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…
Next month, Capcom will be holding a livestream in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Ace Attorney franchise. The April 17th stream will not only look back on the history of the franchise but also provide new details on the upcoming The Great Ace Attorney 2. As was the…
Popular YouTube gamer and comedian Jon Jafari – better known as JonTron – has been under fire for the past week or so due to controversial statements he made during a live debate with popular YouTuber Destiny, prompting a wave of backlash from fans and more. Now, Playtonic Games has…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Mario leaps onto Android devices, the Mushroom Kingdom’s finest athletes compete on 3DS, and long forgotten heroes team up for adventures in babysitting. There are tons of great deals for both 3DS and Wii U owners this week! On the 3DS front, Atlus continues…
Despite being just announced earlier this week, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology will be launching for 3DS in Japan this June. As a result the game is already up on Amazon Japan, complete with our first look at its box art, various higher-resolution screenshots and a “Perfect Edition”. Take a look:…
Update: The Official Splatoon Tumblr page has released an English graphic of all the weapons that will be available in today’s Testfire! The upcoming Global Testfire for Splatoon 2 kicks of tomorrow, and the game’s Japanese Twitter account has now revealed which stages and weapons the players can expect to…
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…
Did you miss me? A batch of My Nintendo rewards featuring everyone’s favorite smart-mouthed angel took flight today! Up for grabs are all three episodes of the series’ stunningly animated shorts, as well as every Kid Icarus game in the current trilogy for 30% off a piece. Take your time,…
The Pokémon GO Water Festival is underway and lucky trainers started noticing something pretty amazing. Shiny Magikarp have been identified in the game, which can be evolved into a beautiful red Gyarados! In homage to many players' first shiny (the red Gyrados in the Lake of Rage) Niantic has…
The time has come, Android users: Super Mario Run is now available to download! The base package can be installed as of this writing to play the base levels for free. If you like what you see you can then purchase the full game for $9.99, as is the case…
Earlier today we learned via CNET that Nintendo is fixing Joy-Con connectivity issues with a small piece of conductive foam. Now the company has confirmed this fix and has divulged more information regarding the problem. Nintendo told Kotaku that the issues stem from a “manufacturing variation”, saying that it only…
The other day a remake of the DS JRPG Radiant Historia was announced, with the added subtitle Perfect Chronology. Now some screenshots have been uploaded to the web, courtesy of Famitsu. The most striking changes appear to be to the UI, which looks much cleaner and smoother than it was…
Get ready to make a splash! The official Pokémon GO blog has announced that a Water Festival is about to kick off in the world of Pokémon GO. Starting today, Pokémon GO players will be more likely to encounter water type Pokémon like Squirtle, Totodile and even Gyarados! Even more…
