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…
The Monster Hunter franchise has always been extremely daunting for newcomers to dive into. In fact, the best way to get fully immersed into the classic Monster Hunter experience is to play with someone who’s already an experienced hunter. Now, the next Monster Hunter experience takes the essence of…
We take on the Legendary Pokémon Zapdos in Pokémon GO!
We play through the first 50 minutes of the Monster Hunter Stories demo that just dropped on the 3DS eShop in North America.
Since the first Ace Attorney launched on the Game Boy Advance back in 2001, Nintendo handhelds have been the home for every one of Capcom’s new lawyering adventures. North America saw four mainline entries hit the Nintendo DS: the Phoenix Wright trilogy and its followup game, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney….
We play through the first ten minutes of the upcoming 3DS platformer Chicken Wiggle. It’s heading to the Nintendo 3DS on August 17th!
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Sonic takes us back to the future, Phantom Trigger delights with its pretty pixels, and the Galactic Federation retires from hunting Space Pirates to paint things with their butts. Switch sales continue to trickle in this week with the ever Graceful Explosion Machine marked…
UPDATE: The Monster Hunter Stories demo is now live in the North American 3DS eShop. Have fun, folks! Less than a month away from its release date, a demo for Monster Hunter Stories is out in Europe and will be available later today on the 3DS for US players. Nintendo…
Few game franchises quite capture the feeling of summer like Splatoon, with its sunny stages and vibrant colors perfectly encapsulating the best of the season. Now Splatoon 2 is about to get even more tropical though, with new summer-themed gear heading to SplatNet 2 starting August 11th. All you need…
Earlier this week, Darkrai got its own Pokkén Tournament DX trailer. Today, we’re getting a look at another fighter who was exclusive to the arcade version of the game, Empoleon! Being the final evolved form of a water starter, most of Empoleon’s moves are all about soaking foes, from…
Do you like fun? Do you have friends? Do like having fun with your friends? Then you need to consider grabbing the Jackbox Party Packs. While not every game is created equal in a given collection, as a whole the franchise has been great for parties with just about anyone,…
Get those orbs ready everybody, the upcoming Fire Emblem Heroes Focus is going to be a good one. Announced back during the recent Feh Broadcast, the chosen heroes will be available at a 5% chance instead of the more typical 3% and are described as being good for those just…
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…
