With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
Windjammers, a classic NeoGeo arcade hit about extreme frisbee sports, will be getting a surprise sequel from DotEmu, as shown in today’s surprise Indie Highlight video from Nintendo of Europe. The trailer shows no gameplay, but shows an animated short of two Windjammers (that’s what I’ll call them)…
A new Indie Highlights video has been uploaded by Nintendo of Europe just in time for Gamescom and two games in particular will be appearing very soon indeed. First up is Prison Architect: Nintendo Switch Edition, which was revealed and released at the same time! This new port is a…
There were teases throughout this morning and now it’s official – a fresh Nindies Showcase (of sorts) is here! Check it out below, and keep checking back for more coverage throughout the day.
The promised time has come — just as the first Choose Your Legends heroes for Fire Emblem Heroes were revealed in late August last year, so too will the second slate of Fire Emblem champions be revealed tomorrow, August 20th, at 8:30 p.m. PST, in a special FEH Channel broadcast…
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 rocket powered kicks of our Mega Man VII challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’s sure to…
We’d already seen the three traditional starters get the Mega Evolution treatment in Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Eevee! but now we’ve gotten a look at two more. After the lack of focus in Gen VII it’s great to see Mega Kangaskhan and Mega Gyarados come back, especially the former…
Later this month, Sega is releasing feature-packed versions of its classic games on the Nintendo Switch under the Sega Ages banner. Now, thanks to a Nintendo Dream interview with producer/director Rieko Kodama and supervisor Yousuke Okunari, translated via Nintendo Everything, we know a few more specifics regarding the project. First…
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…
A lot of work goes into starting a business. You have to have standards, goals, something the people want, and the support of colleagues and customers alike. Against all odds, Wario’s managed to get all of these within his grasp and for 15 years has been selling us microgames under…
Dragon Ball FighterZ launches for Nintendo Switch on September 28th in North America, which means its DLC characters will be coming along with it. The newest character, revealed at EVO 2018, will be Cooler, Frieza’s brother. According to Gematsu, the latest V-Jump revealed that Cooler will launch in “late September,”…
The work of a voice actor brings a new, fuller sense of life to characters we know and enjoy. To shape their personality by performance, and in some cases, more fully embody an established work. Today we are sad to learn that Unshō Ishizuka, most recognizable to Nintendo friends as…
After last week’s Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct announced Richter Belmont as an Echo Fighter, it seems like there are no limitations as to who could be included in the game. Richter, as a third party Echo fighter, has (hopefully) opened the floodgates for potential Smash Ultimate newcomers. With speculation spreading…
