Ask any Mario Kart fan what they fear most, and the answer will undoubtedly be the infamous Spiny Shell. This iconic item first debuted in Mario Kart 64, and ever since then it has been terrorizing Mario Kart fans with its tenacity to destroy the first place racer. It has…
While Bayonetta 3 marked the end of the franchise and its heroine, that wasn’t exactly the original plan for the series. In a new video shared on his YouTube channel, series creator Hideki Kamiya explained that if he had remained at developer PlatinumGames, he would have liked to continue the…
Nintendo Music has updated with new tracks from Pokémon Sword and Shield this week. With a runtime of four hours and 43 minutes and a whopping 138 tracks, Sword and Shield’s soundtrack is likely to satisfy Pokémon fans! Check out the full tracklist below: Title Screen Exhibition Match Postwick…
Atlus just held an event in Japan sharing news on upcoming titles. On top of trailers for Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology and Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2, the developer also gave the latest updates on one of its longest running franchises – Shin Megami Tensei. First up, Japan will be getting…
Like dungeon crawlers, crossovers, and party customization? Atlus and Spike Chunsoft have you covered with a surprise announcement of Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 for 3DS. Coming to Japan this August, the original title was available in America back in 2015 just a month after its Japanese launch. Here’s hoping for…
The past few weeks have featured a drip-feed of news regarding the upcoming 3DS port of the beloved DS RPG Radiant Historia, subtitled Perfect Chronology. Now, after seeing the game in several screenshot stills, we finally have some footage of it in action. Give it a watch: You can easily…
Earlier this month Nintendo released their latest home console – the Nintendo Switch. Now all eyes are on the company to deliver the goods this June at E3. Early adopters are wondering what kind of games and software they will be getting in the latter half of 2017, while those…
Breath of the Wild has been out for three weeks now, but that’s not stopping eagle-eyed fans from discovering new secrets. One of these amazing discoveries comes at the very beginning of the game and features a Triforce hidden in plain sight. Dorkly editor and Zelda fanatic Tristan Cooper made…
If you own a Nintendo Switch, chances are you’ve gotten your hands on the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire. Fans of the original Splatoon might remember minigames that were playable on the GamePad as a new match loaded. Now that the GamePad is gone, the developers added in another little Easter…
The Nintendo Minute team went hands-on with the upcoming Switch title SteamWorld Dig 2 and had the opportunity to talk with the team at Image & Form about the development process. You can check out the full interview below. Not only does the interview dive into the upcoming title, but…
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…
Missed out on a Nintendo Switch? Feeling the Switch envy from all of your friends playing the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire while you’re stuck playing your Wii U? Nintendo feels your pain and has Mario and Luigi working overtime to get a Switch into your hands as soon as possible….
Reminder: The next Splatoon 2 Global Testfire kicks off at 12:00 p.m. PST. Make sure to get ready! You can check out what stages and weapons you’ll be using below. The upcoming Global Testfire for Splatoon 2 kicks of tomorrow, and the game’s Japanese Twitter account has now revealed which…
Super Mario Run launched last December to much buzz, as Nintendo’s portly plumber made his first mobile offering. Yet despite being downloaded 78 million times, the full version was only purchased by 4 million people – falling short of Nintendo’s hopes. Company President Tatsumi Kimishima outright said in an interview…
Over the last several days, readers have been writing in to let us know they have encountered something shiny in Pokémon GO. Reports of Shiny Magikarp have appeared all over social media and eager trainers have been on the hunt. Now, the official Pokémon GO YouTube channel has confirmed the…
