When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
Back in a time when muscular men boasting buzz cuts and bazookas rained a hellfire of bullets down upon arcades, there was one testosterone-infused series that stood defiantly atop the trash heap of battered meat carcasses and crushed skulls left in its wake. Part Aliens, part Terminator, and featuring…
Practically all of the marketing for Fire Emblem Warriors so far has focused on the Nintendo Switch version, almost certainly thanks to its flashier graphics and higher resolution. That said, some of you may be swinging for the New Nintendo 3DS version, and we have some new screenshots of it…
The Nintendo Switch Online app for smartphones has been updated, allowing users to chat while using other apps or while the phone is in sleep mode. A welcome change from the previous battery and attention hungry system of needing the app open and the phone awake, it will allow users…
Join Amiibo Jason, Happily Candied and Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg in episode 22 of the Nintendo Newscast, recorded live on September 11th. They discuss possible games and news to be discussed in the upcoming Nintendo Direct and what they’d like to see from Nintendo in the near future….
As a wee whipling, I remember being both enamored and terrified by Castlevania’s creepy crawlies and haunted halls. Sure, by today’s horror standards and advances in technology that may seem difficult to imagine, but I was tiny, the world was scary, and the simple idea of fending off some…
A few months back, First 4 Figures announced it acquired the Metal Gear Solid license for a statue in its ever-growing range of collectibles. Now it’s up for pre-order, in quite a few variants. The core concept of the figure is the same across all of them though – Solid…
Fire Emblem Warriors will release next week in Japan, and in the lead-up to launch the game’s cast is being grouped and shown off in some new videos. We already saw the heroes of Awakening take the spotlight but today the warring nations of Fire Emblem Fates have their turn….
Two of the biggest enigmas in the upcoming Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon are the new box-art forms of Solgaleo and Lunala. Thanks to some new scans of the latest issue of CoroCoro, though, we have a better understanding of what they are. Serebii reports that they are fusions…
UPDATE: A press release from Nintendo of America has confirmed the US branch will also be stocking the SNES Classic into 2018 and bring back the NES Classic next summer. This is sure to be a relief to many retro game fans – Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that not…
Please understand: Today’s edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the video version in lieu of tonight’s Nintendo Newscast. The video, however, will return for the Wiretap on Wednesday! Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best,…
As a lifelong gamer, I’ve always been kind of lukewarm in regards to Monster Hunter. Its premise is fighting giant monsters with extremely rad weapons — a concept you’d think every person would love. I’ve tried time and again to get into this series, but I just couldn’t do it,…
UPDATE: A Toys”R”Us representative has reached out to let us know that stores will not, in fact, be hosting a midnight launch for the SNES Classic Edition and the tweet they sent out earlier was in error. Please disregard the information in the tweet below. For the many of you…
