Nintendo is continuing its trend of offering obscure or childhood favorite N64 games to Nintendo Switch Online. Not long ago, we unexpectedly received Rare’s cult classic destruction simulator/time attack extravaganza Blast Corps. Before that, 1080 Snowboarding filled the arcade Snowboarding game spot on Nintendo Switch left by the absence of…
It may have been obvious to fans that the upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 would be taking some elements from the 2001 Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure 2, but the connections might be going deeper than anticipated. In a new interview with GamesRadar+, Sonic 3 producer Toby Ascher that the…
What’s that carving down the slopes of nostalgia, big stupid noses guiding to a ski lift? Why, it’s Snowboard Kids! The fan-favorite N64 racing game that continues to elude the Switch Online service is getting a little more love from the folks at Fangamer. No strangers to Atlus merch, this…
T-Mobile is getting into the Pokémon GO spirit by offering a bundle of perks to Pokémon GO players. Starting on July 19th, T-Mobile customers will receive free unlimited data for Pokémon GO, free Lyft rides to PokéStops and Gyms, and free Wendy’s Frostys. Check out the full press release below…
Uniqlo has announced the theme for its Uniqlo T Shirt Grand Prix for 2017, and that theme is none other than everybody’s favorite video game company, Nintendo! Themes for UTGP in recent years have been famous rock bands, Pixar movies, and Star Wars. Anyone can enter the competition, no…
For the past two years, Geoff Keighley has produced and hosted the industry-wide year end awards show, The Game Awards. As one of the first video game-centric award ceremonies to approach the hobby and its enthusiasts with the respect that they deserve, The Game Awards have been generally well received…
UPDATE: Almost immediately after this article was originally posted, Nintendo U.K. revealed in a tweet that the next Zelda will be launching simultaneously on Wii U and NX, while also providing us with a brand new piece of art in the process: Even more information is being uncovered in the…
Nintendo is currently holding its investor briefing for the 2015 fiscal year over in Japan, which we will cover in full shortly. As always, the most important news can be found in the company’s road map for the future, as they go forward into a new year. At the forefront…
Back in March, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stated plans to launch the company’s first mobile game by the end of 2015. Nintendo’s foray into mobile is being bolstered by an alliance with veteran mobile game and platform developer DeNA. During the Pocket Gamer Connects event in San Francisco this week,…
Publisher Piggyback is providing fans with the ultimate guide for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with the upcoming Expanded Edition. Now that all the DLC has been released for the game, Piggyback is including content from The Master Trials and The Champion’s Ballad in this new item…
If you haven’t yet taken the time to dive into the world of Death Squared, you’ll soon have a new opportunity to do just that. SMG Studio just announced on Twitter that a demo for Death Squared on Switch has officially been approved by Nintendo. Death Squared Switch demo…
Happy New Year, everyone! As we kick off our adventures, hopes and dreams for 2018, we also have to change our calendars. We’ve spotted some brand new digital wallpapers to help kick off the festivities. These new additions join The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s January 2018 wallpaper…
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…
Fans of the Nintendo Switch aren’t strangers to perfect scores. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild received reviews with ten out of tens left and right, as well as nines with various decimals attached to them upon its release. For those who have speculated that Super Mario Odyssey…
Once considered rumors that were thought too crazy to be true, today the floodgates opened on one of the most bizarre video game mashups announced recently. Yes, the Super Mario and Rabbids crossover game is real (brownie points for Laura Kate Dale breaking the rumor months ago) — so prepare…
