With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Several new Pokémon, including “Galarian forms” of past Pokémon, were revealed during a two-minute trailer for upcoming Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield this morning. Galarian forms The first reveal of the trailer was the existence of “Galarian forms” — not unlike Alolan-form Pokémon from Nintendo…
The latest batch of Pokémon Sword & Shield news is here thanks to a new Galar Research Update video! Check it out below, and we’ll be summing up and running through all the major points further down the page. Overview Galarian Forms confirmed: Galarian Weezing becomes Poison/Fairy, Galarian…
Next year the Nintendo Switch will be getting its first Hatsune Miku rhythm game, and it’s a celebration of every Hatsune Miku game thats come before. That means a lot of classic songs will be making the cut, but there’s one new track being made especially for the game, and…
You ever gotten so hungry you decided to pass pass out in the middle of an intersection, barring intrepid ten year olds’ progress until they find a flute to wake you up with? Well, then you might just be a Snorlax. If not, but you feel that craving coming on,…
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…
The Japanese Pokémon Center is no stranger to unique collaborations with companies sporting all sorts of brands. From Sanrio to Adidas, we’ve seen the likes of Pikachu and co. land on a variety of popular products all over the world. And now, it looks like it’s high time for some…
It’s almost time for gamescom, and that means reveals and excitement for all things video games once again. To kick off the event, host and Game Awards founder Geoff Keighly has announced a special live show for attendees and for those watching over streaming platforms all over the world. The…
While the masses are no doubt building and bounding their ways through Super Mario Maker 2 and its infinite levels, some players are refining the original to a point of near-perfection. You’d think how long it’s been around you couldn’t shave anymore (milli)seconds off, but here we are with a…
When it comes to the most iconic video game characters of all-time, it’s no contest as to who takes the top spot. Mario? Link? They’re small potatoes compared to the khana of the kitchen, the sultana of simmering, the culinary queen of a thousand recipes — La Madre. And it…
Spyro Reignited Trilogy releases in just a few weeks for Nintendo Switch, and if you’ve been debating whether or not to take the plunge and pre-order, GameStop’s got an incentive that may just sway you. Place a pre-order through the retailer and you’ll receive a linen poster featuring Spyro concept…
It’s been a long time coming, almost a year to be exact, but now we finally have a date for the Grandia HD Collection on the Nintendo Switch. GungHo Online Entertainment has confirmed the bundle of two games will hit the Switch eShop on August 16th, and reiterate that the…
Evo – one of the most prestigious and illustrious fighting game tournaments in the world – has concluded, providing the debut year for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at the Las Vegas tourney. And what a tourney it was – at well over 3,500 entrants, and peaking at almost 280,000 viewers…
