As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
Uniqlo has announced the theme for its Uniqlo T Shirt Grand Prix for 2017, and that theme is none other than everybody’s favorite video game company, Nintendo! Themes for UTGP in recent years have been famous rock bands, Pixar movies, and Star Wars. Anyone can enter the competition, no…
While those in the west have only just gotten the first batch of Pokémon Horizons episodes, Japanese fans are about to embark on a third season of adventures with Liko and Roy beginning April 12th. To build up to the new episodes, The Pokémon Company Japan has paired up with…
Animal Crossing-themed apparel has recently been overwhelming stores from dozens of companies including the likes of Cakeworthy, UNIQLO, and Graph. As reported before, Nintendo has once again collaborated with Puma to release new footwear, this time based on New Horizons. After weeks since the initial reveal, audiences finally have a…
There’s no shortage of options for those who want to wear some Animal Crossing-themed apparel, with Cakeworthy, UNIQLO, and Graph being just a few of the many brands and retailers that have partnered with Nintendo to bring you all manner of shirts, dresses, and hoodies. But what about footwear? That’s…
There’s no shortage of options for those who want to wear some Animal Crossing-themed apparel, with Cakeworthy, UNIQLO, and Graph being just a few of the many brands and retailers that have partnered with Nintendo to bring you all manner of shirts, dresses, and hoodies. But what about footwear? That’s…
We’re continuing to list off the things we’d like to see come to fruition during the celebration for the 35th anniversary of Zelda! Below you’ll find the second half of our list showcasing dream projects we’d love to see turn to realities during the event, which officially kicks off next…
Super Mario fans looking for some new footwear will want to jump into these new pairs of shoes likely releasing this year. Clothing company Puma is no stranger to video game crossovers. After gearing up Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid V overseas and helping out Sonic the Hedgehog produce…
We’ve seen quite a few fashion and apparel brands collaborate with The Pokémon Company in making a limited release Pokémon themed merchandise line. The fast-fashion company ZARA is joining in and slowly releasing various Pokémon themed shirts, shoes, and bags around the world. Of the three items that are available…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “spent $25 on an ultra rare jpeg of a rapping bear once” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Ah, gacha games. The perpetual source of my…
In the past couple years, Nintendo has done some interesting branching out in terms of branding and collaboration. We saw the release of several pairs of Vans sneakers in 2016, with the crossover incorporating franchises like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong. And even earlier in 2015,…
Last year we saw Nintendo branch out with fashion and makeup products thanks to Uniqlo, LeSportsac, and Shu Uemura. More collaborations are continuing this year, and to start us off a new retailer is giving its products some Nintendo flair. Announced today, Bloomingdale’s spring collection is all about the Big…
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…
