It’s already been a few months since Doug Bowser has seized the position of Nintendo of America head from the much revered Reggie Fils-Aimé following his retirement, but he appears to be acclimating to his role well, as revealed in a Mashable profile released around E3, where Bowser discussed his…
Later this week, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order launches exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, assembling many of Marvel’s iconic heroes and villains in one place once more. While the game has had a presence in multiple Directs and Treehouse presentations, there haven’t been too many places to get…
My Nintendo just added a couple of Dr. Mario World wallpapers to its rewards list. You can now decorate your PC, smartphone, and tablet with two designs, simply named Wallpaper A and Wallpaper B. The first shows off a variety of characters for the all new mobile game, and the…
Later this week, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order launches exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, assembling many of Marvel’s iconic heroes and villains in one place once more. While the game has had a presence in multiple Directs and Treehouse presentations, there haven’t been too many places to get…
Something big is brewing over in Las Vegas for anyone into fighting games, eSports, or seeing the hypest crowds around. Evo 2019 is a few weeks away, and with registration now closed for participants, the final numbers are in: Evo 2019 Final Numbers!Smash Ultimate – 3492Street Fighter V –…
Even when I’m staring at my calendar, waiting for Fire Emblem: Three Houses to drop later this month, there’s something else on the way that’s got my eye. Astral Chain, the latest action title from PlatinumGames, will be at our greedy fingertips at the end of August, and while there’ve…
I’ve always been excited by developers playing around with the basic concept of fighting games. Usually, it consists of two players performing combos to deplete the opponent’s health bar, but plenty of games shake up the formula in ways you may have never thought of. Divekick has all the basics…
A new trailer offers a closer look at the upcoming Switch game Doraemon: Story of Seasons — in English! In it, you’ll have the opportunity to watch interactions with a variety of townsfolk around Natura. You’ll see how walking around, greeting people, giving them presents, and doing favors for them…
Earlier this year, a few games were found to take advantage of a new “Boost” mode within the Switch hardware, which notably improved loading times in the likes of Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Now, another game is being patched to take advantage of the internal overclock…
A round of Pokémon Sword and Shield news will be arriving via Japanese variety show Pokénchi on Sunday, July 21st. The information was made known thanks to Pokémon news site Serebii.net, which states that the July 21st episode of Pokénchi will contain “the latest information” on the two games. Serebii.net…
While Yo-Kai Watch 4 just launched for the Nintendo Switch in Japan a few weeks ago, Level-5 is already planning to go back to the roots of the series on the system, with a port of the original Yo-Kai Watch. The port was namedropped by the company’s official virtual YouTuber…
I’m Ricky Berg and I love Skullgirls. As a Nintendo fan, I’m no stranger to having the same game multiple times, on every platform possible. Blame enhanced remakes, compilations, and the Virtual Console, but at least I try to keep this limited to my personal favorites. I’ve got multiple physical…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Why didn’t they flip the words to call it a Lite Switch” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Huge news this week — Astral Chain has…
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 a…
At this year’s Anime Expo, the presence of video games was felt more than ever. Plenty of publishers were in attendance to show off upcoming titles, and thanks to the upcoming Kill la Kill If, the Arc System Works booth was easily one of the most popular. Tucked right there…