Welcome to the start of our Nintendo Wire Home Arcade series. To celebrate my 40th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of Nintendo Wire, I’m making a childhood dream come true: building the ultimate home arcade. Preparing the Space Fast forward to today, and I’ve set aside…
In a bit of news that probably isn’t too surprising for most people, Take-Two has decided it will be delaying Grand Theft Auto VI into 2026. The new release date for the game will be May 26th, 2026, after previously being scheduled for Fall 2025. In a statement to various…
There’s truly no rhyme or reason to the Nintendo Music uploads, as we’ve gotten a new release this first week of May. This time: Mario Kart 7! The 3DS racing title was the 7th installment in the Mario Kart series, bringing us new mechanics to the series like gliding, underwater…
The Nintendo Official UK Store, now known as the My Nintendo Store, has undergone a sudden visual overhaul, abandoning its former name in favor of the “My Nintendo” brand used in Nintendo’s online stores in other regions. The new layout welcomes visitors with a new drop-down navigational menus at the…
Pac-Man 99 may be the fresh face in the battle royale scene (and also effectively a sentient face), but for all you puzzle fans Nintendo has some news. Tetris 99 has received a small update that’ll allow players to use in-game tickets to pick up six of its previous Maximus…
Today, Atelier’s Mysterious Trilogy’s DX re-releases have hit the Nintendo Switch. These include Atelier Sophie and Firis, which are on the system for the first time, and Atelier Lydie & Suelle which has seen a fair few improvements on its previous Switch release. Get a run-down of the games in…
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox will be bringing its special band of supernaturally powered outlaws to Switch on July 6th in North America and July 9th in Europe. Check out the latest trailer below:
Koei Tecmo is slowly but surely bringing its extensive back catalogue of Atelier games to the Nintendo Switch, and next in-line is the trilogy of “Mysterious” games – Atelier Sophie, Atelier Firis, and Atelier Lydie & Suelle. To more comprehensively cover the games I’ll mainly be tackling the technical side…
Dream Land denizens have gotten the First 4 Figures treatment plenty of times, with Kirby himself having at least three different statues. Well, that’s about to be four as the collectible crafters have announced their next Pop Star plans in the form of a Kirby and the Goal Door PVC…
We’ve known that The Last Blade 2’s Hibiki Takane would be coming to Samurai Shodown for quite some time, but now SNK has finally given us a look at her in action. Maintaining her quick-drawn iaijutsu techniques and reserved demeanor, she manages to both fit in and stand out amongst…
Kingdom Hearts series veterans will be well aware of Organization XIII’s Luxord. The card wielding member has had more than a few boss battles over the years, but he’s still something of an enigma, with Kingdom Hearts III in particular setting him up as a major player going forward. Of…
In victory lap worthy news, Sensor Tower is reporting that Mario Kart Tour has passed the 200 million mark in both downloads and revenue. Yes, this kart racing gacha game has pocketed $200 million since it launched in September of 2019, gathering up coins at a considerable rate. For the…
One of the most iconic things to come out of the Nintendo 64 era, and Pokémon Snap particularly, was the partnership with Kodak for a series of printer kiosks for the game, where players could print off their photos in-store. That spirit is thankfully living on, with a new partnership…
The Aspyr-developed remaster of Star Wars Republic Commando released earlier this month, and while the core gameplay of this classic squad-based FPS from ‘05 still holds up nearly 20 years later, the game’s technical performance on Switch leaves a lot to be desired. Nintendo Wire’s own Bryan Finch called the…
Update on June 30th, 2021 at 4 p.m. PT: The collection’s release has been postponed to Thursday, July 1st. UNIQLO is also implementing purchase limits online and in-store. Guests can purchase only 1 piece per pattern. Last week, Uniqlo announced that Animal Crossing-inspired fashion would be returning to the retail…
