Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
The Wii Shop Channel is where Nintendo got its start in digital retail back in 2006 but now it has been announced the service will be coming to a close. The news comes from Nintendo’s Japan and UK websites, where it’s revealed users will be unable to add more Wii…
Copying is what Kirby does, but the pink puff’s style has always been his own. He floated onto the scene in 1992 and had his first console Adventure the next year, all under the watchful eye of Masahiro Sakurai. Kirby’s Dream Land 2 would arrive in ‘95, with a few…
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…
The first, in what we hope to be many, Arcade Archives is live and for sale in the Nintendo eShop. Announced during this month’s Nintendo Direct, Mario Bros. is making a jump to the Nintendo Switch under the Arcade Archives brand. For $7.99, up to two players can choose to…
The Super Nintendo is home to some of the finest RPG experiences, a handful of which we’ve already shared with you in the other articles included in our Super September series. Personally, my childhood was made up of a trinity — or would that be Triad? — formed by Chrono…
Judging by most of the comments we get, the number of people lucky enough to get the NES and SNES Classic is going to be very small. But if you do find yourself opening up one of the elusive new micro consoles this Friday and have its older sibling laying…
2017 is the 30th anniversary of Final Fantasy and Square Enix is going to close it out with the franchise’s most iconic song – the Main Theme. According to the official site, a Fan Tribute video is going to be put together from various fan submissions, be they music covers,…
If the opening music box theme of Yoshi’s Island doesn’t make you feel something, I’m afraid you might not have a heart. And if you haven’t ever heard it, do yourself a favor and have a listen. Yoshi’s Island for the SNES was, at least in my opinion, one of…
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…
Video games are special to different people for different reasons. Sometimes it’s because a game came at the right point in our lives; sometimes it’s because its design, gameplay and presentation are expertly crafted; sometimes it’s because something about the game as a whole resonates on a deeper level,…
Kirby is Nintendo’s unsung hero when it comes to spinoffs. Yes, Mario is the main man, with a much longer list of appearances on this or any system. You can’t really argue with the likes of Kart and Party, but golf’s a different story. Mario had already hit the links…
Here w-, here w-, here we go! So they’re finally here, performing for…. Wait, wrong game. Cue Cranky Kong and his wind-up phonograph. For those of us who aren’t quite old enough to have experienced the old school arcade cabinets in their glory days, Donkey Kong Country may very well…
