With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced a few days ago, fans such as myself were excited. It’s been too long since the THPS series was prominent and while the excellent THPS 1+2 hinted at a bright future, Activision Blizzard put the kibosh on things after the game sold…
At this year’s Mobile World Congress convention, Samsung was on the show floor with several different smartphones and mobile devices to showcase to both spectators and investors. As spotted by outlet T3, there was a rather interesting concept for a portable console that Samsung was highlighting called the “Flex Gaming”…
Announced in a tweet this morning, Nintendo has revealed a brand new Switch bundle, featuring not one, but two games bundled with a Switch console and a set of neon Joy-Con. The bundle’s box prominently features Mario Tennis Aces, which is the main appeal of this bundle – the game…
The 3DS’ last mainline Etrian Odyssey game is finally confirmed for release in North America! Atlus made the announcement earlier today via their Twitter feed, confirming the game (originally subtitled X in Japan) will be heading over on February 5th, 2019. It's time to warm-up those dungeon mapping skills,…
If you were a fan of Rare’s Nintendo 64 shooters you didn’t have many options as the genre evolved during the GameCube era. One little franchise, however, kept the dream alive – TimeSplitters. Developed by Free Radical, a studio put together by former Rare employee David Doak, if featured similar…
The more video games there are, the more rare it becomes for a snippet or trailer to actually impress or take your breath away. But those fleeting moments still persist thanks to designers, developers, and directors with visions and tenacity — as demonstrated by the reveal trailer for GRIS, a…
Move over literally everything else, because things are about to get nautical by nature. When King K. Rool stomped aboard this game he brought along his original theme music, the equally jaunty and sinister “Gangplank Galleon.” We even got to hear it again in his debut. But that? That was…
Hey there, kitchen cooks and sous chefs! If you’re looking for a bit more bite in Overcooked 2’s difficulty level, have no fear! A post on the game’s Steam community page announced a new, more challenging New Game+ for the best of the chefs: “Some of the three-star chefs among…
You might still be dusting off your shoes after getting out and about to catch all those Eevees last weekend, but it’s important to remember there’s no rest for the wicked when it comes to Pokémon. That’s right, Trainers: it’s time to start gearing up for next month’s Pokémon GO…
Sega as a company has always fascinated me. From the hardware race of the ’90s to their extensive catalogue of properties, they’re right up there with Nintendo in a lot of ways. In the latest issue of Edge, Sega’s chief creative officer Toshihiro Nagoshi shared a lot of history from…
When it comes to Pokémon Red & Blue, Abra might be the earliest tricky capture in the game. These sleepy psychics can only Teleport away, leaving the battle like you’re not worth their time and giving you two options: incapacitate it somehow, or throw that Ball and hope for the…
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…
Edge is sporting a few pretty awesome covers in celebration of the magazine’s 25th anniversary. Subscribers will receive one of four designs this month, each one showing off a beloved character from video game history. Among them is an incredibly familiar face to Nintendo fans — just about all people…
You can pre-order the Dark Souls amiibo from GameStop today! The road’s been long for Dark Souls on Nintendo Switch. Initially set to launch alongside the other platform versions, the game and its accompanying amiibo were instead held back with just a “summer” release to look forward to. Things…
