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…
Looks like history repeats itself when it comes to long standing philosophical quandaries in squid based multiplayer shooters after all. One weekend long battle later and the age old question of “Which came first…” has its answer once again from Splatoon 2. The #Splatoon2 #Splatfest results are in, and…
It has been a long time since the last “General” Nintendo Direct aired – almost an entire year, in fact. Now, we might finally be getting the goods. For the past couple of weeks numerous insiders have been teasing an event for the end of August – these include NateDrake…
Do you like food and Pokémon? Of course you do! So, what better way to celebrate your love for both with some new cafe-themed Pokémon items that are based around Pokémon Café Mix? This new wave of merchandise features plushes (of course) and place mats, and is set for release…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has not only been an incredible hit this year, but it’s also become a bit of a beacon for various companies and brands. Sure, some ad campaigns are complete misses, but every so often a company or two ignores social media engagement predictions and just has…
Do you like surprises? Are you a fan of all things stuffed? Is Pokémon your jam? Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions, the Japanese Pokémon Center has a new mystery offering for you: a big box of 10 different Pokémon Fit plushies. The plushies included are…
The artistic manhole utility cover designs featuring Pokémon, dubbed as “Poké Lids,” have been rolling out across Japan over the last two years, but it seems as if The Pokémon Company is preparing to release dozens more. New utility hole covers have been appearing nonstop over the last few weeks…
A new collection of Splatoon “INK YOU UP” merchandise is now available from both Nintendo Tokyo and the My Nintendo Store. The new items available in the collection include a clear backpack, flat pouch, multi pouch, sandals, sun visor, baseball cap, bottle, towel, coin case, t-shirts, gacha belt, petit squid…
As has become the norm after larger Directs and showcases, Nintendo has released a new infographic for us to gawk at and strategize our purchases with! This latest infographic is all about new and upcoming Indie games, many of which were shown at the recent Indie World Showcase. …
Like all other conventions that were scheduled for this year, Gamescom 2020 has decided to shift its focus to a digital presentation due to the pandemic unfortunately affecting public appearances. Gamescom host Geoff Keighley went to social media to make it clear as to when the event will go live…
For any Trainers who have enjoyed battling it out with their favorite characters for the last year in Pokémon Masters, a new line of merchandise based on the mobile title will be hitting Japanese Pokémon Centers and Cafés at the end of this month. To commemorate the first anniversary of…
After this week’s Indie World Presentation, Nintendo’s Indie World Twitter account asked fans to send any questions they have for House House, the developers of last year’s cult-flock-hit Untilted Goose Game. They shared that they, Indie World, would ask House House some during an hour-long Q&A tweet honk-a-thon later in…
Previously the upcoming farming-sim/action-RPG Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin detailed its meticulous rice farming mechanics, and now it’s diving into the other half of the game’s core, showcasing the side-scrolling action elements of the game. Sakuna uses her farming tools to attack, using simple button inputs to hack and slash…
