With Halloween around the corner, plenty of games are getting into the spirit with Halloween-themed events, and Pokémon Pokopia is no different. The Pumpkaboo’s Sweet Surprises event is going on now, and runs until November 1st at 4:59 a.m. local time. What new Pokémon are in Pumpkaboo’s Sweet Surprises?…
It was only a matter of time before the Switch 2 was jailbroken, though I didn’t expect it to happen a little over a year after the console’s release. On Twitter yesterday, user pepsipu posted a clip of a modded version of Mario Kart World and announced, “I jailbroke the…
It’s been quite a long time since Katana Zero released in 2019, but its developer, Askiisoft, has been working on DLC for the past half decade. Announced as free many years ago, lead designer/creator Justin Stander posted on social media today that not only is Katana Zero’s DLC still in…
Super Mario Maker 2 is bursting at the pipes with new tools, course parts, and features for helping make your dream creations come true. We already knew during the sequel’s reveal last month that slopes, snake blocks, and SMB3’s bitter bright spot, the Angry Sun, are set for their Maker…
Back on the Wii one of my favorite pickups was No More Heroes. Putting you in control of Travis Touchdown, an up and coming beam katana assassin climbing the ranks of killers, it was a strange game where you spent time dumpster diving and mowing lawns to raise up some…
The Ghosts ‘n Goblins series has long held a special place in my life. It was one of the first games I ever played on the SNES, arguably the greatest console of our time. (Fight me!) Completing Super twice for the true ending was practically a right of passage between…
It’s the 20th anniversary of a video game that has truly stood the test of time, as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time celebrates a whopping two decades of being hailed as one of the best, if not THE best, video games of all time. The action-adventure title garnered…
There’s nothing like adding some trimmings and ornaments to a Christmas tree! While we’ve been lucky enough to pick up the Nintendo themed ornaments from Hallmarks’ Keepsake Collection this year, sometimes it helps to add a homemade touch. Plus, we were missing a few characters from the collection. Toad fans…
Challenge in games can take many forms. Sometimes these come from the deliberate game design choices, sometimes they’re thematic flavor based on what story is present, and other times it’s because the developers just might secretly hate you. I have a strong feeling that the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series…
Meow listen here: According to Twitter, today’s International Cat Day. There’s no claws for alarm if you weren’t aware, we’ve got a few suggestions for how you can celebrate. Hopefully they amewse you, because Nintendo definitely has a strong history of feline friends across a wide spectrum. One of Mario’s…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Theftropolis gets a surge in crime, slimes worm their way out of gargantuan digestive tracts and a bunch of surprise Arcade titles strike on Switch. Our discount cups runneth over in today’s exciting eShop update! Nintendo’s patented pink ball of puff is headlining a…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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,…
It’s been the longtime dream of many a child and adult to see their favorite game worlds come to life. There are some exceptions, of course (something tells me most wouldn’t survive in the subterrain of Zebes), but to have vicarious fantasies become real is a desire that fuels many…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Cars shifts into third gear, Shantae struts on the Switch and a duo of TurboGrafx-16 games resuscitate the Wii U. Not much going on in the sales department this week. Classic GTA inspired indie game Retro City Rampage DX is down to half the…
TurboGrafx-16 fans, rejoice! Konami’s pumping the Wii U full of quarters tomorrow with retro TurboGrafx-16 classics Alien Crush and Neutopia II! Easily dismissed as just another in a sea of pinball simulators, Alien Crush used its harrowingly intergalactic theme to bring the genre to new heights back in 1988. It…
