsters and gaffsters are about to have their field day. Japanese companies are known for pulling out all the stops for their gags on April Fools’, and Nintendo is no exception, as it’s just “announced” a new Fire Emblem for the Switch…
While many Nintendo fans first experienced a handheld digital storefront with the 3DS eShop, Nintendo tested out the concept years beforehand on its final DS iteration – the DSi. Unfortunately, today, March 31st 2017, the DSi’s Shop is closing after eight years of service. This means all Points must be…
Update: GameXplain has just released a video showing a side by side comparison of the game running pre and post patch. It appears that the update does in fact resolve some of the frame rate issues found in certain parts of the game. You can check out the video below….
Another returning gameplay element has been confirmed for the imminent Splatoon 2: re-rolling abilities. As your gear’s secondary abilities are randomized once you obtain them, if you aren’t a fan you can re-roll. In the original game this was done by talking to the sea urchin Spyke, while in Splatoon…
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon anime, with the very first episode airing in Japan on April 1st 1997. To celebrate this milestone, the 20th Pokémon movie heading to Japanese theaters on July 15th will essentially be a retelling of Ash’s and Pikachu’s first meeting. To get…
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…
Nintendo Switch game Super Bomberman R will be receiving a set of free downloadable content in the future, developer Konami has revealed. The news was announced during a Konami-sponsored live episode of The Game Theorists through the teaser below: Further details regarding the DLC, including availability dates, have not…
