Amidst the countless game genres that live on the Nintendo Switch’s vast library, perhaps one of the most successful has been the cozy life sim category. With games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stardew Valley, and more, there’s no shortage of wholesome relaxing experiences to be had here. For those…
Fighting game fans are in for a treat this April. With the recent release of Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition, Arc System Works has announced a concert in Japan on April 5th, 2025. Guilty Gear Strive Music Live will be a two hour live concert featuring many of the…
The next expansion of the wildly popular app Pokémon TCG Pocket is just around the corner! Space-Time Smackdown, themed around the Sinnoh legends Dialga and Palkia, is available today and is the first major expansion since the game’s release. However, just two days ago players were greeted with a warning…
Chucklefish’s upcoming Nintendo Switch indie Wargroove is already proving quite exciting for fans of Advance Wars and Fire Emblem, with it featuring the saturated art style of the former and the medieval setting of the latter. Now the studio has begun a new development blog over on the official Wargroove…
Good news, BoxBoy! fans! A few days ago, we reported that Nintendo UK posted (and subsequently removed) a page confirming that the Japanese exclusive Goodbye! BoxBoy! was being localized for the region, complete with a brand new name, Bye-Bye BoxBoy! It appears that Nintendo UK is at it again as…
People have been tinkering with Switch hardware for a few days now, leading to a few new discoveries about the system and its peripherals. French Nintendo fansite Nintendo Actu has experimented with the system’s Joy-Con controllers on Windows and Android devices. In a similar vein, software engineer Sam Williams found…
We unboxed all five of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo and tested them out in the game.
We scanned all 15 Zelda amiibo in Breath of the Wild to see what amazing treasures we could get. From Sheik to Archer Link, you can find out what happens when every amiibo is used!
During the recent Nindies Showcase we saw a new trailer to herald Yooka-Laylee’s upcoming Switch release. The game’s grown quite a bit while maintaining the trademarks of its developers. We’ve now been given a glimpse of Playtonic’s upcoming ice world, now known as Glitterglaze Glacier. Some of my…
The Switch’s launch week is at an end, and while there aren’t too many online games and features for the system at this time it’s still worth noting that it’s first round of maintenance will be happening tonight. Nothing major will be added or changed by the sound of it,…
Having an accessory be reversible can be a blessing and a curse sometimes. Consider the Joy-Con strap: there isn’t a left or right version of it and that means it can be used with either Joy-Con without much fuss. The keyword there is “much,” as it’s definitely possible to slide…
Japan’s Jump Magazine recently run a large feature focusing on the upcoming Dragon Quest XI, and now Square-Enix has made its material available online. It focuses on the early parts of the game, setting up the story and giving us an idea of how the game will differ between PS4…
Nintendo is wasting no time using the Switch’s Nintendo News feature to announce new titles heading to the system. In an update focused on indie games coming to the system sent out to European users, Bloodstained’s logo is featured alongside several other games announced during the Nindies Showcase last week….
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…
To anybody who’s gotten their hands on one of the Switch’s Pro Controller’s, go ahead and take a quick look at it. According to Twitter user geo_stream, you may be able to find a hidden message from Nintendo barely stuck inside under the top side of the right joystick. If…
