It’s no surprise that GameStop has been declining in sales over the last few years. With many people shifting over to digital games and the impact of COVID-19 still being felt, it’s honestly a surprise that GameStop has lasted this long without being snatched up by another corporation. In Canada,…
Since the unveiling of the Switch 2 last month, Nintendo has been hosting a series of videos it calls “Creator’s Voice” for new games coming to its platform. The latest in that line of videos features Square Enix’s Naoki Hamaguchi, series director for Final Fantasy VII Remake and its sequels….
When Elden Ring releases on Nintendo Switch 2 this year, it won’t just be a belated port to Nintendo’s console family and nothing more. Its subtitle, “Tarnished Edition,” will actually include some extra content to sweeten the deal for fans who are either double-dipping or have waited for a portable…
There are fighting game tournaments… well, just about every week, but few lack the prestige and attention of EVO. Consistently providing the highest amount of entrants and viewership in the entire FGC, the tournament is one of the biggest influences in the entire community – which is why its lineup…
The next Spirit Board event has been announced, this time being a shared theme versus something more series specific. And that theme? Metal. Cold, lustrous metal from the far corners of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s many universes. Bring on the Mechon, shine up the Steel types, round up the robots,…
Pokémon Day is here and Nintendo is broadcasting a Direct that’ll last roughly seven minutes. Generation 8 news, at last? Be sure to watch it below at 6:00 a.m. PT to find out!
The Nintendo Switch port of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy has been available via the Japanese eShop for some time. As for the rest of the world though, Capcom hasn’t revealed a release date yet — but it has teased the announcement. Frank Sawhit claims he saw the murder take…
Update: The event is now live! Shiny versions of flower crown Eevee and Pikachu have been confirmed. The Field Research tasks associated with their appearance are as follow: Evolve one (1) Meowth -> Flower Crown Eevee encounter Catch five (5) Pidgey or Ratatta -> Flower Crown Pikachu encounter The ability…
We take a close look at all the small details revealed in the latest Detective Pikachu trailer and point out the easter eggs we spot along the way in our new video. Check out our easter egg hunt for the last trailer, too!
The number of Kirby UFO catcher and lottery prizes out in the world is criminal, purely for the fact there’s no way I can own them all. Month after month new, adorable pieces are being put out into Japanese arcades to suck up all the yen they can, and March…
Launching in September of 2018, Dragalia Lost was Nintendo’s first mobile game not to be based on an existing franchise. Partnering with well known gacha developer Cygames to develop a brand new mobile IP, Dragalia Lost was born. Early on, the expectations for how well a mobile game could do…
Continuing a long chain of cool products that only the Land of the Rising Sun will ever get to see, Japan’s version of My Nintendo rewards is getting some neat new Yoshi themed products. And since they don’t cost real money, you don’t have to worry about putting them on…
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…
When it comes to Fire Emblem protags, few are as classic — and mimetic — as the hero of Fire Emblem: Binding Blade, Roy of Pherae. As one of the series’ two initial ambassadors to the West, and the source of many an internet joke over the years, it’s no…
Yesterday we saw Ryan Reynolds be, well, himself — with an extra helping of his humor, detailing his experience behind the scenes. At the end of the video, it was shared that we can expect a new trailer for Pokémon Detective Pikachu today. The trailer was just shared by Reynolds…
