Mario Kart World, the brand-new entry in the Mario Kart series and the first new console title in a decade, is racing its way onto Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th, 2025 as one of the console’s launch titles. We’ve learned a lot about the new game ever since it…
With the Switch 2 dominating headlines this month, you’d think Nintendo might be ready to leave the original Switch in the past. Thankfully, that isn’t the case, and Switch Online subscribers will be able to play a trio of “new” classic titles. Available starting today, April 11th, 2025, the Sega…
I love to review games that are a perfect fit for the console I’m playing them on, as if they were made with the console in mind. Rift of The NecroDancer is one such game. I first saw it revealed as a Nintendo Switch release, so I have always thought…
Few Legendaries command the respect that Mewtwo does, and with good reason. Though a manmade Pokémon, it was the capstone to the original Red & Blue adventures and it made its mark as the first movie’s antagonist. Now that the plot’s getting revisited this summer, it’s only fitting that Mewtwo…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “I bought an extra copy of Tales of Berseria just so I could get it signed by the VAs” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Another…
Freshly cut and folded from more cardboard than any game out there (and that includes Labo), Yoshi’s Crafted World is available now! It’s been in the works for a while to make sure everything’s held together nicely, but the wait was worth it: the followup to Woolly World makes its…
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the absolutely adorable Eeveelution statue, but back then it was an unpainted prototype. Now though, we get a full and fully colored taste, and it doesn’t disappoint in the slightest: With nine Pokemon total piling up, each one with their own…
It’s been a long road to Super Meat Boy Forever, though thankfully one not one wrought with sawblades and pitfalls. During PAX East, SMBF designer Tommy Refenes spoke with Dualshockers about what fans could expect from the game once it does make its debut later this spring. Specifically, Refenes spoke…
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…
Cherry blossom season is in full swing in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! To continue the pinky pink festivities, Katie is back and needs your help for a garden event. This time, you’ll need to help the cute little kitty collect sakuraflies on blossoms, and in return you’ll receive limited-time event…
Smash Bros. isn’t the only way for Nintendo fans to get some Phantom Thieving done this year, as Atlus confirmed Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth would be heading west this summer back in January. Marketing has been a slow trickle since then, but things are picking up with this new…
Looking to add more rare Dragon-type Pokémon to your Pokédex? I sure hope so, because next month’s featured Pokémon GO Community Day Pokémon is… Bagon! Originally introduced in the Hoenn region, Bagon evolves into one of two of Generation III’s pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, Salamence. While it’s signature move that will be…
The menacing Magikoopa Kamek is finally making his playable debut in Mario Tennis Aces in just a matter of days, and to mark the occasion Nintendo has released a new trailer showing off his spellbinding swings. You can add Kamek to your roster early by participating in an…
Nintendo Switch Online is already one of the cheaper online services in the industry at $20 a year, but now there’s an even better deal — you can get a whole extra year of NSO for free with Twitch Prime, which comes free for all Amazon Prime members. Which means…
A TV series of Hyper Light Drifter — Heart Machine’s neon-soaked indie action RPG that’s received widespread acclaim — is in the works, Polygon reports. HLD creator Alx Preston and Castlevania TV series producer Adi Shankar are in the early stages of production, currently reaching out to find lead writers….
