With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 a little over a month away now, anticipation among Nintendo fans continues to build. While many already have their sights set on the system, others are still on the fence and looking for more information before they decide. Fortunately, the latest issue…
In a surprising bit of news for fans of Nintendo’s Wii console, the legendary Homebrew Channel has ceased development, and its GitHub repository has been removed, effectively shutting down the piece of software. No one is certain when this occurred, but a user on Twitter posted a letter from the…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Nintendo of America has announced that a Splatoon 2 tournament is coming to E3 2017! Not a whole lot of other details were announced at this time, other than the fact that this will be a pre-release tournament. A #Splatoon2 pre-release, exhibition tournament is coming to #E32017! Stay tuned…
Alolan Pokémon have finally arrived in Pokémon Shuffle! Starting today, players can log into the mobile puzzler and encounter familiar Alolan Pokémon, including a special stage featuring Litten. You can watch the first trailer below, and check out the official press release for even more details underneath the video. …
Rejoice Sonic fans, because we’ve just gotten a new look at Sonic Forces! While the gameplay revealed at SXSW focused on Modern Sonic’s boosting and constant action, this gives us a full run-through of the latest Green Hill Zone by Classic Sonic. Keep an eye out for some animations straight…
To celebrate Easter, that most egg-filled of holidays, Niantic kicked off a new event in Pokémon GO earlier this month focusing on all things ovoid. During the celebrations, Pokémon Eggs hatched quicker and offered up more candy, giving players of incentive to start incubating. Now, via an official Facebook post,…
Being Nintendo’s latest foray into the fighting game genre, ARMS borrows more than a few gameplay staples from the classics. Case in point – alternate color palettes for fighters. Typically used to differentiate fighters in clone matches, variable color schemes are a must for many fans. Now, on the heels…
It’s been a long time coming for one of the most popular faces in the series among Western audiences, but Ike is finally coming to Fire Emblem Heroes. He’ll be bringing along Soren, Titania, and Mist to represent the Greil Mercenaries core in full. Judging by their revealed skills, Ike…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
Not much has been shown off regarding the story in Splatoon 2 in the months since its announcement. All we’ve seen so far is a quick shot of Marie in a trailer, looking grim and mysterious. This all changed tonight, when Nintendo revealed Squid Sisters Stories, a section of the…
It’s been a little over a month since the 2.0 update for Mario Run went live, bringing the game to Android along with new colors of Yoshi for players to use for running. Earlier today, the 2.1.0 update for the game went live, adding new buildings, increasing the amount of…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had one crazy development cycle, as outlined during the 2017 Game Developers Conference. The open world game that we all know and love went through quite a transformation from its original concept to the finished product, and many of the game’s mechanics…
The morning has has come and gone today, and with it was the small quantity of NES Classic Editions available at Best Buys across the nation. From South Philly, to Chicago, to Chula Vista, reports have come in stating the exact same thing: The retro mini machine sold out instantly….
UPDATE: According to Axiom Verge Marketing Specialist Dan Adelman, the game is not confirmed for the Switch at this time. Sorry for the confusion. Sorry to be a bummer but if you listen to the podcast, you'll see that Tom never said that @AxiomVerge is confirmed for Switch… 🙁…
