As 2025 carries on, Pokémon fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. For the first time in over a decade, the France-inspired Kalos region will be making its return in a new form. That being said, with no release date even yet known, it…
This week was the grand opening of Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. Included as one of the five lands within is Super Nintendo World, Nintendo’s first step into the theme park world. And while park is split into two — one based on Mario and the other on…
With only a week left to go in May, it’s time for Nintendo to spring some new classic games onto its NSO service. Instead of a broad selection of titles, this month sees four new Game Boy games getting added, with one being a ludicrously expensive Game Boy Color game….
2017 marks 30 years since the original Final Fantasy hit the Famicom in Japan. Square Enix has been celebrating in multiple ways, from giant snow sculptures of Cloud and Sephiroth to a whole boatload of new merchandise. Two such pieces of merch are now available to pre-order in the US…
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia releases today, and if you’re curious what some people are saying about it Nintendo’s got you covered. The new Fanfare trailer shows off some of the praise the Gaiden remake has received over its heightened degree of in-game presentation. Like what you see?…
Ultra Street Fighter II is a week away and thanks to Nintendo UK we have a brief look at one of the ways the newest version of the classic fighting game switches things up. While the original sprites are iconic and always a sight for sore eyes, the new HD…
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…
Nintendo Japan has just released a new episode of Nyannyan Cat Mario which showcases several of the Switch’s upcoming Indie titles. One of the last titles shown was none other than the indie sensation Owlboy! You can check out footage of the Japanese language version in action below. (Stats at…
This week Ditto is back in plush form at PokémonCenter.com. Giving the first generation some love, you can now have Ditto!Snorlax, Ditto!Jigglypuff, Ditto!Koffing, Ditto!Gloom, and Ditto!Magnemite “hide” in plain sight. The plushies run on the small side within the standard line, measuring anywhere between 5 inches to 7 inches (Magnemite…
UPDATE: Thanks to Nintendo Japan, we get our first look at the back of the Splatoon 2 Pro Controller and the box. Nintendo UK has announced during its Nintendo Direct that a series of Splatoon 2 accessories are coming to the UK, including neon green and pink Joy-Cons, a Splatoon…
Nikki and friends are back to both greet your home screens with a smile and raid your wallets of every last nickel and dime in this week’s Badge Arcade update! Collect all seven of her new, super adorable costumes, as well as a slew of returning seasonal sets you may…
First an empty Splatoon 2 Switch box for sale and now a crossover that may make you scratch your head. Throughout Japan, 7-Eleven has teamed up with Nintendo to sell various products associated with the game: the Nintendo Switch bundle (that’s sold out), the game itself, all the bells and…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Fire Emblem Echoes storms hearts, Disgaea 5 threatens social lives, and Thumper reminds us maniacal floating heads are creepy. It’s another gloomy week for eShop deals. Terraria and Xeodrifter are still up to 75% off on your choice of console, though my personal pick…
Yesterday Nintendo released its first update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, bringing with it a few minor fixes and alterations to online modes. Most perplexing, however, was the patch note that just read “Inkling Girl’s animation has been adjusted.” Eagle eyed players on NeoGaf, and our own commentor “squidward”, soon…
Rhythm Violence. That’s the phrase that Drool uses to describe its latest rhythm game, Thumper. As simple as that phrase is, it encompasses the heart and soul of the game in a way that a longer sentence has a hard time doing. Drool was started by two ex-employees of Harmonix,…
