Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
Just about a week before E3, a large Smash Bros. tournament was held in Wisconsin Dells — Smash ‘n Splash 3, the third iteration of a yearly tourney held at a waterpark. With nearly all the top players in attendance, one of the faces of Super Smash Bros. Melee —…
E3 2017 has come and, as always, Digital Foundry is on the case with a tech-focused take on the latest games. Nintendo’s announcements are no exceptions, and the Eurogamer off-shoot has just released a video diving deep into Super Mario Odyssey. There are plenty of interesting facts to learn from…
It’s been less than a day since the 3.0 update was released on the Nintendo Switch and alongside several pretty substantial changes to the system’s OS, an unannounced surprise also was discovered. Earlier this month, we reported that the Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad would be compatible with the Switch version…
With Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 making its way to the Nintendo Switch this fall, fans have raised questions as to whether or not we will be seeing the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo’s new console. A port of the Arc System Works developed fighting game isn’t currently planned for…
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…
Switch owners can update their system’s firmware to 3.0.0 today. There’s a little something for everyone with this new update — providing new Splatoon 2 user icons, a throwback to the Wii with adding channels dedicated to certain games, fixing a certain television brand and model from “prevent[ing] unintended HDMI…
This past Tuesday morning left a good chunk of the Nintendo fanbase melting into puddles of joy. Yes, this year’s E3 might have had some missing entries, but the crawl of a teaser for Metroid Prime 4 (working title) followed up by a double whammy with Metroid: Samus Returns was…
Pokkén Tournament was a game I really wanted to like on the Wii U, and despite putting several dozen hours into it, I can’t say it was everything I dreamed of from the concept alone. Now that it’s getting a second chance with more characters and features on the Switch,…
We’re almost a month away from Splatoon 2’s release. After this past week with new footage and a tournament happening during E3, we now have the full site for the game. There’s one caveat though: the Gear section is under construction. Sorry if you wanted to start seeing the everything…
Every year, in the days succeeding E3, the video games media zeitgeist attempts to discern a “winner.” They presume that the convention is a contest to see who can provide the most goods, rather than a shared opportunity for the biggest companies in the business to show what they’re working…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: E3 Edition! It’s been an exciting week for Nintendo fans the world over, complete with amiibo announcements, franchise revivals and plumber possessed T-Rexes. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a handy list…
I had zero expectations when Mario + Rabbits Kingdom Battle was first leaked to the world. With the number of Mario games there are in existence, I’ve no shame saying I don’t get excited for every new plumber themed game that comes along, and I didn’t have much experience with…
