With Switch 2 pre-orders finally live for the US and Canada, you now have the chance to fork over money to Nintendo for the chance to play the next generation of Switch hardware. Fun! If you want to utilize the full feature set of the Nintendo Switch 2, you’ll need…
Earlier this month, we learned that Sonic X Shadow Generations would be releasing on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. We’ve now gotten confirmation from Sega that Sonic X Shadow will be releasing at launch, on June 5th. Sonic X Shadow joins Yakuza 0 and Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S…
For kids of the ’80s and ’90s, there was no greater place to be a kid than Toys”R”Us. We all likely have fond memories of grabbing some action figures, getting a doll house, or fawning over the video game section and begging our parents to get us a Super Nintendo….
We’re nearing Pokémon: Detective Pikachu’s worldwide debut! You can bet that we’ll see a big marketing push advertising the film over the next few days. In the latest trailer showing off highlights from reviews, the Detective Pikachu crew is showing off a few more scenes. If you don’t want to…
Over the years and regions we’ve had some serious Splatfests on our hands. We saw multiple Sanrio characters battle it out in Japan via Splatoon 2, Callie and Marie tried to settle the Pokemon Red vs. Blue debate that’s been running since the ’90s, but now a new and older…
On Twitter, the big boss of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon, said that the Switch version of Mortal Kombat 11 will be receiving an update “this week (Friday) or early next week” to bring it to parity of the other versions of the game. The details of the update, as far…
We already knew this months trio of drip=fed retro titles coming to the Switch’s NES Online service. Donkey Kong Jr., Clu Clu Land, and VS. Excitebike are all fine additions (especially DK Jr.), and now thanks to a newly uploaded video from Nintendo, we know when these three will be…
Hot news out of Washington this morning, as US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has introduced a bill (dubbed “The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act”) intended to ban loot boxes and pay-to-win microtransactions in “games played by minors,” a label that apparently includes both games marketed at children and games…
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…
The Castlevania series is well known for its jammin’ tunes, there’s a reason the Smash Ultimate team went all-out with its selection of songs after all, but until now it’s been tricky to get your hands on the official soundtracks digitally. Thankfully, Konami has caved in and made them available…
Bandai Namco’s “Tales of” series is one of the most well known JRPG franchises out there, with next year marking its 25th anniversary. Even though it’s been a while since the last mainline entry in the series, 2016’s Tales of Berseria, it’s still going strong in terms of sales, as…
As a long running series, Fire Emblem is known to have some tropes and archetypes it indulges in – one of the most tried and true being that of an ally or noble enemy being possessed by an evil entity, usually some kinda demon dragon. It’s so prevalent that it…
Never has an actor leaked their upcoming film online for all to watch. Gonna be honest though, when Ryan Reynolds does it, he certainly goes above and beyond in delivering Pokémon: Detective Pikachu for free (and on YouTube). Give the fluffy, wise crack’n detective your attention for the next hour…
Kirby, Kirby, Kirby — what else do I need to say really? That’s a name you should know seeing how our love for the pink puffball reaches all the way to the stars around here, and a new line of lottery based goods reminds us why. The new Ichiban…
On GameCube launch day I had two games: the beloved and threequel-bound Luigi’s Mansion and a little game called Super Monkey Ball. The series has had some highs and lows, with a fantastic sequel on GameCube followed by some iffy entries on Wii and beyond. Things have been awfully quiet…
