The Pokémon Trading Card Game is one of the most successful pieces of the greater Pokémon franchise, with fans collecting cards for nearly 30 years now. The extent of the TCG isn’t just limited to the usual packs and boxes found in stores, but to special collaborations as well. Ever…
In a rather humorous bit of discovery related to Super Mario 64, one YouTuber discovered that you can get trapped in the game’s star selection menu for two and a quarter years if you wait a ridiculously long time to select a stage. How long must you wait? Two and…
If you’re a dedicated Super Smash Bros. player who was looking for the love of your life to share your gaming hobby with, the recently closed “SmashTogether” app may have been perfect for you. I’m using the past tense here because Nintendo has issued a cease and desist order to…
Finally, the time has come for new clothes to craft in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! It seems like months and months have gone by without any updates that give us new clothes (outside of special event items). And lucky for us, pretty much all the pieces look like they’re perfectly…
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…
Last month The Pokémon Company revealed the brand-new creature Meltan in a very unique way, peppering it throughout Pokémon GO to get fans speculating ahead of a full reveal. Professors Willow and Oak have progressed in their research since then, sharing new info via the video below. While…
Japan has produced plenty of quirky video game developers, but one of my personal favorites is Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro. The last generation’s Deadly Premonition was a pretty unique adventure despite its jank, while D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die was a very fun adventure game for the modern era. Now Swery…
These weekly Smash Blog music updates had yet to see a repeat series, but that streak is broken with a return from Fire Emblem. This time it’s from Awakening, being the recurring Id theme. More specifically, it’s the stunning version that signaled the final battle, Id (Purpose). We…
Back when the upcoming list of games was revealed for Switch Online’s Nintendo Entertainment System catalogue, Nintendo of Europe alluded too some mysterious “SP” versions of classic games. Now, thanks to today’s update, we know what that entails. The Legend of Zelda – Living the life of luxury! is now…
Heads up, racing game fans. Gear.Club Unlimited 2 from Microids and Eden Games is hitting Nintendo Switch on December 4th, bringing with it all the things you want from a driving game: cars, customization, and… uh, more cars. It features a big open world and more than 3,000 km of…
We think you’ll love this: Tom Nook spams the latest Animal Crossing LINE stickers. Check it out: Get the stickers at the Line Stickers store!
Hey there, Fortnite kids! Or whoever you are! Want to spend money to purchase a free-to-play game? Then Warner Bros. and Epic Games have the deal for you! The Fortnite: Deep Freeze Bundle is releasing on November 16th for $29.99, which is a steal… for the companies! In all seriousness,…
Blind boxes are a dangerous game, yet here I am drooling over a special Re-Ment collection from Kirby and friends coming to Japan. It’s not just the Dream Land delights that have me craving these though; it’s the way the series is bringing them together with desserts to make for…
Ready yourself for the return of a strategy RPG classic with an all new coat of paint — Disgaea is back! The return of the first game brings a clean look, adds some new extras, and appears to make this the definitive version of NISA’s flagship franchise. Have a glimpse…
We recently got a look at some upcoming Rare Totaku figures, and I don’t mean the hard to find kind. I mean the kind that defined the N64 platformer scene just as well as Mario did, drowning fans in a seemingly never ending stream of collectibles, humor, and outright weird…
