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…
Earlier this month, we learned that Sonic X Shadow Generations would be releasing on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. We’ve now gotten confirmation from Sega that Sonic X Shadow will be releasing at launch, on June 5th. Sonic X Shadow joins Yakuza 0 and Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S…
For kids of the ’80s and ’90s, there was no greater place to be a kid than Toys”R”Us. We all likely have fond memories of grabbing some action figures, getting a doll house, or fawning over the video game section and begging our parents to get us a Super Nintendo….
Those in North America can finally rejoice, as McDonald’s latest Happy Meal Mario toys that already made their rounds in other regions are finally coming stateside. Once again, we can all gear up to see Mario and friends readily available at locations sometime in the near future, soon after the…
Pocket Rumble has had a long development cycle filled with numerous delays and bouts of silence from the creators, but, luckily, it’s finally available for purchase for Switch. The game had two Kickstarter campaigns, a Steam beta, a premature release date announced during a Nintendo Indies Direct, and over a…
One of my personal favorite announcements from this year’s E3 was confirmation that Tales of Vesperia would not only be getting ported to modern consoles, but that the Nintendo Switch would be among them. Often regarded as one of the best games in the Tales franchise, I’m very eager to…
I don’t exactly browse the Switch News channels often, but sometimes when I start up my system I’m glad to see they’re there. This time around it was because I spotted a notification on an interview with Masahiro Sakurai, fielding some questions on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While some of…
While there is very little info to go on at this time, it appears that Nintendo was shooting something at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood yesterday. Twitter account @insideuniversal tweeted images of what appears to be a very small Mario themed set in front of a stage, and a sign that…
Another week, another new song added to the mix of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around it’s from Mega Man, specifically a medley of songs from Mega Man IV. This Famicom fourquel may’ve marked the start of these games becoming somewhat samey, but thanks to this new track I…
After pre-release coverage in Japan, confirmed English support in the Asian version, and hints of a localization from Australia, it looks like another country is getting in on the Drum ‘n Fun. The latest entry in the Taiko no Tatsujin rhythm series is now apparently pre-orderable in GAME stores in…
Our Nintendo Classic Mini Famicom Shonen Jump Version just arrived from Japan, and we couldn’t wait to get our hands on the little golden treasure. While we can appreciate the fact that the compact system sports 20 classic games, one of the main reasons we’ve been so hyped to own…
Nintendo has always been known for its crazy ideas. Some of them work, like the two screen novelty of the DS, or the motion control that debuted with the Wii. Some of Nintendo’s risks, however, don’t work at all. The Virtual Boy is the classic example of a hardware innovation…
Mega Man clones are a dime a dozen. Many have tried to fill the void left by the franchise’s eight year hiatus, with one in particular proving not every Man deserves to be Mighty. Thankfully the good folks over at Batterystaple Games seem to know what’s up, paying homage to…
Publisher Microids has announced that the 2D action platformer Toki will be available for Nintendo Switch later this year. Originally released in 1989, this old arcade classic has been completely remade for Nintendo’s hybrid and will feature new graphics and re-orchestrated music. Even more exciting, two editions of Toki will…
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…
