It’s official! Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is coming on July 18th, 2024! Check out the debut trailer below! An amazing physical edition was also announced that comes with a a replica NES cart as well! Stay tuned to Nintendo Wire on Twitter for pre-order info! According to the official…
On the same day as Nintendo confirms the existence of the Switch successor, Microsoft seems to go in the other direction as they announced the closure of multiple studios. Arkane Austin and Alpha Dog Games will close completely, while Roundhouse Studios will be absorbed by ZeniMax Online Studios. Tango Gameworks…
Nintendo of Japan has announced that construction on the Nintendo Museum in Japan has finally finished. While the plan was to have everything done by March 2024, things were delayed slightly for undisclosed reasons (likely due to a lack of materials). With construction wrapped, Nintendo is confident that the museum…
Get ready to sport your favorite Pokémon, Trainers! The Pokémon Center has added seven spinner pins to its online store, with the collection featuring the seven regions’ starters. Nudging the side of the dual-layered Poké Ball pin will cause the layer underneath to spin quickly, revealing all three starters from…
Yesterday’s announcement of Sanrio’s collaboration with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was a welcome one, especially for all of us who have been longtime Hello Kitty fans. Lucky for us, we knew even then that we wouldn’t have to wait long to see the new items land in the game, as…
It’s looking more and more likely that a new Super Monkey Ball game is rolling over the horizon. After a Japanese trademark was found back in May for Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball (the first word roughly translating to “ripe” in the context of food), we’ve got a new age rating…
A Nintendo Switch Lite system was announced this morning — a smaller, lighter, portable-only version of Nintendo’s flagship hybrid console. It’s easy to tell the difference between the two consoles in terms of size, but what about speed, the display quality, and other specs and features? Thanks to…
For the past year, the Trine series has been making its way to the Nintendo Switch, to eventually culminate with the launch of Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince this fall. If you’d rather get all the games at once, though, this latest announcement is for you. The Trine: Ultimate Collection…
Nintendo just dropped the bombshell that has been a long time coming – the Nintendo Switch is getting a smaller model, and they’re bringing back the “Lite” moniker. With a traditional D-pad, smaller size, and slightly better battery life, it’s already looking like a great alternative for those who won’t…
It’s official! After months of speculation, Nintendo has unveiled the Nintendo Switch Lite, a smaller, all-in-one version of the Nintendo Switch. At $100 less than the standard Switch’s RRP, it’s cut down in features — there’s no docking support, HD rumble, IR sensors, or detachable Joy-Con. At the…
It’s time for another monthly update for Nintendo Switch Online’s NES library — though this month’s is a mite more interesting than normal. The two games — Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew — are both fairly unsurprising, arcade-y additions to the library. What’s more intriguing is the addition of…
Dr. Mario World hasn’t even been released for 24 hours, and dataminers have already cracked open the lid to find a whole hospital’s worth of physicians who will soon be added. While the game started off with a relatively lean roster of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Toadette, Bowser, Bowser…
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…
Now entering its third year, Pokémon GO is doing better than ever. The initial fervor is gone, but the content (and cash) keeps on coming, with GO ranking as the second most successful western developed mobile title. In its three year period, the game has accrued an estimated $2.65 billion…
Pokémon series director and producer Junichi Masuda has said that for a hypothetical Pokémon Snap 2 to be made, it would need to have a “very unique twist.” The topic of Pokémon Snap 2 was brought up at the end of an interview with Masuda by GameCentral, which was mostly…
