Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Those looking forward to Super Nintendo World Japan’s upcoming “Donkey Kong Country” addition this Spring will need to make new plans: the park expansion has been delayed until late 2024. In a post on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account, the company confirmed that the opening has been pushed…
After a few mobile titles and remasters, the Tales of series is finally returning to the realm of brand new adventures. Announced during the annual Tales of Festival and reported by Famitsu, no platform has been revealed for the game (or any info at all, really) at this time. That…
One of the various third party games announced for the Nintendo Switch at E3, a port of the successful Dragon Ball FighterZ, will be launching on September 27th in Japan. According to ryokutya2089.com, the Switch version will have an option for even more simplified version of the game’s controls, called…
After a mysterious countdown shared by both Arc System Works and Japanese animation studio Studio Trigger, we now know what’s coming next from the two: a game adaptation of one of the most over-the-top anime of recent memory, Kill la Kill. While a brief synopsis of the series wouldn’t do…
The one and only Reggie Fils-Aimé took on a challenge from The Game Awards’ host and creator Geoff Keighley at E3 2018. It wasn’t the first time Keighley and Nintendo of America’s President have crossed rackets at E3, with the rivalry beginning in Wii Sports Tennis. Mario’s hitting the court…
The infernal game that started it all is coming back this fall for plenty of laughs, leveling, and exploding penguins. Disgaea 1 Complete touches up the first entry in the series and joins the fifth as a strategy RPG offering for Switch owners to pour hundreds of hours into. Watch…
For those who love highly customizable first-person dungeon crawlers, the Switch will finally have a little something for you, courtesy of NISA. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk will be delving deep into layer upon layer of uncharted territory with plenty of ways to tailor the experience to your liking…
Two more ladies have joined the roster for SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy during E3, each bringing new fighting styles and outfits to the flashy character. This time it’s the kick-based fighter Luong and Chinese opera dancer Mian taking the spotlight. You can see these two relatively new King of…
So E3 has come and gone, but our coverage isn’t over just yet. Many of us here at Nintendo Wire had the opportunity to attend, and while we’ve covered several games in depth already, we wanted to give every title its due. So here are some rapid-fire impressions from a…
We’d already learned when Koopa Troopa and Blooper would be hitting the court, and now, thanks to Nintendo of Japan, we’ve also got word on who’s next after them for Mario Tennis Aces. There were rumors, but now we can say for sure that Diddy Kong, Birdo, and Paratroopa will…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the ink soaked kicks of our Splatoon 2 challenge comes another ruthless run that’ll leave you writhing…
The Nintendo Switch is slowly but surely getting a collection of visual novels, with the well-regarded Mages studio bringing over the likes of Steins;Gate Elite and Anonymous;Code to the system. Now, another semi-colon’d adventure is joining the party – Robotics;Notes Elite. The reveal comes from an unusual place. During the…
Since Ultimate’s thrilling reveal during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, I’ve been lucky to play 16 matches of the next entry in the Smash franchise. I think it’s safe to say this isn’t just a port of Smash Wii U. The mechanics feel faster, the physics are much different, and the art…
