Today marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved action-adventure title Ōkami, which has players control a wolf with divine powers. Published by Capcom and developed by the now-defunct Clover Studio, the original tale of Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu launched on the PlayStation 2 in Japan on April 20th, 2006. Despite…
Developer Poncle has made a name for itself in the four years since Vampire Survivors launched in 2022. Releasing for budget pricing and offering a frankly ridiculous amount of value per dollar, Vampire Survivors became an overnight sensation for reasons that are maybe a bit hard to put into words….
The third and final installment in the Earthbound series, Mother 3, is 20 years old today. Launching on the Game Boy Advance on April 20th, 2006, the quirky RPG sequel still has not seen an official release outside of Japan, despite decades of Western fans begging Nintendo to localize it….
If you’ve been punching your way through ARMS like I have, you might be curious about the previously announced updates that are due to make their way to the game. The latest version of the game’s been detailed and comes along with two of those promised features. The first of…
One of our favorite parts of attending E3 is taking a look at all of the amazing Nintendo accessories that are in the process of being developed — and this year was no exception. The good folks at PDP gave us a tour of some of their upcoming accessories for…
We’re only four days away from the release of DLC Pack 1 for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and with it, comes several brand new costumes to use in your game. Today, the official The Legend of Zelda webpage has released some information on the upcoming Armor…
We unlock the Skyward Sword Link costume in Breath of the Wild using the newly released Skyward Sword Link amiibo. Each item is spawned randomly. It took over 50 resets to acquire all four items.
Please understand: Today’s edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the video version in lieu of our E3-centric Nintendo Newscast. The usual video, however, will return for the Wiretap on Monday! Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to…
While E3 is over and done with, there’s plenty of tiny tidbits and news pieces sprouting in its wake. This is evidenced by a recently published interview by Waypoint Vice with Reggie Fils-Aimé, who talked all things Nintendo. Here’s some of the more interesting responses: Reggie appreciated the general good…
In the run-up to next week’s release of Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack, the official Zelda website has been updating with stories from the developers. The most recent post focuses on the Korok Mask, with director Hidemaro Fujibayashi going into how the Wind Waker species found its way…
Please understand: Today’s edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the video version in lieu of tomorrow’s E3-centric Nintendo Newscast. The video, however, will return for the Wiretap on Monday! Make sure to join us on YouTube tomorrow night for all our thoughts about last week’s E3 news! Welcome…
We unlock the Fierce Deity Link costume in Breath of the Wild using the newly released Majora’s Mask Link amiibo. Each item is spawned randomly, with the Fierce Deity Sword being the hardest to obtain. It took over 100 resets to acquire all four items.
Everybody needs a little Mii time. This time, I recount my experience at E3 2017 with my personal insights on the new games, as well as a detailed look at the new amiibo… Oh yeah, and I sword fight with monsters!
We’re less than a month away from Splatoon 2’s release if you can believe that! Luckily with each passing day there’s something new to coo over. The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account is celebrating Wet Floor today – they’re the new band featured in the sequel. Not only do we get…
One of the most enigmatic first party Nintendo Switch games is “Project Mekuru”, which showed up at several events earlier in the year including the Nindies Showcase and April’s Nintendo Direct. It was since named and released as Battle Sports Mekuru in Japan last month, but now it finally has…
