In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
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…
After years of developing inventive platformers for Nintendo, like Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Wario Land: Shake It! and Yoshi’s Crafted World, Good-Feel is branching out on its own with a brand-new IP – Monkey Barrels. Little information is known so far, just a few details from the game’s Famitsu reveal article….
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD is available now! To celebrate, check out the brand new launch trailer! On the fence about Monkey Ball? Check out our full review here.
