Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
It’s that time once again for Nintendo to share its financial report, this time for the six month period ending September 30, 2019. There aren’t any significant landmark breakthroughts this time around — though the Switch is rapidly approaching the SNES’ lifetime hardware sales. That isn’t to say there aren’t…
Yesterday night Halloween came early to the AEW ring, as wrestler Kenny Omega made an entrance full of determination. With Megalovania blaring, Omega came out in full costume to, as the announcer put it, “call on the power of Sans from Undertale”. sans officially join #AEW Kenny Omega Halloween…
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…
With Nintendo available on a variety of devices, there are a whole lot of ways you can dive into the season of spooky through games. Halloween will be here in less than 24 hours — and whether you’re off of school or work for the day, or you have a…
As the weekend approaches, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate readies for another Spirit Event. While the event itself is pretty rote — the theme is the game’s many, many sword wielding spirits — the trademark hidden at the bottom of the “Details” page in-game has an intriguing addition. Unlike last week’s…
If you’re eager to explore the Galar Region in Pokémon Sword & Shield the second they launch digitally, you’re in luck, as pre-loading has been enabled for the games. Just head on over to the Switch eShop and you can get to downloading. Not only that but for a limited…
As if the sting couldn’t get any stronger since Japan’s My Nintendo program introduced a plethora of physical rewards for their members recently… You know, those Luigi’s Mansion 3, Link’s Awakening, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses goods… The rewards program is now offering a whole lineup of physical items for…
Who knew they awarded medical degrees to gorillas and monkeys? Apparently anything goes in the Mushroom Kingdom, as both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong will be headed to the game as playable doctors alongside some new, jungle-themed stages soon. The news comes from the official Dr. Mario World Twitter account,…
Rejoice Yuzo Koshiro fans, as the soundtracks to Atlus’ dungeon-crawling series Etrian Odyssey are now available to stream via Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Music. There’s everything from the original Etrian Odyssey to the Mystery Dungeon spin-offs, and you can even give the tangentially related 7th Dragon III Code: VFD…
Next year Koei Tecmo and GUST, the developers of the Atelier series, will be bringing the Fairy Tail manga & anime franchise to Switch in the form of a turn-based RPG. To mark the start of Paris Games Week, a new trailer has been released for the game, showcasing everything…
The retro Rare trio that is the Battletoads has finally gotten some new merchandise courtesy of Fangamer, and it’s available to purchase today. The merchandise includes a stylish t-shirt, a plush cling of Rash to hang from whatever you want to hang a rad ’90s amphibian from, and an enamal…
Heya pals, you look like you might be having a bad time. We’ve found a little something that’ll help those troubles though, for fans and first-timers of Undertale alike. Sold by Best Buy, this bundle pairs a digital copy of the game with a plush of Sans himself. Everyone’s favorite…
