Root Film heading west on the Nintendo Switch

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Over the weekend Kadokawa Games announced that their smash-hit visual novel Root Letter would be getting a sequel in Japan – Root Film. Now PQube has announced that it’ll be bringing the game to North America and Europe with a freshly localized announcement trailer. Give it a watch:    …

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Ex-Zodiac | Hands On Impressions

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: Switch

Many modern indie games wear their influences on their sleeves, but one aesthetic that has been rarely emulated is that of the original Star Fox for the Super Nintendo. Being one of the earliest 3D games on a Nintendo platform, it has a very unique look, with chunky polygons and…

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Tetris 99’s next Maximus Cup heads to Luigi’s Mansion

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

As Halloween approaches, so does another spooky adventure with the ever-cowardly Luigi, as he ventures into the haunted hotel at the heart of Luigi’s Mansion 3. To celebrate the occasion, and the season, Tetris 99’s next Maximus Cup will doll the game up with a spooky new theme. Check it…

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Nintendo Wiretap (10/17/19)

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: Videos, Merchandise, News, Switch

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…

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Hideki Kamiya and Ikumi Nakamura want to make Ōkami 2

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: News

After taking E3 2019 by storm with her earnest charm and stage presence, Ikumi Nakamura may have just won the internet’s attention all over again. A short clip and tweet was posted today of her with PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya, the man behind Bayonetta and Viewtiful Joe, among others. It’s the…

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It’s time to celebrate – Happy birthday, NES!

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: Retro, Features

Today marks the 34th birthday of the Nintendo Entertainment System — the NES — in North America. The 8-bit home video game console made waves and earned the role as the best-selling system of its time decades ago. More importantly, however, its popularity opened the doors for the Big N,…

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