During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream, Capcom was on hand to showcase some gameplay of Street Fighter 6 running on the Switch 2. While the game is obviously not on par with the visuals for the PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X versions of the game, it does still…
In a surprising bit of news this morning, Nintendo of America has revealed that the pre-order date for the Switch 2 has been delayed so that the company can assess the impact of the latest round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. GameSpot was given a statement from the…
The Nintendo Direct has officially wrapped, and the Nintendo Switch 2 has been fully unveiled! With the hardware, release date, and pricing now revealed, it’s time to turn our attention to the games. Nintendo will host Treehouse Live events on Thursday, April 3rd, and Friday, April 4th at 7 a.m….
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…
Two more Sega Ages titles are nearly here, and this time around it’s all about putting your brains to the test with puzzles, puzzles, and more puzzles. Dust off your thinking cap as Ichidant-R and Columns II are coming to the SEGA AGES line-up for the Nintendo Switch on…
Many of Sonic the Hedgehog’s games end with the blue blur blasting off into space, usually to fight a giant robot or alien creature. Now it’s happening in the real world, albeit with a more scientific goal in mind. The JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons) Explorer is currently under construction at…
Monolith Soft — developer of the Xenoblade franchise and assistant dev to Breath of the Wild and other Nintendo greats — celebrated its whopping 20 years in the video game business this week with a commemorative post on its website, complete with a stunning illustration. A good half of the…
The proverbial hot seat can make the most steadfast of men crack under pressure, but cooler heads prevail — at least, they do in the case of this GameInformer interview with Pokémon Sword & Shield’s director Shigeru Ohmori and producer Junichi Masuda, where they take a barrage of questions related…
Quake in fear, mortal fools — the greatest menace the human race has ever known has risen to lofty new heights, as the number one spot in the US eShop charts belongs not to a little Hylian hero, nor to a dragon-slaying Luminary, but to that dastardly, devious goose: Untitled…
Looking for a shovelrous plush to add to your collection? Yacht Club Games has announced a new Shovel Knight plush made by Symbiote Studios, providing the blue-armored, garden-tool-wielding action we all crave. The plush stands 12” tall, and is packed in with an exclusive enamel pin and a code for…
This weekend will mark another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate online tournament event, though this time things are set to get a little crazy. Hope you come prepared, because it’s all about Spirits this weekend: The #SmashBrosUltimate event tourney "Battle for Spirit Supremacy" starts on 10/3 at 11pm PT! This…
The world could always use more heroes, and that includes the crossover world of Super Smash Bros. Thankfully, it sounds like they have plenty to pick from as Overwatch Director and Blizzard Vice President Jeff Kaplan has put all current Overwatch heroes on the table. Speaking with IGN, Kaplan made…
October is finally here, and some great games are releasing this month! We showcase everything you need to know about the next few weeks in this latest episode of Nintendo Wire’s Release Preview!
A number of retailers around the world are offering bonuses for people who pre-order Pokémon Sword & Shield, and it looks like Best Buy is no exception. Purchasing the Double Pack ahead of the game release will earn you a collectible coin that depicts Legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta, along with…
Oh, the Kirby Café… that magical place where delicious dreams come true. It’s come and gone in various ways ever since its debut in 2016, opening temporary locations all over Japan and occasionally closing up to rework its menu. The flagship spot in Tokyo recently ended its run, but we’ve…
