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…
Sonic’s social media man, Aaron Webber, stated in a recent livestream that the new Sonic Racing game is close to a reveal. Webber said more information is “on the horizon,” which is the first word we’ve heard of the game since it was teased in March at SXSW. Could this…
It’s been quite some time since we’ve covered the comings and goings of Project Eevee. The event initially debuted with the larger than life costume of Eevee and celebrated the entire Eeveelution, and it looks like Eevee’s been a bit busy since then. Back in March, the group behind Project…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the fresh kicks of our sticky Splatoon 2 challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’ll leave you wailing…
If you’ve got the itch for another throw-back to the 16-bit generation of JRPGs then Circle Entertainment has you covered, with the company planning to port Something Classic Games’ Shadows of Adam to the Nintendo Switch. The game originally launched for PC, Mac and Linux early last year and currently…
Have you ever wondered what our pink pal Kirby would look like after he’s swallowed a Switch? Would a screen pop out of his belly? Would his little arms turn into Joy Cons? Or would his elastic body simply form around the rectangular shape of the Switch? Thanks to a…
If you still love buying physical games and picking up your amiibo at a discount, there’s some sad news to report on regarding the last bastion of lower rates. Best Buy’s Gamers Club is no more, effective earlier today. Along with that means the end of Gamers Club Unlocked, the…
Final Fantasy fans, the Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2018 — Eorzean Symphony — is adding a special event to its stop in Hollywood, California. Hosted right after E3 on June 15th and 16th at the Dolby Theatre, some Hollywood magic will be taking place prior to the concert’s second…
Recently, you may have grabbed some Crayola crayons, markers, and other mediums to decorate your Nintendo Labo creations. A merging of analog to digital, it’s been years since the inverse happened — Crayola licensed games on a Nintendo console or handheld. That changes this year thanks to Crayola and Outright…
As somebody with Scandinavian blood in his veins, I appreciate a story with some Norse in it. And The Banner Saga, from Stoic Studio, is about as good as a northern tale as they come, mixing a masterful atmosphere, eloquent prose, and weighty decisions to spin an epic tapestry as…
The upcoming Sanrio Splatfest showdown already ranks among the cutest of them all, and that honor’s just been sealed thanks to the promo art starring Off the Hook. Have a look for yourself and just try and tell me I’m wrong: フェスで対決するのは、昨年の「32ndサンリオキャラクター大賞」総合順位1～4位の面々。「シナモロール」は前回1位の現王者、「ポムポムプリン」は2連覇の先代王者、「マイメロディ」は第1位獲得3回、「ハローキティ」は第1位獲得数歴代最多と、いずれ劣らぬ人気者揃いだ！はたして栄冠は誰の手に?! pic.twitter.com/HbBqlGF3ku — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) May 17, 2018…
Runner3 is a rhythm platformer sequel to the Bit.Trip Runner and Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, as well as the eighth overall game in the Bit.Trip series since the release of Bit.Trip Beat in 2009. Runner3 has CommanderVideo — or CommandgirlVideo — running straight down a path through the…
While it’s not the most high-profile game on the horizon, Captain Toad is getting a second chance to shine with his solo adventure Treasure Tracker being ported to Switch and 3DS later this year. With the game just a few months out, Nintendo of Japan has released a new trailer…
Ever since the first Dream Friends update was announced I’ve been thinking over who should make their Kirby Star Allies debut next. After plenty of guesswork and a big, datamined hint, the guesses stopped being “who” and fell instead to “when”. No need to keep wishing on those stars though,…
The June brides are readying themselves for their big day, and in Fire Emblem Heroes that means a whole month of veils and bouquets. Three new ladies are showing their devotion (and for one, obsession) as best they can. Take a look at your three new variant heroes: …
