As the weather continues to warm up as spring arrives in full, there are plenty of people looking to enjoy their time in the sun. For the Pokémon fans out there, there’s no better way to do so than by enjoying the Alola region’s tropical weather and colorful scenery. If…
It feels like eons since a Madden game has last graced a Nintendo console, but EA is finally going to change that this year. Recently announced as part of the slate of titles heading to the Switch 2 this year, Madden 26 will be available on Nintendo’s latest console alongside…
With Switch 2 pre-orders finally live for the US and Canada, you now have the chance to fork over money to Nintendo for the chance to play the next generation of Switch hardware. Fun! If you want to utilize the full feature set of the Nintendo Switch 2, you’ll need…
Batman: Arkham Trilogy is out on Nintendo Switch today and there have been reports of severe problems with the ports of the three games, Batman: Arkham Knight in particular. According to Oliver Mackenzie from Digital Foundry, Arkham Knight is “unacceptable.” You can see a short clip from Mackenzie’s Twitter account…
We here at Nintendo Wire have a deep appreciation for the wonderful team at Club Mocchi Mocchi. Not only do they create some of the largest official Nintendo plush toys available, but they also boast an irresistibly soft texture. It’s a explain the plushness completely without experiencing it firsthand, but…
Tis the season… for freebies! Looking for a some cute holiday flair for your winter apparel? Look no further, as GameStop’s got you covered. You can get this adorable pin set that includes four Super Mario pins when you pick up two select Nintendo Switch games at the retailer. Toad,…
Announced way back in 2021, the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III has been quietly coming along at Square Enix. With only one scant update back in September of this year where series creator Yuji Horii noted that development was coming along “swimmingly,” there hasn’t been much news on the…
Indie RPG darling Sea of Stars made a big splash when it was released this summer, and one of the reasons it made such a great impression was its stellar soundtrack. Composed by Eric W. Brown, who also worked on Sabotage Studio’s The Messenger, the soundtrack also features guest compositions…
Waluigi, you know him, you love him, you might be in love with him, who knows? The gangly menace was first designed by Fumihide Aoki for 1999’s Mario Tennis on the N64, to act as the Luigi to Wario’s Mario, as it were. In the years since, fans across the…
I happened to be young at the time when the “big three” shounen manga/anime were making waves in the world of young boys in the West, which means that Naruto has been a pretty big part of my life. Always a fan of an anime-inspired fighting game, several of the…
During the Season of Adventures Abound, a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses) was released in October. The Timed Research consisted of four different parts and each part would be released alongside a specific event happening that month. For the Season of Timeless Travels, the…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain…
Just a few days ago, the documentary EarthBound USA was released via Fangamer, and contained within the documentary is an interview with Shigesato Itoi, the creator of the EarthBound/Mother series, where he touched on the localization – or lack thereof – of Mother 3. Itoi mentions that he would “love…
Last week, Jiro Mifune, a developer who worked on the original Live A Live and later Chrono Trigger, shared that he had a hand in brainstorming ideas for the original Super Mario RPG. Mifune was uncomfortable with the idea of Mario wielding a sword and armor, so he drew up…
This week, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart detailed Microsoft’s mission for Game Pass going forward at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit. Stuart stated that the goal for Game Pass was to bring it to “every screen that can play games” and went on to explain that that meant mobile devices, smart…
