The festivities for Pokémon Day are in full swing and as such, we’ve gotten a slew of information about the future of the franchise. Most of the news has been focused on the games and shows that will be hitting shelves and streaming services this year, but interviews with key…
With February coming to a close, it feels surprising to say that nearly two months of 2025 have come and gone. As each day passes, the exciting new games on the horizon come ever closer into view. The next in that lineup that has action RPG fans on the edge…
Something new is coming to the Pokémon TCG — the Mega Evolution series! Showcased in today’s Pokémon Presents, Mega Lucario EX and Mega Gardevoir EX are the first two Megas to be officially revealed. Mega EX cards will have high HP and powerful attacks, but will come at…
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…
August was filled with Nintendo Directs about specific properties. First was the Smash Ultimate presentation after EVO, followed by the Nindie showcase later on and the Dragalia Lost reveal to end the month. Yet when it comes to more general Nintendo news… well, we haven’t seen much since E3….
The Kickstarted platforming duo from Playtonic Games can’t be stopped, and for fans with a Switch there’s something nice and shiny coming soon. Originally, the game wasn’t slated for Switch, meaning some Kickstarter reward tiers didn’t account for the eventual platform. Now, in partnership with Limited Run Games, Playtonic has…
If there’s a stage that’s defined Smash on any level, it’s Final Destination. This flat, no frills stage was seen as the purest proving ground for the longest time, and while that attitude’s faded somewhat, it still stands side by side with Battlefield as the Super Smash Bros. stages. Originally…
Another issue of Famitsu, another column in which Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai talks about whatever’s on his mind. In this instance, he seemed to be musically inclined, because he talked about how the songs in Smash are selected and arranged. Here’s a rundown of the topics (translation courtesy of…
We know the Switch has been selling well worldwide since its early 2017 release, flying off shelves and making for some of Nintendo’s best numbers in years. According to Famitsu, when it comes to the console’s home country, a new milestone has been surpassed. Japanese sales of the Switch have…
There are a whole host of quirky, stylistic Japanese developers out there, but few are as prominent as Suda51, the mind behind games like Killer7, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw, and – of course – No More Heroes. As one of the most stylistic auteurs working in the industry,…
That most wonderful time of the year is back once again, with Nintendo announcing via Twitter that a general Nintendo Direct will be streaming tomorrow, September 6th, at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET. Tune in 9/6 at 3pm PT for a new Nintendo Direct featuring around 35…
The Nintendo UK store always seems to have really cool physical pre-order bonuses, a practice that has somewhat died down in the States (or been relegated to expensive Deluxe editions). Luigi’s Mansion on the 3DS will get its own set of cool pre-order bonuses, with the option to choose one…
With Legendary Marth gone for now and the Choose Your Legend heroes on the tail end of their debut appearance, it’s time for the next batch of new characters to make their presence known. This time it’s three more featured from Genealogy of the Holy War, a game that’s definitely…
The jams keep on piling up for Smash Ultimate, and this time around we finally got one straight outta the Mushroom Kingdom. Super Mario Bros. 3 is a gold mine of music, and we’ve just struck Fortress Boss. The beats in this game so far I swear. But…
It was only pretty recently that Dragalia Lost — the first collaboration between Nintendo and mobile giant Cygames — was revealed, and given that the release is within a month there’s still plenty left to discover. Case in point, a new story trailer has dropped for the game, reiterating and…
