Nintendo has announced a brand-new 2D platformer starring Yoshi for Nintendo Switch 2. Rounding out the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary segment in today’s Nintendo Direct presentation was the reveal of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. When a talking book called Mister Encyclopedia (Mr. E for short) falls from the…
Nintendo is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario series in a big way, and just like we saw with the 30th, amiibo aren’t being left out! Nintendo has announced a pair of Super Mario Galaxy amiibo featuring Mario, Rosalina, and Lumas, set to launch on April 2nd. While…
What a day to be an amiibo fan! During this morning’s Nintendo Direct, we got TONS of amiibo news, including some of the most unique figures we’ve ever reported on here at Nintendo Wire! Kirby Air Riders is getting a pair of brand-new amiibo on November 20th, with promises of…
Today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX hits the Nintendo Switch, bringing the classic GBA and DS dungeon crawlers into 3D for the first time. The Pokémon Company has put out a new video that explains each of the shops you’ll be able to visit in a cute, narrative-driven way….
As we cross another date off on our calendars, Nintendo isn’t stopping with showing off Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The newest videos are all for Japan and they dive into how many different themes we can use to craft our perfect island life. Check out all three commercials below: https://youtu.be/LWmLNFdtQXc…
If you haven’t heard, there’s a lot of Animal Crossing: New Horizons merchandise going around these days. Following on the footsteps of numerous pre-order bonuses, Anime Festival Sydney has announced four unique decorator pins for those attending the convention. The only requirement for obtaining the pin is playing the Animal…
As we approach Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ departure date of March 20th, more fuel to the fandom’s hype train is easy to acquire. Thanks to new footage appearing, a demo-build touring around the world at events, and fans crafting their passports, there are a lot of ways to get excited….
Get ready to slice and dice up a smorgasbord of culinary delights with the power of Nintendo Switch and Cooking Mama. The beloved cooking game from the DS-era will now get to trade in Wii remotes and styli for Joy-Cons this month. In February, we were treated to a trailer…
Square Enix’s remake of Trials of Mana, which got an official localization for the first time last year, is just over a month away from hitting store shelves. To better explain just what the game has to offer, a lengthy new gameplay trailer has been released. Give it a watch…
In 2008, NIS put out a brutally hard platforming spin-off of the Disgaea series starring the Prinny mascots. Now, that first game and its 2011 sequel are heading to the Switch with an “Exploded and Reloaded” port. Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded will launch for Switch this fall….
During the company’s E3 2019 conference, Ubisoft announced the brand-new competitive multiplayer game Roller Champions, though no platforms other than PC were confirmed at the time. Now the company has officially announced via a dedicated livestream that the game, which combines roller skating with basketball in a futuristic setting, will…
In a true moment of magic, the Make-A-Wish foundation has made a young teenager’s dream come true today by making him the first non-NBA athlete in the NBA 2K franchise to be authentically scanned and included into one of the games. William Floyd, a 15-year-old from Georgia was recently brought…
This week, BAFTA unveiled the nominees for the 2020 British Academy Games Awards. Celebrating games made within the UK and from all over the world, this ceremony is another victory lap for the best games of 2019. Among the 18 categories, these first-party Nintendo games made the cut: Luigi’s Mansion…
Coronavirus is everywhere right now, so it’s no surprise seeing it seep into video games. Specifically, Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, and distributor of the Nintendo Switch console, released a statement saying it will extend the warranty by six months due to the virus. So long as you purchase a…
For a little while now, the Japanese social media accounts for Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been sharing a few cute, short “4-koma” comedy manga starring Tom Nook and his underlings. Now, we’ve finally got one localized, and it’s all about DIY. Be sure to read it from right to…
