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…
Life in the big city can be hard. Concrete and glass rising up all the way to the sky, the hustle and bustle of it all making you feel like you can’t stop and enjoy life. There’s always something going on, and for Pat that something is a curious “event”…
Monster Hunter Rise is nearly here, bringing fans and Switch owners the latest in Capcom’s hit series. It takes a lot to make the franchise tick, be it the multiple weapon types or those cuddly buddies hunting right alongside you. Ultimately though, it’s the monsters that make Monster Hunter, and…
Square Enix has two of the grandest RPG franchises of any and all time in Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, and its thanks to those that they’ve also got one of the finest rhythm game series under their belt too. Theatrhythm is a delight in its own right, blending the…
Ah, purple. A color of royalty, equally solemn and extravagant with a touch of mystical flair. Though it doesn’t get the love the likes of red or blue do, enough characters sport that blend to base an entire Spirit event around them. For three days starting on 19/03, spirits…
In today’s world of remasters and revivals, I might be most grateful for the love that Crash Bandicoot has gotten over the last couple of years. I considered myself lucky when the original trilogy ended up with a remaster, and even luckier that it turned out as great as it…
Since 2019, Bandai Premium began selling Pokémon Scale World figures inspired by the various generations of the franchise. Combining the adorable and stylish approaches of the games, these replica figures have brought to life both trainers and Pokémon from the Kanto region all the way to Galar. However, after Brendan…
For the fans of rainbows and weird sky kings in your life, Fangamer now has new pins and socks celebrating Katamari Damacy. Four new items have been added to the extensive collection. These include two separate sets of PVC pins depicting several of the Cousin characters, as well as a…
As we approach the first birthday of Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week, the success of Nintendo’s latest installment in its popular life sim series has been well documented throughout its first year on the market. The game continues to dominate software sales worldwide, and according to Nintendo’s latest financial…
Try saying that headline five times fast! In late March, the Nook App within the Nintendo Switch Online app for mobile devices will be receiving an update that provides Nook Points once a day for logging in. The Nook Points can then be used in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to…
Bravely Default II has been available for a few weeks now, but I still find myself focusing on Project Triangle Strategy’s demo. Say what you will about the amount of time it got last Nintendo Direct, those sprites are gorgeous and it at once feels new and familiar. Of course,…
This week’s upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ update is bringing a slew of new features to the game on March 18th, but Nintendo has an additional surprise in store for next week, too. According to Nintendo’s website, the Island Tour Creator will launch on March 23rd as a “limited-time web…
The original release of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was all the way back in 2012. The fantasy action-RPG featured a vast open world, a stellar soundtrack by Grant Kirkhope, and told the tale of a world whose inhabitants were cursed by fate itself to fail and die, with no hope…
