For kids of the ’80s and ’90s, there was no greater place to be a kid than Toys”R”Us. We all likely have fond memories of grabbing some action figures, getting a doll house, or fawning over the video game section and begging our parents to get us a Super Nintendo….
After putting some confusing language in its advertisements for GameCube classics on Switch 2, Nintendo has clarified that its upcoming wireless GameCube controller will, in fact, work with other games on the console. A few weeks back, when Nintendo held its Switch 2 Direct, the company announced that GameCube games…
The Nintendo Switch 2 is about to go up for pre-order across the US, and we’ve got everything you need to know before it goes live. When Do Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders Start? Pre-orders officially open April 24th, with some retailers starting as early as 12:00 a.m. ET….
Niantic updated the Pokémon GO Known issues page this morning with one point concerning legendary Raid Battles. If you’re down to your last Premier Ball, the Raid Boss will always break free from it, meaning there’s no way you’ll be able to catch the legendary bird you’ve been searching for….
It’s back! Nintendo of America and Best Buy have announced that the Nintendo World Championship is returning starting on August 19th. Select Best Buy locations around the country will host a Mario Kart 7 qualifying round, where competitors will try to get the best result in a time trial. Two…
Today the floodgates opened up for Metroid: Samus Returns press coverage, with sites across the internet delving deep into SR-388. IGN had the chance to sit down with the game alongside several amiibo and have released a video showing off their functionality. Both Samus and Zero Suit Samus from…
Samus is already getting herself a game and an amiibo this year, so what would it hurt to add a console to that list? Just announced today, there will be a Samus themed New 3DS XL launched complete with artwork of the bounty hunter herself on the top of the…
The Nintendo Switch’s news feature is one of its most under-appreciated features. Condensing the latest in Nintendo news and offering easily accessible trailers, it’s a great way to get up-to-speed in a pinch. Soon you’ll have even more reason to check it out, though. According to Breath of the Wild’s…
Koei Tecmo already has quite the line-up planned for the Nintendo Switch, from Fire Emblem Warriors to Nights of Azure 2. Today, another franchise from the company is confirmed to be making the leap – Atelier. Developed by Gust, the Atelier series merges alchemical crafting with turn-based RPG battles and…
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…
The Mushroom Kingdom’s finest is getting ready for one of his strangest adventures yet — and if this new trailer is anything to go by, it looks like our favorite plumber’s still got a lot of the personality makes him Mario. Sure, the guns are new, but he’s still got…
It’s already been a week since Moltres’ release into the wild (and two since Articuno’s). Lugia is still available in Gyms, but now Zapdos will be replacing Moltres. Like the other two that make up Generation 1’s Legendary bird trio, Zapdos will only be available for a week — disappearing…
Before those squid kids took over the internet and Animal Crossing made the whole world wild, Pikmin was my defining example of Nintendo’s ability to produce unique IPs in the present. The little game that brought a sense of being a stranded space explorer in a world that made you…
The Ketchup vs. Mayo Splatfest has come and gone, and the event managed to leave behind a couple somethings for us to enjoy anytime we please. Assuming you played enough and encountered them during the Splatfest, two new Off the Hook songs were debuted and added to the Ika Radio…
You got my Switch in your cereal! Giveaways for the Nintendo Switch have been quite interesting in North America. This summer, Frito Lay and Pepsi gave it a go by hosting contests with the Switch serving as the big prize. Now Post is entering the ring by giving people the…
