Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
Welcome to the start of our Nintendo Wire Home Arcade series. To celebrate my 40th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of Nintendo Wire, I’m making a childhood dream come true: building the ultimate home arcade. Preparing the Space Fast forward to today, and I’ve set aside…
In a bit of news that probably isn’t too surprising for most people, Take-Two has decided it will be delaying Grand Theft Auto VI into 2026. The new release date for the game will be May 26th, 2026, after previously being scheduled for Fall 2025. In a statement to various…
The line between beauty and ugliness is a fleeting one… for true beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and who among us can truly determine what does or does not please one’s aesthetics? Perhaps this is what the cake masters over at the Food Network were trying to…
If you’re a fan of the world’s premier Bandicoot racing game, take note: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has a new event — the Rustland Grand Prix — starting tomorrow, January 16th, with a whole host of new features and additions to take advantage of. Besides a new character (Mega-Mix) and…
After a recent deluge of details and promotional material, some new construction photos give a look at Super Nintendo World’s continued progress towards completion. From them we get more detail on its Mushroom Kingdom ridge, as well as some gauge on its scale both overall and within Universal Studios Japan….
The “Ice Tour” has kicked off in Mario Kart Tour, adding Ice Mario, Penguin Luigi, and Peach (Wintertime) as playable characters along with two new courses, four new karts, and three new gliders. The Ice Tour is here in #MarioKartTour! Are you ready for some heated races on the…
UPDATE: The English dub is now available! Last month, a new series of Pokémon shorts were announced, subtitled “Twilight Wings”. As promised, the first episode has made its debut in January, and you can watch it below: While there are no subtitles as of yet, you…
Being one of the most critically acclaimed Sega Genesis games, it’s a little odd it’s taken Sega Ages to get to Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but at least we now know it’ll be pulling out all the stops as Knuckles the Echidna has been confirmed as a playable character via…
A new Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore trailer has given us the best look yet at the Persona 5 Joker costume available for main character Itsuki Aoi. In addition to a costume based on Persona 5’s Joker, a handful of other new costumes can be seen for other…
Mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes will be receiving a round of characters from upcoming Wii-U-to-Switch enhanced port Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore as part of a new summoning event. The event, called “A Star is Born,” will add Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE characters Eleonora, Kiria, Mamori, and Tsubasa to the…
Windjammers may be an old Japanese arcade game, originally released for the Neo Geo, but that didn’t stop French game developer Dotemu, and French Windjammers enthusiasts, from willing the game back into existence. In a recent interview with IGN, Dotemu and Windjammers players share their side of the story, about…
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…
We all know him: the man, the myth, the Nintendo legend, Reggie Fils-Aimé. The retired Nintendo president and chief operating officer will be hosting his own keynote event at SXSW 2020, titled, “The Next Level: How Video Games Help You Succeed!” Fils-Aimé’s special presentation will focus on using video games…
Action platforming fans have something to look forward to early next month, as the combat heavy Kunai will be arriving soon. Starring a deadly, sentient tablet that’s able to wield many different weapons in a war-torn world, this is a game that’s best seen in motion to really get the…
