It feels like a Majora’s Mask kind of holiday season! A few days ago, we reported on the discovery of hidden N64 Microphone support in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Now, another feel-good story from the land of Termina has made its way to my desk, starring one of…
Leave it to hackers and modders to discover the darndest things about our favorite games. In a new video posted by Skawo on YouTube, it’s been discovered that The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has support for the N64’s microphone peripheral. For those unaware, Nintendo released a microphone for its…
Here we go again, folks. As 2024 finally comes to a close, the Switch 2 rumor mill is running at full speed as we all anxiously await any official announcement from Nintendo about their next console. While Nintendo remains tight-lipped, more information continues to trickle out from unofficial sources, such…
From the moment the Switch was revealed, things felt different. Long gone was the muddled, confusing marketing of the Wii U, as the announcement trailer made the Switch’s concept perfectly clear from the very beginning: Play it at home, take it on the go. Nintendo, especially in recent generations, has…
We’re only about two months off from the release of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and a host of new details have been revealed via GameSpot at PAX East. The piece goes into a fair amount of depth about what to expect about the title — and mostly confirms…
As Simon Belmont’s illegitimate son and lifelong protégé of Dr. Light, to say I’m a mega fan of the blue burrower would be a gross understatement. A love letter to many of the 8-bit classics near and dear to my heart, Shovel Knight proved a massive feat of gaming ingenuity…
While the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild undeniably pushes the Nintendo Switch to its limits, many players have reported frame rate issues that seem to occur regardless of the action happening on screen. Now, a potential solution may have been uncovered by Nintendo Life. An anonymous developer told…
The official Capcom Japan YouTube Channel has just released a brand new trailer showcasing Monster Hunter XX. The trailer focuses on cinematics rather than gameplay, and shows off some pretty epic confrontations. Check out the full trailer: Monster Hunter XX launches in Japan on March 18th. No word…
Now the Nintendo Switch has been out for 10 days one aspect has become a point of contention – the price of games, especially in regions like the UK. The issue came to a head last week when the release date and pricing was revealed for Rime, which will cost…
The game on nearly everyone’s minds right now has to be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Everyone on our team has been scouring Hyrule and exploring what makes this game and its world so spectacular, though it never hurts to have a little background knowledge to go…
Welcome to the Daily Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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,…
Switch-owning retro gamers are getting a bit of good news today! The long-awaited fourth installment of the classic ToeJam & Earl series, Back in the Groove, is making its way onto the Switch. As reported by Polygon’s Charlie Hall, who had some hands-on time with the title, Back in the…
We’re only a few days away from the big reveal of Project Sonic 2017 at SXSW! What better time is there to bring back Sonic Sunday here at Nintendo Wire? Sonic games have gone up and down in quality over the years, but one element that has never wavered is…
The latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro has leaked, and in it comes details of an Ash Hat Pikachu distribution slated for Japanese copies of Pokémon Sun and Moon. The distribution involves special Pikachu wearing hats based on the hats worn by Pokémon anime series protagonist Ash Ketchum during his…
I was one of the many who sneered upon hearing the name “Snipperclips” for the first time. It was a name that evoked the sort of Wii-era shovelware that anybody would turn their nose up at — a cheap and unpolished game aimed at kids to make a quick buck….
