You know it, you (might) love it, if you have a Switch 2 you have a 95% chance of having already played it! Mario Kart World has taken top of the podium at The Game Awards 2025 as Best Sports/Racing Game! The Nintendo Switch 2 launch title beat out its…
Taking place shortly after the Tomb Raider reveal, Geoff Keighley announced a brand-new exclusive Switch 2 co-op game at The Game Awards. Titled Orbitals, it’s essentially an homage to “It Takes Two,” just with a retro anime style straight out of the ’70s. The impression I got was Astro Boy,…
Because Geoff Keighley loves his WORLD PREMIERES, Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter film had its debut teaser unveiled as part of The Game Awards tonight. Showcasing a surprisingly faithful rendition of the classic arcade game, most of the cast from the film were on stage to debut the teaser and… I’m…
Earlier this week, Darkrai got its own Pokkén Tournament DX trailer. Today, we’re getting a look at another fighter who was exclusive to the arcade version of the game, Empoleon! Being the final evolved form of a water starter, most of Empoleon’s moves are all about soaking foes, from…
Do you like fun? Do you have friends? Do like having fun with your friends? Then you need to consider grabbing the Jackbox Party Packs. While not every game is created equal in a given collection, as a whole the franchise has been great for parties with just about anyone,…
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…
After teases, hints and all kinds of hoping, it looks like we have solid confirmation that Super Meat Boy is going to die and die again on a Nintendo Switch near you. The notoriously difficult platformer’s found its way onto plenty of systems in the past, but with The Binding…
In less than a week, I’ll be speeding through the hybrid nostalgia trip/step forward that is Sonic Mania, and for the second day in a row, Sega has a new video up to mark the occasion. This time it’s a new music track for mini bosses called “Danger on the…
Since the game was announced, I’ve wanted to see how certain classes would play and behave in Fire Emblem Warriors. Pegasus Knights were at the top of that list, and thanks to the reveal of Awakening’s Cordelia, we can finally get a brief look. While nothing indicating a greater sense…
In anticipation of the game’s release later this month, Monster Hunter XX has a demo that was just added to the Nintendo eShop. Curious to try it out? You’ll need a Japanese Nintendo account to log in and access the shop. From there, you can follow this nice step-by-step guide…
In preparation for the next character to join the ARMS roster (oh yes, you read that right), a new update has been added for ARMS. Nintendo of Japan’s Twitter page tweeted out the announcement with the Japanese ARMS account (run by Biff) adding a little anecdote about the game’s future. This update…
We’ll skip right to the chase — Risky Boot’s DLC now has an official name: Pirate Queen’s Quest! The DLC is complete and is being reviewed by Steam, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Sometime in the near future, those who backed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will receive a download code. The Tinkerbat…
Looking an awful lot like Smash Bros. in terms of setup, Brawlout is beating Nintendo’s own crossover series to the Switch. Already out on PC and coming to other platforms soon, the local multiplayer friendly fighter has just been announced to be coming to the Switch later this year. …
In a surprise announcement, DrinkBox Studios revealed via Twitter that Severed is set to slice up some monster limbs on Nintendo Switch — starting today, no less! That’s right, swipe savvy heroes: you can head into the eShop this very instant ahead of Thursday’s regular refresher and download the seductive…
At the very end of the month, Europe’s version of E3 will be back again in Germany. 2017 marks the first Gamescom during the era of the Nintendo Switch, and given the rest of this year’s lineup, Nintendo’s not holding back. We’ll get another look at Super Mario Odyssey on…
