In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
Sonic Forces is pretty dang close to releasing, though it still feels like I haven’t “seen” much of the game. I’ve played it at multiple events and walked away pleased, but it seems only a couple zones have been demoed — whether that was intentional or not, I’m not sure….
Warning: Turn around like a Rowlet if you haven’t played Pokemon Sun & Moon — there are some spoilers for those below. Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon look to be pushing plot above all else in their pre-release. Where Sun & Moon told a story about the formation of…
We’re only a few days away from the launch of Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch and New 3DS. To build up the hype, Nintendo of America has just released a launch trailer featuring several of the game’s cutscenes. We also get confirmation that a downloadable Japanese language pack…
Dust off your construction caps and tighten your overalls, all ye Mushroom Kingdom faithful: a special surprise is creeping up the Warp Pipe in Super Mario Maker. Plucky plumbers can currently experience a piece of Nintendo history by leaping through the finals course featured in this year’s Nintendo World Championships….
Famitsu, the venerable, 31-year old Japanese gaming magazine, has awarded a score of 39/40 to Super Mario Odyssey in its latest issue. The individual scores from each reviewer broke down to 10/10/9/10. For comparison’s sake, here are the scores for every previous 3D Mario game from Famitsu: Super Mario 64:…
Fans of Advance Wars rejoice, as a game heavily influenced by its turn-based tactics is releasing for the Nintendo Switch next month. Developed by Japanese indie studio Area 35, Tiny Metal features grid-based battles with a dynamic 3D camera swooping in and out of the action. In Tiny Metal you…
Update: The Apple Watch App Store has confirmed that Generation 3 Pokémon will be spawning during the Halloween event in Pokémon GO. A witch hat Pikachu will also be appearing. Thanks to jir9 on Reddit for making the discovery! It looks like big changes are heading to Pokémon GO soon….
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…
Get ready for another round of Shiny Pokémon, Trainers! Starting on October 23rd, GameStop and EB Games locations around North America will be distributing codes for a Shiny Silvally to add to your copy of Pokémon Sun or Moon. Shiny Silvally will come equipped with the RKS System Ability and…
Fire Emblem fan and Xenoblade zealot Ben Fruzzetti weighs in on more than just the showdown between Shulk and Lucina. Check out this JRPG king in action! Join the battle with the Smash Supremacy Patreon!
Join Jason and Lauren, with guest Ricky Berg, as they discuss Super Mario Odyssey, Fire Emblem Warriors, the SNES Classic, amiibo and more! Special thanks goes to Jared Rutledge for announcing the episode. This newscast was recorded live on Friday, October 13th, 2017.
A new weapon, the Custom E-Liter 4K, was released in Splatoon 2 this last Friday. We decided to test it out and show you what it’s like in action!
