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…
Welcome to the Nintendo WireCast! On today’s episode, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason discuss the Nintendo news drought, talk Animal Crossing cloud saves, and much more!
All shall honk in awe at Untitled Goose Game, the indie toybox of a game that cannot be contained. Last night at the annual D.I.C.E. Awards, House House won big taking not only Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game, but also the overall Game of the Year award. And…
After a tease of the most prolific of Pokémon Professors coming to the game, the original Oak is now available for all players in Pokémon Masters. Not only is Professor Oak a free log-in bonus until March 15th (meaning no luck involved with adding him to your trainers), but he’s…
Remember back in the ’90s when every single movie got a video game tie-in? Nintendo Wire remembers. For today’s de-make, we take a brief look at what a Sonic movie video game might have looked like.
The long-awaited Sonic the Hedgehog movie has finally arrived in theaters, and audiences are ready to go fast. According to Deadline, the film earned $3 million on the Thursday night previews. The top movie during the same weekend last year, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, also earned…
Please note: This article was originally written in 2017 for Valentine’s Day, so certain elements may pertain to happenings during that year. The sentiments, however, are timeless! Ah, Valentine’s Day once again, and that means love is in the air. In the wide worlds of Nintendo there’ve been plenty of…
The latest batch of characters for Fire Emblem Heroes may be coming off the heels of both the game’s third anniversary and Valentine’s Day additions, but they’re potentially just as desirable for longtime fans. Hailing from North America’s first entry in the series Fire Emblem, or Fire Emblem: The Blazing…
Sonic the Hedgehog hit the silver screen today with his live-action debut, but there’s plenty more on the way featuring the blue blur, considering the Sonic 2020 initiative launched by Sega last month. Next week, on February 20th, Sega of Japan will be kicking off Sonic 2020 in earnest with…
Out of the blue, publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Acquire have annoucned that the Way of the Samurai spin-off Katana Kami will be releasing in the west day-and-date with its Japanese launch on February 20th. While the perspective has changed from the typical behind-the-back Way of the Samurai…
There’s less than a week to go before the Phantom Thieves steal the hearts of Japanese Switch owners with Persona 5 Scramble, which launches February 20th in the region. To raise the hype, Atlus Japan has put out a new trailer that covers many aspects of the game. Check it…
The full silhouette of the Mythical Pokémon teased in CoroCoro yesterday has been revealed, giving us a good look at what’s to be expected when the Mythical’s full design is unveiled later this month. Pokémon news site PokéBeach was first to break the news, uploading a scan of the page…
We’ve been following Capcom’s rollout of info on Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition for Switch since the beginning, with all kinds of new combo possibilities coming in hot, courtesy of free and easy style and weapon-switching. For their third and final new feature though, they’ve given you something you…
