This week was the grand opening of Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. Included as one of the five lands within is Super Nintendo World, Nintendo’s first step into the theme park world. And while park is split into two — one based on Mario and the other on…
With only a week left to go in May, it’s time for Nintendo to spring some new classic games onto its NSO service. Instead of a broad selection of titles, this month sees four new Game Boy games getting added, with one being a ludicrously expensive Game Boy Color game….
One of the more baffling decisions when it comes to the Switch 2 is Nintendo skipping out on Hall Effect joysticks for the Joy-Con 2. We’ve previously discussed the benefits of Hall Effect joysticks before on Nintendo Wire, but suffice it to say, it’s a seriously big missed opportunity on…
The latest trailer for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, shown at Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct presentation, revealed plenty of new details about the game, but also left us with even more questions. One of those questions has been burning since the first 2019 trailer:…
The Pokémon franchise’s entry into the MOBA genre has finally been generally dated for both Switch and mobile, and it’s coming soon! Nintendo Switch owners will be able to battle down lanes this July, while mobile players will have to wait a little bit longer until September. The game received…
For reasons far beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, a swarm of Bidoof are about to descend upon the digital realm of Pokémon GO on Friday, June 25th. Shiny Bidoof will be hidden among the brown fluffy masses, which is the first time such variants will manifest within our GO…
Things have been quiet in Tetris 99 for a while now, but at last a new theme is on the way! Fans of Miitopia, Miis, and all around silliness won’t want to miss out on this upcoming event. As per usual, you’ll have to put in some work…
That’s a wrap on E3 2021! This year’s showing gave us four straight days of video game announcements, with a blowout from Nintendo during its E3 2021 Nintendo Direct on the final day. Weren’t able to keep up with all the news coming out of the show? Check out this…
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has had a wild reveal cycle, to say the least. After being heavily speculated on for months, then accidentally leaked by Nintendo themselves mere hours before being officially revealed at the Ubisoft Forward E3 showcase, it’s a surprise that the trailer for the game…
In under a month Ys IX: Monstrum Nox will be bringing its gang of super-powered misfits to the streets of Balduq on the Nintendo Switch. If you’ve been interested in the game, you’ll be happy to hear that not only is the game up for digital pre-order but you can…
For 30 years, the Super Robot Wars series has been crossing over mecha anime and manga properties for tactical RPG shenanigans. As part of yesterday’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, a new entry was announced and its set to celebrate the milestone anniversary. Better yet, as the game will be seeing a…
There are always bound to be some slight differences between regional Nintendo Directs, and E3 is no exception. In Japan that included the CAVE made fantasy bullet hell Mushimesama, which was released originally in 2004 and shadowdropped on the US eShop during the presentation. As shared in the…
No disrespect to big names like Metroid Dread or Breath of the Wild’s still unnamed sequel, but the E3 Direct reveal that really got me hyped was Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. I’ve been eager for Orange Star and the rest of the series’ nations to return in some way,…
Father’s Day is this weekend, and it looks like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remembered to mark its calendar. A new Spirit Board event is on the way focused entirely on dads from across all of the represented series. So settle in for an afternoon watching golf and hoping you picked…
Doom Guy is back and isn’t finished in Doom Eternal! We’ve been waiting for the game’s DLC to arrive on Nintendo Switch, ever since Bethesda mentioned in November that “The Ancient Gods: Part One will arrive at a later date.” Well, wait no more as that later date is today!…
