It’s officially Black Friday, and retailers are rolling out the year’s best pricing earlier than ever. While we’ve already seen a handful of early discounts, Nintendo has now pulled out the big guns and dropped its best Black Friday deals at Amazon. Here are our Top 5 picks for the…
We’re now just about a week away from the launch of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and while two of the three Prime 4 amiibo are already in stores as I type this, we still haven’t known much about what these figures actually do in-game… until now! Nintendo of Japan has…
In a rather unexpected update, Valve has just updated Steam to include semi-official Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller support in its beta branch. In patch notes released by the company, it states that users can plug in their Switch 2 Pro Controllers via USB and use them via Steam input…
The first Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favorite games ever. Its rich story, complex characters, mesmerizing world and beautiful soundtrack will forever stand as a testament to the artistry of games for me. Yet when a spinoff/sequel sort of thing was announced a couple years back — Xenoblade Chronicles…
Waiting in line for Fire Emblem Warriors at E3, I had one expectation: that this would be like every other Warriors/Musou game in existence, with a Fire Emblem skin and some slight tweaks accordingly. But when I finally got my hands on the game and tore my way through the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: ARMS punches in, Cave Story+ recaptures our hearts and Ever Oasis gives our Switch a much needed break. Disclaimer: Having missed last week’s eShop update due to all the exciting festivities taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, we’re doubling up on all…
Nintendo has been dealing with a big Wii U problem these last few years. What about this year? Well, that situation made a full 180. The Nintendo Switch has been selling out non-stop across the world, and when you combine that with special editions of the system in Japan, you…
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…
Nicalis has been promoting Cave Story+’s release in fun ways this week so far. To top it off, there seems to be a big retweet party of fans picking up physical copies and sharing what keychain they pulled from GameStop’s exclusive edition. The celebration doesn’t end there though! If you…
Metroid fans hoping to get their hands on Samus’ latest 3D adventure might not have to wait as long as previously believed. While the teaser trailer debuted during Nintendo’s E3 Spotlight presentation did little to offer a release window for the hotly anticipated title, a recent GamesBeat interview uncovered some…
One of the most charming additions to the Nintendo Switch library is, without a doubt, Snake Pass. The title won us over as a truly innovative 3D platformer that reminded us of the glory days of the Nintendo 64. The good folks over at Sumo Digital have released a new…
During E3 we reported on an intriguing credit at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s trailer – Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts veteran Tetsuya Nomura would be designing “Torna.” At the time we assumed this would be the name of a character, but a recent message from the official Japanese…
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…
Sumo Digital tweeted out a tease on Snake Pass’ official Twitter account with extra “S”s to spare. Sssome news heading your way tomorrow…what could it be 🤔🤔 Ssstay tuned! — Snake Pass (@Snake_Pass) June 20, 2017 We don’t know if this means Noodle and Doodle are getting some…
If you’ve already played through Cave Story before, you’ll be happy to know that the Switch version isn’t just another port. Featuring the unique home and portability duality of the Nintendo Switch, as well as new refinements and modes, there’s a reason that “+” is in the title. More than…
