Kirby Air Riders hasn’t even been available for more than a day yet, but that hasn’t stopped players from creating the perfect air rider design: a bikini clad Chef Kawasaki. What started as a meme a few years back in Japan has become a cultural phenomenon and is now making…
Welcome to Day 2 of Black Friday Week! Black Friday deals are officially starting to roll out across the internet, and Nintendo Wire has you covered with the best Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 offers we can find. We’ve also updated our guides to include the latest PlayStation deals…
Capcom has revealed on social media that its fantastic fighter, Street Fighter 6, has moved six million units worldwide. Reversing course from the somewhat mixed reception that Street Fighter 5 received, 6 was immediately welcomed by fans as a return to form for the legendary series. Combining a fresh aesthetic…
A new adventure awaits in the Kalos region! Pokémon Legends: Z-A has finally launched, and trainers all over the world have set out on their journey across Lumiose City. If you need some help rising through the ranks of the Z-A Royale, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put…
According to a preliminary report from IGN, Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes place roughly five years after the events of Pokémon X and Y. When the game was announced nearly two years ago, fans wondered if it would be a far future journey much like how Legends: Arceus took place in…
In a new interview with Traxion, Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka explained why Sega made the decision to delay the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. While I’m pretty sure most people would have assumed this was the case, Iizuka said, “We wanted to release the Switch 2…
The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
In a massive update, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been added to Nintendo Music! Not only are the GameCube tracks added, but the Nintendo Switch soundtrack has also been uploaded. TTYD GameCube’s OST has 111 tracks at a runtime of four hours and 11 minutes, while TTYD Switch’s OST…
In a new update on Nintendo of Japan’s website, the company has detailed bits of Samus’ new motorbike in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Called “Vi-O-La,” the bike not only allows Samus to quickly traverse vast expanses of land, but will let her battle enemies and perform the “Akira Slide” to…
In celebration of Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2’s release on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Nintendo Music has added three new songs to the music service! One new track for Super Mario Galaxy and two new tracks for Super Mario Galaxy 2 have been created just for the Switch…
Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 are officially here on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 with a few quality-of-life updates in tow. While 4K at 60 fps on Switch 2 is a nice upgrade, the thing that got me most excited was the introduction of amiibo…
In a rather incredible bit of video game preservation, Namco’s first ever video game Gee Bee will soon be getting an Arcade Archives release across all platforms. The first ever re-release for the game since its 1978 debut, Gee Bee was designed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani after the company…
Get ready, cause it’s almost Showtime! Princess Peach: Showtime! has been added to Nintendo Music, bringing 73 tracks to the music service. Coming in at a runtime of one hour and 45 minutes, let’s take a look at the tracklist. Entrancing Prelude Opening Welcome to Sparkle Theater Grape’s Arrival…
Not only is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds a dark horse rising to take on some massive kart racing competition, it’s more than up to the task. As the first fully cross-platform kart racer (the game is on everything from PlayStation 4 to Switch 2), it takes pole position as the most…
