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…
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…
One of the more consistent complaints leveled at the Nintendo Switch hardware regards Joy-Con connectivity problems. In many cases, players have reported the controllers (typically the left Joy-Con) acting up and losing connection, even at relatively close distances. Nintendo released an explanation soon after launch, blaming microwaves, other electronic devices…
Ever since launch, Arcade Archives porters HAMSTER have essentially turned the Nintendo Switch into a modern-day Neo Geo – porting the likes of King of Fighters, Metal Slug and Shock Troopers to the system. Now another arcade stand-by is heading to the console this week, at least in Europe –…
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…
Get ready for a big shock, folks! A surprise to absolutely no one, the upcoming Castlevania-style action game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been scrapped for the Wii U, with development moving over to the Nintendo Switch. In a statement released on the official Bloodstained Kickstarter page, the game’s…
Pokémon GO received a minor, albeit significant update today. From this day forward, the 7-day ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ streak will now guarantee a random Evolution item drop. High five! As someone who’s yet to be blessed with a single evo item since Johto ‘mons were introduced, this feature…
