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…
Talk about a busy video game season – Bandai Namco Entertainment finally locked in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s release date for the Nintendo Switch. Circle your calendars for September 22nd and grab some friends so you can Kamehameha one another all day long. The date has been confirmed by Bandai…
In a couple of days, Switch owners in North America and Europe will be battling it out in the free Splatoon 2 Splatfest demo to determine the best sugary treat – Ice Cream or Cake? Over in Japan, however, the subject is different, with Nintendo’s home country determining the winner…
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,…
UPDATE: According to the official German Nintendo page, the Champion 4-Pack will also be making an appearance in Europe. No word yet on a North American release, but stay tuned for more details. When it comes to amiibo, we’ve seen four-packs, two-packs and ever larger figures thanks to the Guardian….
Max Brass isn’t the only new addition heading to ARMS in the near future. The official Japanese Twitter account for the game has confirmed another feature – records. With the touch of a button you can see several statistics, which include your most-used ARMS, hit accuracy, the win percentage of…
There’s no doubting that Sonic Mania is hitting all of the nostalgia beats, from the delightfully ’90s promo artwork to the enhanced Sega Genesis sprites. Personally though, I think the element that brings it all together is the music composed by Tee Lopes. The sweet synths, digitized voice samples and…
Nicalis is bringing yet another game to the Nintendo Switch this year. Ludosity’s Ittle Dew 2 will be out on November 30th this year and it’ll retail at $29.99 ($23.99 thanks to Amazon Prime and/or Best Buy’s GCU discounts). From Amazon’s listing: “Ittle Dew 2 is a charming and humorous…
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 Splatoon 2 hype train is trucking along, and if all of the celebrating and hype has gotten made you parched, you can quench that thirst with a new Splatoon-themed drink (if you live in Japan). Kirin Mets, which Google tells me does not have anything to do with the…
Splatoon 2’s pre-release Cake vs. Ice Cream Splatfest won’t be kicking off for another week, but that didn’t stop us from taking a stroll through Inkopolis Square, thanks to the now downloadable Splatfest World Premiere. This kind of active lobby was a huge part of giving the first Splatoon…
Tomorrow at select GameStops, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., you can duke it out yet again with ARMS. Similar to last month’s GameStop event, anyone who stops by and partakes in a match can pick up those sweet, sweet ARMS sleeves that feature Ribbon Girl and Spring Man. For…
Captivated by a crying child’s traumatized trek through the nine circles of hell and the twin-stick tumblings of a certain sacred seedling, it’s no secret that I’ve become quite the glutton for punishment afforded by the infamously challenging genre known as the roguelike. In fact, not a week goes by…
