With the Switch 2 set to be unveiled at some point within the next 90 days, it stands to reason that Nintendo would need to finalize the hardware specifications for its next-generation device. This will, inevitably, result in patents being published, which is exactly what has happened recently. As spotted…
It seems as if we couldn’t start 2025 without some bad news. According to a post on ResetEra by industry pundit Imran Khan, Nintendo’s Punch-Out series may effectively be dead. In a thread reminiscing about the rather excellent 2009 Wii Punch-Out, Kinda Funny Games Host Imran Khan recounted a story…
As any die-hard Zelda fan will know, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time originally started development as a very different game. We’ve heard rumors of it being envisioned as a remake of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, but we’ve seen footage from the 1996 Spaceworld showcase that was…
Next year Koei Tecmo and GUST, the developers of the Atelier series, will be bringing the Fairy Tail manga & anime franchise to Switch in the form of a turn-based RPG. To mark the start of Paris Games Week, a new trailer has been released for the game, showcasing everything…
The retro Rare trio that is the Battletoads has finally gotten some new merchandise courtesy of Fangamer, and it’s available to purchase today. The merchandise includes a stylish t-shirt, a plush cling of Rash to hang from whatever you want to hang a rad ’90s amphibian from, and an enamal…
Heya pals, you look like you might be having a bad time. We’ve found a little something that’ll help those troubles though, for fans and first-timers of Undertale alike. Sold by Best Buy, this bundle pairs a digital copy of the game with a plush of Sans himself. Everyone’s favorite…
Make way, drivers: Mario Kart Tour is racing up the charts! Sensor Tower has reported that Nintendo’s newest mobile game has amassed an estimated 123.9 million unique downloads across both Google Play and the App Store. Since its release on September 25th, players have spent $37.4 million on the title….
Welcome to the Nintendo 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…
Get ready for a whole new world of retro releases! To celebrate the launch of Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King, the good folks Disney have released a launch trailer. Check it out: Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King is available right now. If…
Launching today is one of the best in a long-running strategy series full of hellish hilarity and more beleaguered penguins than you can count. Disgaea 4 Complete+ brings back Valvatorez and his allies along with improvements and additions to bring it up to par (and perhaps even exceed) the latest…
Today it was announced that Shigeru Miyamoto will be receiving the highest honor a creator can receive in Japan. The creator of Mario, Zelda, and many more will not only be named a Person of Cultural Merit, but he’ll be the first individual of the video game industry to receive…
As the universe of video games continues to expand, we — the fans — have the pleasure of watching games, publishers, and developers take the spotlight for various occasions. Sometimes they involve a new release or a groundbreaking feature that wows the world with its technical and/or creative advancements; and…
It’s officially been ten years since Bayonetta launched on October 29th, 2009 in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In the years since the series has found a new home on Nintendo consoles, with the titular witch herself joining the ranks of Super Smash Bros. on two occasions….
The surface-level similarities between the Metroid series and Halo have always inspired a lot of comparisons between the two, but now they’ll become even more connected than ever before as Kyle Hefley, an artist from the latter, has joined the Metroid Prime 4 team at Retro Studios as the Lead…
Limited Run Games has just confirmed that they will be creating a pretty nifty Collector’s Edition of the upcoming Jumanji video game. This Collector’s Edition comes with: JUMANJI for the Switch Board Game Style Gatefold Box Original Soundtrack 18″ X 24″ Poster Board Game Figures Only 2000 copies of the…
