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…
Now the Nintendo Switch has been out for 10 days one aspect has become a point of contention – the price of games, especially in regions like the UK. The issue came to a head last week when the release date and pricing was revealed for Rime, which will cost…
The game on nearly everyone’s minds right now has to be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Everyone on our team has been scouring Hyrule and exploring what makes this game and its world so spectacular, though it never hurts to have a little background knowledge to go…
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,…
Switch-owning retro gamers are getting a bit of good news today! The long-awaited fourth installment of the classic ToeJam & Earl series, Back in the Groove, is making its way onto the Switch. As reported by Polygon’s Charlie Hall, who had some hands-on time with the title, Back in the…
The latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro has leaked, and in it comes details of an Ash Hat Pikachu distribution slated for Japanese copies of Pokémon Sun and Moon. The distribution involves special Pikachu wearing hats based on the hats worn by Pokémon anime series protagonist Ash Ketchum during his…
Want to play a millennia-old tactics board game with some Hylian flair? If so, Merchoid has your back, as a fancy Zelda chess set is now available for pre-order. Based on Ocarina of Time characters, the set features 32 intricately-sculpted vinyl figures with metallic finishes atop a similarly refined chess…
Warning: The following content contains major plot spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Only one week after the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild the speedrunning community has already managed to accomplish the improbable: beating the game in under an hour! Currently,…
There’s no denying that the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild took a long while to develop, which is no surprise considering how big Hyrule is. To get a better idea of how the game has progressed throughout development, Beta64 has looked over past gameplay demonstrations, such as the…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is perhaps the coolest game to come out of the last decade. Plenty of things contribute to its coolness: the open world, a variety of weapons and items for Link to collect, the lack of Link’s pointy hat, etc. That’s right, Link’s…
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…
Do you happen to be a fan of Mario and online quizzes? If so, you’re in luck– WOOHOO! Nintendo’s giving you the opportunity to find out your “inner Mario” by taking its quiz, which was created to commemorate Mario Day today. The quiz asks simple and fun questions like, “What’s…
The full Breaking Conventions with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild development panel is now available to watch on the official GDC YouTube page. The panel goes into depth about the new title’s development and even gives glimpses at early concept art and alternate playstyles. Even though the…
