Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
GameStop has revealed its pre-order bonus for the upcoming Switch title Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, and it’s freaking adorable. Those who pre-order a copy at their local GameStop will also receive a plush chocolate cow. The plush is about five inches long and looks just as snuggly as you…
Considering the game will crossover four franchises with pretty active fan-bases, it’d be a shame if BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle didn’t have any story telling to go along with its brawling. Thankfully, the latest issue of Famitsu (via Siliconera) has confirmed that an “Episode Mode” will be included in the…
Released last year, Doom for the Nintendo Switch was a surprise up Bethesda’s sleeve. Since then, Nintendo Wire’s editor-in-chief, Jason Ganos, dove head first into the port and noticed some issues when it came to dodging and avoiding enemy movement with the Nintendo Switch version in his review. Earlier this…
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…
If there’s one thing that gamers love, it’s massive books about their favorite franchises. From art books to huge strategy guides and encyclopedias, more info on your favorite games is never a bad thing. Keeping in line with the company’s releases of the recent Legend of Zelda books — Hyrule…
The official Mega Man YouTube channel has just released a new trailer for the upcoming Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2, complete with a May 22nd release date. The original Mega Man Legacy Collection features Mega Man 1-6 while the Legacy Collection 2 features 7-10. Both titles…
Even after almost 27 years Sonic the Hedgehog is a merchandising machine, as shown by the latest toys from Diamond Select unveiled on the New York Toy Fair 2018 Showfloor. Thanks to Sonic Stadium and @SonicTeamArg, we’ve got some descriptions and photos of the new figures. First up are two…
Nintendo of Europe has just announced that the Splatoon European Championship is coming to Switzerland on March 31st. The event will feature Europe’s best Splatoon 2 teams splatting it out for the title of regional champion. After months of intense online and offline splatting, Europe’s best #Splatoon2 teams will…
Initially teased over a year ago at the Nintendo Switch Presentation, and then fully unveiled back in October, Shin Megami Tensei V is shaping up to be quite the significant leap for the demon hunting RPG series. Fans may have quite the wait in store, however, if a recent comment…
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 rhythmic grooves of our Crypt of the NecroDancer challenge comes another ruthless run that’ll leave you…
The semi-annual figure convention Wonder Festival (commonly shortened to WonFes) in Japan has kicked off its Winter 2018 show, bringing announcements, reveals, and displays of figures from a multitude of Japanese media. As usual, Nintendo is no exception, with a host of figures based on the company’s brands being shown…
The action-packed mobile sci-fi franchise Galaxy on Fire is heading to Switch, publisher Deep Silver has announced. The third game in the series is being ported with the new title Manticore: Galaxy on Fire, and this Switch version will have a few changes to suit the platform. Check out the…
