Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
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…
Nintendo has released the 10th course in its Ninji Speedruns series on Super Mario Maker 2! To celebrate the occasion, this course seems to have been tailored to be the biggest test of strategy yet. The course, titled Players Choice: Power-Up Party, features a selection of four power-ups right at…
Earlier this year, Niantic began to experiment with Pokémon GO’s premium currency, PokéCoins. Available to purchase with real-world money, PokéCoins could also be earned by defending Gyms. There are limitations with this (maximum of 50 PokéCoins earned per day) and PokéCoins wouldn’t be earned until your Pokémon was knocked out…
Pre-orders for the sea-themed Pokémon Re-ment set are now available at Play-Asia. Save 5% when using the code NINWIRE at checkout! Scuba diving isn’t for everyone, but the wondrous (fictional) creatures of the sea can be examined up close and personal without getting the bends thanks to these new Kirameki…
Another entry for the “curious coincidence… or not?” file today: it turns out that LEGO and Nintendo weren’t the first folks to come up with a LEGO NES that has a sidescrolling Mario feature, because a man named Brandon Jones beat them to the punch by over a year: …
GungHo Entertainment’s online, real-time action-strategy game Volta-X is releasing on Nintendo Switch on August 12th! The Saturday morning cartoon-infused mecha strategy title tasks players with building a highly customizable mech while managing a base full of anthropomorphic mech pilots as they fight to climb the ranks of the world’s largest…
For the 20 years since its debut, the Paper Mario series has changed itself multiple times and become something of an anomaly in the plumber’s history. Initially a simple RPG with a unique art style, it would go on to embrace and expand on those roots with unique (particularly for…
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a truly magnificent game. Not only did it have the challenging platforming gameplay and dazzling visuals that the series is renowned for, but it included a gorgeous soundtrack composed by David Wise. Wise’s return to the franchise in 2014 — 18 years after his…
UPDATE: Footage from the leak is being scrubbed from the internet via DMCA claims. Nintendo just can’t seem to get a break lately when it comes to having its secret content leaking into public viewing, with a gigantic series of various prototypes and unused game assets being shared last month….
Have you been looking for an inexpensive way to become a dragon-fighting Spellsword or blast through hordes of demons in heck? (This is a family website.) Well look no more – Bethesda is hosting a massive sale on the eShop with up to 50% off classics like Doom, Wolfenstein and…
You can pre-order Pikmin 3 Deluxe at Best Buy. Update: Check out this beautiful hi-res image of the Pikmin 3 Deluxe box art! Once again Nintendo has announced a game out of the blue! This time around it’s Pikmin 3 Deluxe, which is bringing the Wii U game to Nintendo…
While the Nintendo Switch has plenty of beat ’em ups to choose from at this point, one of the first to hit the system was a port of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds. The game bore more than a few similarities to the beloved Scott Pilgrim game, only with the cast…
Back in 1997, Koei Tecmo released Dynasty Warriors for the PlayStation. It was a typical one-on-one fighting game starring historical figures from the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history that didn’t make too much of a splash, yet its sequel, released in August 2000, carved a path into gaming history….
