3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
UPDATE: Unfortunately it looks like this information is incorrect – we, and many others, inferred from the cloud icon that Nintendo was accessing a cloud-based save system, but it turns out the company is using that icon for simple downloads of game data. Nintendo most likely transferred the data during…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
With the critical acclaim breaking records and making headlines ever since its release just two weeks ago, Nintendo’s latest entry in the Zelda series has been mounted on an incredibly well deserved pedestal in gaming history. There’s no better way to feature the praises than by mixing the visually stunning…
Get ready to head to GameStop if you’re in need of a Nintendo Switch! The company announced that limited stock of Nintendo’s hotter-than-hot cakes console will be hitting store shelves next week. While GameStop has been selling the console in a bundle online since the release of the Switch, this…
It’s been two weeks since the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and fan reaction has been nothing short of extraordinary. To celebrate the game’s historic success, Nintendo Japan has released several gorgeous new wallpapers with new art from the game. You can download both…
The Nintendo Switch is already off to a fantastic start, selling nearly 2 million units in less than a month. With a fantastic launch week behind the company, it looks like Nintendo is ready to double down on that success by doubling production from 8 million units to 16 million…
The Shovel Knight amiibo boasts great quality and functionality, as well as the distinction of being the first indie character to get immortalized in plastic. He might be a little lonely though, and with spectacular designs all around the rest of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove’s playable pixel paladins could provide…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
UPDATE: Off-screen footage of Sonic Forces has been added below. Provided generously to us by Samuel Oak. The gameplay world premiere for Sonic Forces was unveiled at the Gotta Go Fast panel at SXSW! Taking inspiration from both Sonic Generations and Sonic Colors, the new entry in the Sonic…
Project Sonic 2017 officially has a title! The newly named Sonic Forces is still on track to release Holiday 2017 on the Switch. Check out the official logo that was just revealed at SXSW only a few moments ago! Be sure to keep it here at Nintendo Wire as more…
The highly anticipated Sonic Mania was originally slated for a Spring 2017 release and has been pushed back to the summer instead. No details have been provided about a specific release date yet. A new classic zone has also been revealed for Sonic Mania! The fan-favorite Flying Battery Zone from…
Now the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been out for a while chances are many of you are on a Shrine hunt. To help you out, we’ve put together a massive map with every Shrine fast travel point unlocked. We made sure to make it a high…
