Miiverse, StreetPass scrapped on Nintendo Switch

Categories: Switch, News

Sad news for fans and active users of Nintendo’s proprietary social networking platforms, as neither Miiverse nor the Nintendo 3DS’s StreetPass feature will be making the jump to Switch consoles. The news comes via David Young, Nintendo of America’s assistant manager of public relations, who broke the tidbit to Gamesbeat…

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Super Bomberman R impressions

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

The Nintendo Switch Presentation had a lot of huge announcements, but it was one of the smaller games that stood out to me most – Super Bomberman R. Not only is it the first console Bomberman game in years, it also shows Konami is willing to use the oft-forgotten former-Hudson…

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Fire Emblem Warriors Direct announced

Categories: News, Switch

During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream for the Switch, a surprise Nintendo Direct for the upcoming Koei Tecmo crossover game Fire Emblem Warriors was announced. It might be worth pointing out that while the presentation was said during Treehouse Live to be about Fire Emblem Warriors, it is titled as…

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Nintendo Treehouse Live with Nintendo Switch

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: Switch, News

Refresh page to see latest live blog updates. 13:49 CST: And on that incredibly bizarre note, it’s the end of the Treehouse Stream! More Switch info is no doubt going to come in waves now the release date is set, so all of us here at Nintendo Wire will be…

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Fire Emblem Warriors teaser trailer breakdown

Categories: Switch

What was long speculated and hoped for has at last become reality: Nintendo and Koei Tecmo have announced Fire Emblem Warriors, the next entry in Koei Tecmo’s long running “Musou” series, and the second Nintendo title of theirs since Hyrule Warriors. However, the teaser is barely a minute long —…

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Touring the Super Mario Odyssey debut trailer

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Switch, News

Jumping out in a big way, Super Mario Odyssey is looking like a Mario game I never knew I wanted from just this reveal trailer alone. Taking inspiration from the more recent “Super Mario 3D” titles in terms of presentation, it seems the game carries more of the spirit of…

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Switch game roundup

Categories: News, Switch

There are a ton of games coming to the Nintendo Switch that weren’t necessarily showcased in tonight’s livestream presentation. Below you can find a full list of what’s coming your way in 2017, complete with brand new Switch gameplay trailers where available: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild…

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 trailer breakdown

Categories: News, Switch

Words cannot describe my affection for Xenoblade Chronicles. The game is one of my all time favorites, and while its spinoff Xenoblade Chronicles X provided some good fun and an expansive world, a bit of the magic was missing. Imagine my ecstasy when it was announced that Xenoblade Chronicles 2…

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