Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
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…
If you’ve exhausted the Switch’s many, many retro-inspired titles, or are just on the market for a new blast to the past, then you may want to clear out your plans for February 8th. Developer Joymasher is partnering with Digerati to bring Oniken and Odallus to modern consoles, starting first…
Today NetherRealm Studios brought out the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11. After its Game Awards 2018 reveal, fans were left waiting for more, and its big announcement event didn’t disappoint on that front. With plenty of severed heads, severed faces, and full-on bisecting, it’s Mortal Kombat…
It feels like nearly every weekend brings something new to Pokémon Center stores, and this Saturday will be no different. Arriving in Japan will be an all new cute collection starring Pikachu and pastels. Have a look at what’s new with the Fluffy Little Pokémon collection! Headlining it all…
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…
Back on the Wii one of my favorite pickups was No More Heroes. Putting you in control of Travis Touchdown, an up and coming beam katana assassin climbing the ranks of killers, it was a strange game where you spent time dumpster diving and mowing lawns to raise up some…
Ready for guts, glory, and Goro? The Mortal Kombat 11 reveal is being livestreamed in less than 30 minutes, and will be providing the first extensive details on the storied and bloodied franchise. You can watch the stream right here:
There’s just a few months to go before we get to see Pokémon mesh with live action in the Detective Pikachu movie, and it looks like The Pokémon Company is gearing up for a merchandising bonanza. A few weeks ago it was confirmed that Detective Pikachu would be crossing over…
With Joker heading to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo will be shining a spotlight on the Persona series like never before. It’s great timing too, as it sounds like Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth could see a localized release on 3DS this year. The official Australian Classification Board has given…
After a few early ratings board leaks, Giga Wrecker Alt. has been officially confirmed for Switch. One of Game Freak’s rare non-Pokémon experimentations, Giga Wrecker originally released for Windows back in 2017 as part of the studio’s internal “Gear Project” where developers try out new ideas. Rising Star Games will…
It’s that time of month once again, when Nintendo tries to excite us with its rollout of NES titles paired with your Switch Online subscription. This month it’s a pair of solid picks and a couple of SP surprises, available now via an update to the service’s app. New…
The most upsetting kind of game is not one that’s catastrophically awful, or aggressively mediocre, but rather one that should by the sum of its parts be an unmitigated wonder, only to fall short of its own promises due to flaws of its own making. A game that’s truly horrible…
Justice comes to all who err on the side of crime. It has been a known truth that one T. Yoshisaurus Munchakoopas, more colloquially known by the common nickname Yoshi, is a chronic tax dodger, avoiding audit after audit in a relentless and clever elusion of federal law. Part of…
