As the weather continues to warm up as spring arrives in full, there are plenty of people looking to enjoy their time in the sun. For the Pokémon fans out there, there’s no better way to do so than by enjoying the Alola region’s tropical weather and colorful scenery. If…
It feels like eons since a Madden game has last graced a Nintendo console, but EA is finally going to change that this year. Recently announced as part of the slate of titles heading to the Switch 2 this year, Madden 26 will be available on Nintendo’s latest console alongside…
With Switch 2 pre-orders finally live for the US and Canada, you now have the chance to fork over money to Nintendo for the chance to play the next generation of Switch hardware. Fun! If you want to utilize the full feature set of the Nintendo Switch 2, you’ll need…
Super Meat Boy fans, if you’re hyped for The End Is Nigh, then Nicalis has got your back. While it’s not direct screen footage, the company’s Twitter account shared a link to nearly six minutes of footage of the upcoming game. The game comes out on July 12th…
We have a little less than 48 hours until the Blood Moon approaches for the first time in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack. Over on Nintendo of Japan’s site dedicated to the game, an update provided the file sizes for the DLC. Surprisingly, the…
If you’re a Super Mario Bros. fan and also happen to be a board game aficionado, you’re in luck! Hasbro has just announced that its historically popular game, Monopoly, will be joining forces with Nintendo to bring you an all new game experience called Monopoly Gamer this fall. The usual…
Been itching to spend your hoard of Gold and Platinum My Nintendo points? Well, if you’re a Pikmin fan you’re in luck. Three new rewards have been added – the animated shorts directed by Shigeru Miyamoto for 3DS or Wii U and a Hey! Pikmin wallpaper. The two animated short…
In the run up to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack, several of the game’s developers have been providing insight into the classic games and characters that are inspiring some of the new costumes on offer. This time around it’s Tingles turn, with a perspective…
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…
A new interview between Splatoon 2 developers and video game news source Glixel has unveiled another mode headed to the game when it launches next month: “League Battle.” The mode pits groups of players together in two-hour long play sessions to duke it out to see which group can earn…
Get ready, Kirby fans, because the next expanded sub-game from our favorite pink puff is coming soon. Kirby’s Blowout Blast, announced earlier this year, looks to be a blown up version of the Kirby 3D Rumble game from Planet Robobot. You can start gearing up for 3D environments and puzzling…
The Friday prior to E3 I found myself undergoing the daily life of a Southern California resident: traveling through various freeways that, once said aloud, sounds like I’m making a fast food order for a party of ten. The CD selection of the morning consisted of me switching between Nintendo…
Indigo era fans, prepare your wallets! It’s been fun watching the first season of the Pokémon anime on various streaming platforms, but if you’ve been waiting to view it in HD then the Pokémon Company has your back, adding the first season to Google Play, iTunes or Amazon where you…
There are plenty of interesting behind-the-scenes stories from Nintendo but few are quite as legendary as the what-could-have-been saga surrounding Star Fox 2. Essentially completed back in the mid ’90s, the follow-up was shelved after the Sega Saturn and PlayStation were unveiled, making the SNES’ 3D solution look somewhat antiquated…
From Shovel Knight and Wonder Boy to the Blue Blur’s triumphant return to blast processing, Nintendo’s new portable console is quickly becoming the go-to place for gaming’s most hallowed mascots and fans of old school platforming. Not to be left in the dust, the pharaoh of this retro renaissance, WayForward,…
