With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 a little over a month away now, anticipation among Nintendo fans continues to build. While many already have their sights set on the system, others are still on the fence and looking for more information before they decide. Fortunately, the latest issue…
In a surprising bit of news for fans of Nintendo’s Wii console, the legendary Homebrew Channel has ceased development, and its GitHub repository has been removed, effectively shutting down the piece of software. No one is certain when this occurred, but a user on Twitter posted a letter from the…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Happy Valentine’s Day! … Or Single’s Awareness Day… Or go for the weird and celebrate National Ferris Wheel Day. Yes, it’s real. A certain town in Unova is probably having a field day with the crossover. No matter how you feel about Valentine’s Day, it’s always lovely to see our…
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is coming to the Nintendo Switch with a fresh look. We compare the Game Boy classic and the updated version, and we see just how true to the source material it will be! Support us on Patreon.
Gaming goes through many different phases. I’d say that we can generally widdle down each of these phases into the confines of one year. For example, 2018 was the year of the single-player, 2017 was the year of the lootbox, etc. One year, however, flies under the radar as one…
Here at Nintendo Wire, we always are pondering about amiibo support and functionality in upcoming Nintendo games. I even mentioned the idea when I covered what new tidbits we saw for Yoshi’s Crafted World in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. Perhaps the amiibo overlords heard me and decided to give us a…
The Direct is over and done but one last surprise was waiting to make itself known. Team Cherry has announced and revealed not a DLC expansion for their debut game, but a fully fledged sequel starring Hornet instead. See for yourself in the first look at Hollow Knight: Silksong Everything…
Not only has Nintendo shown off loads of brand new amiibo today, but we also got release dates for some upcoming amiibo! According to the Nintendo of America Twitter account, Daisy, Young Link, and Ken are releasing on April 12th in North America. There are even more Super Smash…
A typical game of hide-and-seek has somehow transformed into a horror thriller thanks to Behaviour Interactive. Welcome to Dead By Daylight, an online multiplayer game where you are the hunter or become the hunted. Previously available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, today’s Nintendo Direct showed that it’s sneaking…
It was a dense, packed Nintendo Direct today, but one of the most richly detailed portions was on Fire Emblem: Three Houses. After previously only getting glimpses of the game at E3 last year, we have a lot of info to unpack on the 16th entry in the stories franchise,…
Atlas is about to get a whole lot more Lylat in its star system. A free major update is setting course for Starlink: Battle for Atlas this April, promising challenging new missions for Team Star Fox to barrel roll through. Though don’t get too cocky, as Star Wolf’s infamous lieutenants (Andrew,…
Tetris is getting the battle royale treatment with Tetris 99, a new game announced during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online members. “99 players, but only one reigns supreme,” the announcement clip says. “The iconic puzzle game arrives with an online experience like no other.” …
Today’s Nintendo Direct gave us a closer look at the upcoming amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Check out the newest promo images in our gallery: Newly announced amiibo Newly announced amiibo box art
You can start building your world in Dragon Quest Builders 2 starting July 12th on Switch. This looks like just another Minecraft clone, but I can assure you that the Dragon Quest Builders games have a lot of good stuff to offer. This time around there’s 4 player co-op, either…
