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…
After the less-than-glowing reactions to Sonic the Hedgehog’s appearance in his upcoming blockbuster debut, director Jeff Fowler announced that the studio would “fix” the design. While this came as a relief to its detractors, it also proved controversial as it’d mean more work for the effects teams. Thankfully, the team…
2019 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for Dragon Quest fans, with the series not only getting a major theatrical release but also Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition and Dragon Quest Builders 2 will be heading to Switch. There may be even more in store, too….
While Japanese developer Gust Co. Ltd. is perhaps best known for its quirky & whimsical Atelier series, the company has occasionally branched off with other games, like the magical schoolgirl JRPG Blue Reflection or the life sim Ciel Nosurge. Now, the company is teasing a new project, and be warned…
After Rare changed what it means to be a console FPS on the Nintendo 64 with GoldenEye, they went on to make their own IP with the same mechanics – Perfect Dark. While the franchise has been dormant for some years after the prequel Perfect Dark Zero launched alongside the…
Hunting down mythical and Legendary Pokémon in Pokémon GO involves skill, luck, timing, and perseverance. Add the quest of trying to catch Shiny variations and it can become even more stressful. Altering the Raid pool for five-star Raid Battles, two of Hoenn’s and one of Sinnoh’s Legendary Pokémon will be…
The North American Pokémon Center is continuing to roll out the Detective Pikachu merch this week, this time with more of a focus on wearables. After yesterday’s jewelry additions, we now have a look at three new tees and outerwear. Check out the goods! You can now deck…
We’ve gotten a pretty good handle on the weekly Spirit Board events that come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo announces a theme, characters that fit the theme show up more frequently (with bigger rewards); rinse-repeat every weekend. This time around though, things are slowing down to help you bring…
The following impressions are based on the beta build of Mario Kart Tour. At Nintendo’s request, no images or video content will be shared of our time with the game. Over the past two or so years, I’ve become something of a gacha fiend. After being weaned into the concept…
Motion Twin’s Roguevania hit, Dead Cells, hasn’t died again and again — it’s lived on to new adventures. It debuted in August, with stellar reviews following it, which culminated to winning Best Action Game at The Game Awards in December. Free DLC was then announced at PAX East, and now…
Earlier this week, Uniqlo finally shared the winning designs from their UT Grand Prix 2019 contest where the theme was all about Pokémon. Almost instantly, a few sleuths on Twitter discovered the the Grand Prize winning design technically went against the contest’s rules. UTGP 大賞作品、中国のファンによると、発表済みのオリジナル作品なので（しかも同人グッズとして販売）、ルール違反だそうですね。 pic.twitter.com/tkbpF2SldG — アカナスビ (@hoshinopika)…
America doesn’t have nearly enough holographic squid-idol performances, especially when compared to Japan. Recently Splatoon 2’s perfect pair, Off the Hook, performed live in Makuhari in emulation of the Squid Sisters’ own performance there. Pearl and Marina do things their own way though, and if you want to treat your…
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…
