Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
This console generation has been very good to indie games, and the people at Dodge Roll Games, developer of Enter the Gungeon, have plenty to celebrate. The developer put out a tweet announcing that Enter the Gungeon has sold more than 3 million copies across all platforms. In addition, the…
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…
Get prepared to navigate some ecological disasters this spring as NIS America has confirmed that Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories will be launching in North America on April 7th 2020. The game is the first in the long-running series to be localized since the second PS2 entry, and it continues…
Update: Via PR, SNK has announced bonuses for fans who pre-order Samurai Shodown on Switch. Pre-purchasing the game digitally will nab buyers a 10% discount along with the Neo Geo classic Samurai Shodown 2. Those who pre-order the game physically will receive a controller skin featuring Haohmaru and Yashamaru. We’ve…
Players have been able to put together their own Mario levels on the Nintendo Switch for over six months now thanks to Super Mario Maker 2, and the latest milestone has just been breached. As announced by the official Nintendo of America Twitter account, over 10 million courses have been…
In a recent interview posted to the official Mana Series Twitter page, Trials of Mana producers have shared their thoughts on what makes the latest entry, and remake, so special. The producers of #TrialsofMana share why they think the Mana series is so special. What makes it such a…
It’s been nearly 10,000 years since the last Animal Crossing: New Horizons reveal (okay, more like a week), but a new 30-second Japanese trailer (along with its English counterpart) and artwork have been revealed for the game and there’s a handful of new details we can glean from them. …
Nintendo’s been pushing online competitions much more frequently than it has in any other console generation, and it looks like even earlier titles are still in the running for some friendly competition. And by “early,” we mean one of the Switch’s earliest games: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is taking another…
For a series that’s been around since 1997, One Piece has no shortage of memorable moments. When you take a whole bunch of those moments and throw them into a single storyline, you get Enies Lobby. An emotional turning point for several members of the Straw Hats, standout fights with…
More information on Nintendo Switch-exclusive Bayonetta 3 will be coming “soon,” according to PlatinumGames in a recent interview. The interview, which was translated by Siliconera, is between Inside Games and Bayonetta 3 developer PlatinumGames’ president Kenichi Sato and studio head Atsushi Inaba. The two share their ambitions for the studio going into…
A revised Nintendo Switch model is reportedly set for release in mid-2020, according to Taiwanese news outlet DigiTimes. DigiTimes reports that Nintendo is “planning to release in mid-2020 a new model of Switch, which will begin volume production at the end of first-quarter 2020.” DigiTimes sources people “from the related…
The House in Fata Morgana, one of the most critically acclaimed visual novels in recent years, is officially coming to Switch. The port was teased late last month by the physical publisher Limited Run games, and now it’s been officially announced by the developers at Novectacle. It's time to…
