With the Nintendo Switch 2 now less than a month away, there’s a lot to look forward to. Amidst the news of new games and Switch 2 editions, there are lots of more subtle improvements that many didn’t consider. One of those being the list of default profile icons, a…
It’s no surprise that GameStop has been declining in sales over the last few years. With many people shifting over to digital games and the impact of COVID-19 still being felt, it’s honestly a surprise that GameStop has lasted this long without being snatched up by another corporation. In Canada,…
Since the unveiling of the Switch 2 last month, Nintendo has been hosting a series of videos it calls “Creator’s Voice” for new games coming to its platform. The latest in that line of videos features Square Enix’s Naoki Hamaguchi, series director for Final Fantasy VII Remake and its sequels….
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…
During today’s Splatoon 2 Direct we were pleasantly bombarded with a ton of new information! The new main and special weapons that were shown off today are definitely tugging on the heartstrings of our childhoods, which is one reason why we’re excited to see what we can use to splat…
Kirby’s Blowout Blast waddles its way onto the 3DS eShop today, and to celebrate, Nintendo’s uploaded a new trailer to show you what it’s all about. Check out the 3D action, spot some familiar Kirby faces, and learn all about why you should consider this one if you love all…
Break out the champagne and party poppers, because Nintendo has officially been in the business of making video games for 40 years. The company’s first pieces of console hardware/software, Color TV Game 6 and Color TV Game 15, were released in July of 1977. (For reference, that’s only a couple…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Kirby puffs up for his next blowout adventure, Vaccine returns to classic survival horror, and droves of shovelware flood every Nintendo system under the Angry Sun. The discount aisle has been picked clean after last month’s amazing E3 offerings and the Switch’s debut Snake…
Sonic games are no stranger to vocal themes, usually serving as the opening songs for their respective games. From “Open Your Heart” to “Reach for the Stars” and more, no matter how cheesy these songs end up, they play a huge part in their respective games’ identities. Sonic Forces is…
Our beloved narrator from the Squid Research Lab has had a busy year! Salmon Run is only a few months old and made its public debut via E3 last month, so between the interviews and tidbits from Nintendo Directs, today’s summary was quite welcome. 24 hours, but not daily Through…
Personally, when I booted up Splatoon for the first time, one of the things I was most excited about was my Inkling. Aside from the few skin and eye color options, customizing my Inkling with new gear was one of the best parts of the game for me, and it…
It’s a good day for fans of The Legend of Zelda and French Revolutionary art history, as a piece of art for Japan Expo 2017 commemorates the two wonderfully. In an homage (or parody, if you’d prefer) to Eugène Delacroix’s famous painting “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (Liberty guiding the…
We know that in 2018 that Nintendo’s online service will start up, and over the last couple of months we’ve been given details of how Splatoon 2 will function. With a delayed release timeframe and a headset for voice chat, we didn’t know what to expect at launch. If you…
It’s a tough world, show business. As artists fade out of the limelight, new talent’s ready and waiting to take the stage. It looks like that’s what’s happening to the Squid Sisters, with Callie and Marie caught up in their own personal problems and responsibilities. In the wake of their…
Ranked battles are back in Splatoon 2 and look to be fiercer than ever before. The same trio of modes will set the stage for squid kid supremacy: Splat Zones, Tower Control and Rainmaker. While there’s some small differences with how some of them play, such as checkpoints on Tower…
