With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Analogue’s coveted Pocket handheld has a third wave of special editions on the way, just in time for the holidays. Following the Glow-in-the-Dark and Transparent Analogue Pocket models, the Pocket Classic Edition was announced this morning, and will be available in eight colors inspired by classic Game Boy Pocket and…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Today’s Indie World presentation was not as people demand (filled with big ticket shellshock announcements from known developers), but perhaps as they should be – a showcase of smaller titles no one would know about otherwise. Isn’t that the point? To let people know about cool titles they’d never hear…
Another Indie World Showcase has come and gone, giving us a look at upcoming indies headed to Nintendo Switch. This newest Showcase featured plenty of quirky indie titles to look forward to, but also featured a few games you can try out today! Howl is an adventure game featuring a…
Today’s Indie World Showcase opened with a confirmation that the previously-announced reboot of Shantae Advance would be coming to Nintendo Switch next year. Featuring crisp pixel art and all of the things Shantae fans have come to love about the series, including Shantae’s iconic hair-whip attack and multiple animal-transformations, Shantae…
Here we go again! Nintendo of America has officially announced an all-new Indie World Showcase event will air tomorrow, November 14th, and 9:00 a.m. PT. According to the tweet, we can expect around 20 minutes of news on upcoming indie titles. This is extremely welcome news for me…
It has become almost customary that Nintendo games leak before release these days. With that in mind it’s perhaps not surprising that copies of Super Mario RPG made their way around the internet over the weekend. We here at Nintendo Wire will, of course, not be providing any details on…
Update (12/1/23): The Game Awards event is airing in less than one week, and Nintendo is gearing up for all of its nominations, with no award quite as exciting as Game of the Year. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of Nintendo’s two chances to earn…
It’s been nearly a week since Nintendo announced plans to move forward with a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. In the wake of Nintendo’s six-month financial result briefing last week, Nintendo held a question and answer session, during which Shigeru Miyamoto touched a little more on the situation and…
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…
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Returning for a fourth year, the Fashion Week event is introducing more stylish Pokémon in Pokémon GO. This time, Fashion Week is being celebrated in November and is still on the Wooper celebration train. Wooper, Quagsire, and Dragonite will be sporting fashionable looks matching previously released Fashion Week Pokémon. Don’t…
