With a little over a week left until The Super Mario Galaxy Movies releases in US theaters, it’s only natural that film rating boards would start posting their ratings for the film. While we previously reported on a potential spoiler from a French theater chain, this time the newest “spoiler”…
The voice actress behind Resident Evil Requiem’s persistent stalker enemy, The Girl, has revealed some of the icky tricks she used to make the monster sound so unsettling. Delanie Nicole Gill spoke at a panel at MegaCon Orlando 2026, where she described the lengths she went to get the creature…
In a blog post on its website this morning, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company will be laying off over 1,000 employees following a downturn in Fortnite engagement over the course of 2025. Writing, “we’re spending significantly more than we’re making,” it seems Sweeney’s genius idea is…
26 minutes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gameplay footage is now available for your viewing pleasure, thanks to the German gaming site GamersGlobal. All modes are showcased, though unfortunately new racers are not. Keep in mind that the video is in German so, unless you speak the language, don’t expect…
While not as well known as many other Square Enix luminaries, Takashi Tokita has had his part to play in the development in many of the studio’s biggest games – from directing the likes of Chrono Trigger and Parasite Eve to being heavily involved in the remakes of Final Fantasy…
While much of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is shrouded in mystery, we have just learned more about what will undoubtedly be one of its most crucial elements: the game’s soundtrack. Legendary composer Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger/Cross, Xenogears) is heading the composition and offered a status report recently, saying the recording has…
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…
Sega of Japan has released its streaming guidelines for the game Puyo Puyo Tetris, which is getting a port to the Nintendo Switch. Here’s the translation of the guidelines: Videos of any gameplay can’t be posted for profit unless the website you upload it to already has a mechanism for…
In Seaside, Oregon, there’s a huge arcade on the main street in town. It has racing games, shooters and fighters. Modern games fill the majority of the square footage. There is, however, a small corner that contains classic arcade cabinets with games such as Ms. Pac-Man, Street Fighter and, most…
UPDATE: Nintendo of America has unveiled the American version of Judd’s small kitty counterpart’s name in Splatoon 2 via Twitter. It’s time for the world to say hello to Li’l Judd! (How appropriate.) Did anyone else notice the adorable furry creature seen in the recent #Splatoon2 #Testfire event? Meet…
You’ve probably already noticed the high number of indie games making their way to the Switch now and in the near future. That’s no fluke: SteamWorld series developer Image & Form recently told MCVUK that Nintendo has finally come around and is now taking the same approach to digital publishing…
While the Wii U is noteworthy for lacking third party support, no absence was more noted than Square Enix’s. While the company’s support for Nintendo home systems has waned since the days of the SNES, the utter lack of Wii U games outside of MMO Dragon Quest X and the…
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…
If you’ve been looking for an old school, arcade-style basketball game to play on your spiffy new Nintendo system, the wait is over: developer Saber Interactive is bringing NBA Playgrounds to the Switch soon. Officially licensed by the NBA, Playgrounds features every NBA team and offers you the chance to…
It looks like Disney is hopping on the Switch train with a new game to celebrate the release of the next installment in the Cars franchise. Cars 3: Driven to Win has officially been announced for both the Switch and the Wii U, and has been set for a June…
