Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
Welcome to the start of our Nintendo Wire Home Arcade series. To celebrate my 40th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of Nintendo Wire, I’m making a childhood dream come true: building the ultimate home arcade. Preparing the Space Fast forward to today, and I’ve set aside…
In a bit of news that probably isn’t too surprising for most people, Take-Two has decided it will be delaying Grand Theft Auto VI into 2026. The new release date for the game will be May 26th, 2026, after previously being scheduled for Fall 2025. In a statement to various…
Today Nintendo released its six-month financial report, ending September 30th, and as always the company’s president, now Shuntaro Furukawa, took part in a Shareholder Q&A session. We should see the full transcript sometime within the next week, but for now we have a report from Bloomberg tech reporter Yuji Nakamura…
The second season of the animated Castlevania series recently hit Netflix, garnering another round of success following the strong premier of the first. And as a result, series producer Adi Shankar appears to be getting an even bigger shot, as he’s in talks with “an iconic Japanese gaming company” to…
Earlier this month, Blizzard kicked off a contest in honor of Diablo III coming to the Nintendo Switch. A scavenger hunt of links and QR codes, those who take on the challenge can enter to win a slew of prizes. Other than winning a copy of the game, the Nintendo…
Ever since its full E3 2018 reveal, Nintendo has been supplying daily updates to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website. Fighter spotlights, Assist Trophies, Pokémon, new music, and more are all being shown off to get you ready for the biggest crossover around! Let’s have a look at what Nintendo…
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…
Dataminers have found evidence of three different Diablo III amiibo that will be compatible with the game on Switch. The news comes from reddit user /u/justMaku, who revealed that game supports three amiibo — a default/generic character, a treasure goblin, and a demon. The former two will spawn a portal…
The original DS was full of novel, touchscreen based titles. You had games like Rhythm Heaven and Ghost Trick existing due to this baby and using its unique features to certain degrees. Nintendo even tweaked some of their existing series to suit the system, like with Kirby Canvas Curse and…
Any chance to spotlight Puyo Puyo, I take. While we were lucky enough to see a localization of Puyo Puyo Tetris last year, Japan’s already onto the next entry in the series. It might not be a true step forward, but it’s nice to see that the aptly titled Puyo…
Fans of a gooey little green buddy are going to get their due, as an upcoming update to indie tennis-esque wonder SpiritSphere DX is adding everybody’s favorite ball of goo, Slime-san from… Slime-san. The upcoming changes also include a new stage — the Dojo — as well as some new…
While I’m not the resident reverent roguelike rapscallion (that title goes to the superior spelunky savant Matthew Weidner), I do enjoy a jaunt through an ever-changing dungeon or two every now and then. The cyclical design of the genre allows for a perceptible change of skill growth in your own…
In this 12 minute video, we take a look at most of the Ganondorf armor in the upcoming Diablo III: Eternal Collection for Nintendo Switch. Keep in mind, we’re still missing the boots and the shoulder pads to complete this entire set. Diablo III: Eternal Collection for Nintendo…
In a game mostly full of projectiles and bombs, it’s nice to see something break the norm. Enter the Ultra Stamp, Splatoon 2’s upcoming special weapon that’s ready to bring the fight nice and close for a change. Move over Inkbrush, because this more melee-esque weapon is in a class…
