PAX West 2018 Fifty-Game Frenzy: Day 1

Categories: Switch

My favorite time of year is not Christmas, nor E3, nor some third event that falls somewhere between “national holiday” and “gamer news con” — it’s PAX West, a time in which developers big and small descend upon Seattle to showcase their blood, sweat, and tears before the masses. I…

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Yoshi’s Crafted World title accidentally leaked early

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

One of next year’s biggest releases is bound to be the upcoming Yoshi game from Good-Feel, following in the adorable footsteps of Yoshi’s Woolly World. Now, thanks to an accidental leak on Nintendo’s website, we may know its final title – Yoshi’s Crafted World. We can confirm it’s legitimate, all…

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Review: SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Reviews, Switch

The number of fighting games available for Switch has been growing at a great and steady rate. Big names like Capcom, Arc System Works, and soon Bandai Namco are complemented by plenty of indie efforts and first-time forays, like Nicalis’ Blade Strangers. Now a new challenger enters to similarly bridge…

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Nintendo Direct delayed due to Hokkaido earthquake

Categories: News, Switch

Today’s scheduled Nintendo Direct has been delayed to a further date due to an earthquake that struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido earlier today. The magnitude 6.7 tremor has buried homes under landslides, caused millions to lose power, and inflicted at least eight deaths. This comes after a season of…

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Nintendo Wiretap (9/5/18)

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: Switch, News, Videos

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…

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Yooka-Laylee receiving a Limited Run Games Collector’s Edition for Switch

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Switch, Merchandise, News, Retro

The Kickstarted platforming duo from Playtonic Games can’t be stopped, and for fans with a Switch there’s something nice and shiny coming soon. Originally, the game wasn’t slated for Switch, meaning some Kickstarter reward tiers didn’t account for the eventual platform. Now, in partnership with Limited Run Games, Playtonic has…

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