As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
The Switch has reached another milestone in its home country, as Famitsu is now reporting that total sales of the console in Japan have exceeded 15 million. It was able to reach this point in only three and a half years as of September 6th, with Famitsu providing a graph…
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons console brought together an exclusive Switch, Joy-Con set, and Dock to melt our hearts (and wallets) in an instant. It’s clear the first half of Nintendo’s year belongs to Animal Crossing, but with global pandemics and supply shortages it may’ve been difficult for fans to…
As 2020 enters its final third, fans have no doubt been wondering what the status is for any game tentatively scheduled for a release this year. Among those is No More Heroes 3, the return of Travis Touchdown from Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture. After a few appearances at various events…
Yet another limited edition Nintendo Switch has been announced, and this time it’s themed around Fortnite! Currently confirmed for just Europe, the Switch is being released to celebrate the fact Fortnite is the most-downloaded game in the region. The free-to-play game will be pre-installed on the new system, and owners…
It’s a victory for tortoise fans everywhere — the new Pokémon Café Mix special customer event features Sinnoh starter and certified Absolute Lad (or Lass) Torterra, who will join your staff if you raise its friendship points high enough during the allotted period. The event’s running from today…
Originally released in 2019, Lost Ember is finally joining the Nintendo Switch family later this month on Thursday, September 24th. Created by Mooneye Studios, Lost Ember drops you, the player, into a lush and vibrant world. Yet, under the surface, one wonders why only nature is thriving and that there…
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition will both be receiving steelbook cases courtesy of Limited Run Games. The announcement was made following last week’s reveal of Limited Run Games’ collector’s editions for Shantae and Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut, which both come with steelbook…
Welcome to the Nintendo 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 a…
Previously, we shared GameStop’s pre-order bonus for Super Mario 3D All-Stars. However, they’re not the only retailer offering Mario-themed goodies. Target has revealed a Mario-themed magnet set featuring characters, items, and logos from each of the games! If you’ve ever dreamed of slapping the visage of Petey Piranha on your…
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is nearly here, and for anyone who hasn’t secured a copy of this limited-time release (or who wants to make sure they can get the most out of their purchase) we’ve gathered up the known pre-order deals for this compilation of 3D platforming classics. Each of…
Smash Ultimate has shared its next Spirit Board event and it’s head and shoulders above a few of the more recent ones — literally! I’m talking luscious locks and flowing waves of hair, flowing free for your collection. 【スピリッツイベント】9/11(金)から3日間、スピリッツボードのイベント「戦いも なびく髪も美しく！」を開催！ 期間中は、ロングヘアーのスピリッツがたくさん出現します。ぜひチェックしてみてください！#スマブラSP pic.twitter.com/q7IrvogqVV — 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) September 9, 2020 …
Super Mario Galaxy is the newest of Super Mario 3D All-Stars’ collection, and it definitely shows. With visuals, music, and gravity mechanics that its predecessors couldn’t even dream of, it took our breath away in 2007. Now, in 2020, it is poised to do the same again. This…
