What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
The games that started it all are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, will be released on December 5th, courtesy of Atari. Tycoon Classic combines elements of both games, allowing players to build to their heart’s content. The…
Well folks, the time is here! Black Friday has arrived… on Thursday, naturally. Down below you’ll find Nintendo Wire’s list of fantastic deals on a variety of items all related to gaming in one way or another, ones that we’ve specially handpicked just for you this holiday season! Make sure…
I’ve been a part of the Nintendo community for quite some time now, but I can’t recall a single event that united Nintendo fans more effectively than a good, old-fashioned Super Smash Bros. character reveal. The anticipation, the speculation, and, of course, the moment of the reveal – watching these…
Smash Bros. fighter speculation is much like the Hotel California – you can check out anytime you’d like, but you can never leave. Well over a year after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final bit of fighter DLC was released, Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has chimed in to state that,…
Rumor, speculation ahead. (Sorry in advance.) I get it, okay. I’m as sick of this circus as you are. We all know how it goes at this point. Some sort of datamine or insider info comes out — in this case, a Nvidia leak for “nvn2” which seems to be…
There are plenty of parallels to be drawn between the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii: Both systems broke into the mainstream with immense popularity, appeal to all ages, support motion controls, and are an absolute blast when playing with others. As amazing as the Switch is, however, it still…
In mere hours we’ll be watching nearly an hour long Nintendo Direct. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate information is already promised, which means we may know the next character of Fighters Pass 2 before the end of the day. With so many game universes already included in Smash, it’s hard to…
Super Mario 3D World has been one of the most requested ports ever since the Switch launched, and in recent months we’ve seen a growing number of rumors suggesting that a version of the beloved Wii U 3D platformer is on the way, specifically as part of a 35th Anniversary…
Ahh, the New Year; with it, we get resolutions and predictions on what might be. The video game industry is no different, and some leading analysts have given their predictions on what we might expect from 2020. One such analyst is Dr. Serkan Toto, founder of Kantan Games, who believes…
It seems like just about 10,000 years since Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch was announced during the tail-end of a Nintendo Direct, and even longer since the last mainline Animal Crossing game, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, was released for Nintendo 3DS. Even more astounding is that it’s been over 10…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “I bought an extra copy of Tales of Berseria just so I could get it signed by the VAs” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Another…
The official Animal Crossing website went down for approximately 20 minutes this morning, and naturally, fans have exploded in a speculative frenzy over what it could possibly mean for the future of the series. The downtime was observed by Twitter user @pixelpar and a whirlpool of excitement and theorizing broke…
Warning: The content below discusses a rumor containing information that has not officially been confirmed, which may or may not contain spoilers. Please proceed at your own discretion! Smash Bros. is a fantastic fighting game, party game, and video game museum — and it’s also an incredible promotional tool. There…
When it comes to developers as a brand, few can top Nintendo or Blizzard, each of which has built up a loyal following of players over the past few decades. And with today’s official announcement of Diablo III on Switch, a few Blizzard employees were asked the Ultimate question by…
