As the weather continues to warm up as spring arrives in full, there are plenty of people looking to enjoy their time in the sun. For the Pokémon fans out there, there’s no better way to do so than by enjoying the Alola region’s tropical weather and colorful scenery. If…
It feels like eons since a Madden game has last graced a Nintendo console, but EA is finally going to change that this year. Recently announced as part of the slate of titles heading to the Switch 2 this year, Madden 26 will be available on Nintendo’s latest console alongside…
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…
Back on the PSP there was always a game that stood out to me. With puzzle-based gameplay and a bumpin’ soundtrack, it’s one I really regret not grabbing sooner. Sounds like I won’t have to worry much about that anymore though, as Lumines is getting the remaster treatment and is…
Today’s Nindies Direct revealed that Fantasy Strike, a beginner-friendly fighting game, is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer. The game, developed by Sirlin Games, is based on the Yomi card game by the same company, which replicates the playstyle of a fighting game in card form. Fantasy Strike uses the…
The Nindies Spring Showcase kicks off at 9:00 a.m. PST! Expect news on loads of upcoming indie titles coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Check out a livestream of the event and our live blog coverage below.
If you’ve been rockin’ Nintendo Vans and want to update your shoe selection with something a little bit different, you may be in luck. According to Kotaku, Fila’s South Korean branch is teaming up with the Pokémon Company to release a series of sneakers based on several Kanto Pokémon –…
If you were holding out hope for Hollow Knight getting a release date during today’s Nindies Showcase you’re out of luck, as developer Team Cherry has confirmed via Twitter that the bug-riddled Metroidvania won’t be making an appearance. It’s not all bad news, though, as a progress update on the…
Today marks the first day of spring and Nintendo of Japan is prepared. The company has released a new TV spot across the region that naturally begins with some cherry blossoms and segues into footage of Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion, Kirby Star Allies’ upcoming Dream Friends, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical…
Last year Fire Emblem Heroes kicked off springtime with four characters dressed as rabbits who wielded weapons outside their norm, setting the standard we’ve come to expect from holiday themed Focuses. Now a year older, a new quartet has stepped up to don their ears and ring in the season….
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…
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In what will be the first Kickstarter I will have contributed to in years, YouTube personality Joe Vargas, aka “Angry Joe,” announced that he’s been working on a Street Fighter miniatures tabletop board game for two years. Not much information is given regarding gameplay as of yet, but all will…
The fall of Toys”R”Us has been a big blow for many, especially those of us who grew up going to the giant toy retailer on the regular. Toys”R”Us is sure to leave behind some mighty big shoes to fill, and it looks like another icon of ’80s and ’90s retail…
The Octo Expansion feels like a far off dream right now, but we won’t be completely in the dark while knowing the Squid Research Lab is hard at work. A new tweet has shared a look at how Octolings move when they transform their cephalopodic selves. 【オクト】これがタコの若者がタコに変身した姿だ。いや、ヒトの姿が変身後で、こっちが本性……とか、細かい話は面倒なので置いておこう。見た目は違うが、インクの中を素早く泳いだり、スーパージャンプをしたりと、できることや性能はイカとまったく同じだ。 pic.twitter.com/4RkrLFBcds —…
