There are more rumors surrounding the Switch 2 than any other console I can remember in recent memory. People are dying to know what Nintendo has planned for the successor to its most successful gaming device ever. In the first few weeks of 2025, we’ve heard so many claims about…
We kicked 2025 off with some sad news for fans of one of Nintendo’s biggest nostalgic properties. According to a ResetEra post by Kinda Funny Games present Imran Khan, the developers over at Next Level Games had reportedly put the Punch-Out series on ice. While the true reason seems to…
2024 has come and gone and with it, a slew of incredible games. Everything from RPGs, platformers and shooters to fighting, puzzle and simulation games, there was something for everyone. However, before we talk about the good, we do have to acknowledge the unfortunate, which are the continuing layoffs in…
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…
The Super Mario Encyclopedia is set to join the ranks of Hyrule Historia and plenty of artbooks as the next, great Nintendo book from Dark Horse Publishing. We were already excited, but for collectors things just got a lot more tempting. Check out the newly revealed limited edition: The Question…
Springtime festival season has a clear winner thanks to those squid kids of Inkopolis Square. Over in Japan their latest Splatfest asked whether fans prefer Flowers or Dumplings, both a straightforward question and representation of a proverb. Well, the results are in! フェスの開催が告げられた。お題は「どっちを選ぶ？ 花 vs 団子」。期間は3月3日（土）15:00～3月4日（日）15:00。「花より団子」は、風流よりも実益を重んじるという意味の諺だ。美しい花を愛でるか、ごちそうに舌鼓を打つか。あなたが重視するのはどっち？ pic.twitter.com/qg3vd1KELJ — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン）…
I’ve been playing the new Kirby Star Allies demo again and again since it dropped yesterday. Fun as it is, it’s only a small taste of what’s to come in Kirby’s latest adventure, though thankfully, Nintendo’s given us another quick peek. These two, short trailers share some of the game’s…
It’s always great to see your main take a win, and that’s how I’m feeling with the results of the latest ARMS Party Crash. I’ve been a Mechanica fan since her reveal and even with Byte & Barq’s teamwork they just couldn’t topple this robot-riding wunderkind. Give it up…
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be the Nintendo debut of several of these long-running characters, and for those excited about the crossover combat cavalcade you can get an early peek at where they stand amongst each other in the eyes of fans. Over 77 thousand people voted for their favorite…
Last year the very foundation of our global society was shaken to its very core by a shocking revelation – Mario was no longer a plumber. The news came from an edited Nintendo of Japan hub site for the video game icon, where his 30-year occupation was said to be…
Datamines told us it was coming and now it’s official, with the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Twitter accounts giving not-too-subtle hints that Super Mario furniture items are heading to the mobile app. Some VERY exciting things are coming our way, campers! Let's take a peek… Hmm, I'm sure I've…
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 somersaulted stomps of our Super Mario Odyssey challenge comes another round of powerful pops that’ll leave you…
UPDATE: Good news, Kirby fans! The Kirby Star Allies demo is now live in the North American Switch eShop. Just like the European version, this demo includes two stages, amiibo support, and a boss fight with the buffest Dedede you’ll ever see. Have fun! It looks like that bizarre Google…
As we crossed over the Nintendo Switch’s first anniversary fans were discovering something quite disconcerting – the game play time counter had reset to 0 days played. Nintendo has since acknowledged the issue and confirmed no data has been lost, and now, thanks to Nintendo Force playing review copies early…
Traditionally speaking, the first year of a console’s lifetime is generally mediocre. Launches that range from great to middling are followed by months of dead air before the next batch of decent releases drop, and only around the one year anniversary do more heavy hitters finally emerge. Despite their utter…
