This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
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…
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…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week where 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 ink-crusted kicks of our splash-o-matic Splatoon 2 challenge comes yet another ruthless run that will stomp…
Released last year for a variety of devices, the atmospheric and moody Darkest Dungeon was a hit with critics thanks to its mix of role playing and procedural exploration. Now, it looks like the game is heading to Switch, thanks to a pretty blatant tease from the developers at Red…
Well, this is a little unexpected. Nintendo of Europe has confirmed the region’s next Splatfest will ask players to choose between how they prefer their toilet roll positioning. The ultimate question is here. Front Roll or Back Roll? The EU #Splatfest in #Splatoon2 will decide next Saturday at 15:00…
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…
Surprise! Hot off the heels of the SNES Classic’s release, Best Buy has revealed its plans for Super Mario Odyssey’s launch. Receiving its own hub page, one very interesting detail is posted at the top: “Select stores open at 9 p.m. PT Thursday, October 26 (12:01 a.m. ET Friday, October…
Happy SNES Classic Day, everybody! There may be stiff competition when it comes to exactly which game you should play first, but we’ve got a little something to tell you that might make that decision a bit easier. Going to the mini console’s homepage, you can click on each of…
Join us as we play through the opening cinematic from the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Warriors on the Nintendo Switch. Following the sequence are a trio of videos showcasing the first three stages available within the game. You’ll be able to follow Lucina, Lissa, Chrom and Robin as they…
Bethesda Softworks in recent years seems to have one goal in mind above all else: port and re-release The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as many times as possible on as many platforms as possible. Only Minecraft has been more prevalent in the gaming sphere. Which is why, upon Bethesda tweeting…
Getting a new game is something I think gets taken for granted a lot these days. It’s easy to get caught in that cycle of announcement, anticipation, release — but even for the best of ‘em, the routine is familiar. Not for this game though. Star Fox 2 was thought…
Today many of you will be playing some iconic ’90s games thanks to the launch of the SNES Classic Edition. To get in the spirit, and accidentally rub it in the faces of those who didn’t manage to get one, Nintendo UK has released a new video for the system…
The Wii Shop Channel is where Nintendo got its start in digital retail back in 2006 but now it has been announced the service will be coming to a close. The news comes from Nintendo’s Japan and UK websites, where it’s revealed users will be unable to add more Wii…
Teased last night on the Japanese Twitter account for ARMS, Biff mentioned that an update would be available for the game very soon and that it would include a “new” stage. Less than 24 hours later, the update is now live, along with the ability to duke it out in…
