In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we got a ported Wii U game! New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, first released for Wii U back in 2012, receiving an enhanced port for the Switch along with many other Wii U titles. New characters, upgraded graphics and a new item called…
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition was one of the biggest profile third-party releases announced for the Switch 2 during Nintendo’s big Direct unveiling earlier this year. While Steam Deck players have been able to take the game on the go for quite some time, it’s still pretty magical to see a…
After months of speculation by fans and games media alike, Nintendo has finally confirmed that Donkey Kong Bananza is being developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team. This information comes from a recent preview presentation attended by various outlets, including IGN and VGC, where Nintendo stated that the same staff…
The Nintendo Switch is a system that allows for a lot of freedom on the part of the player. Do they play docked, or handheld? With the included Joy-Con, the official Pro Controller, or a bevy of officially licensed third party pads? Unfortunately, while there are a lot of control…
More Pokémon Sword and Shield details came from the GameInformer Show podcast earlier last week. Sword and Shield is the cover story for the publication this month, so the outlet is slowly letting out a lot of details about Game Freak’s upcoming pair of games. First, the panel discussed how…
Super Mario Party is one-year-old today! It’s crazy how time flies, isn’t it? To celebrate, we took a look back at where the game stands a year from release, but we also wanted to put together some trivia about Super Mario Party you may not have known! 1….
When Super Mario Party was announced at E3 2018, I was over the moon. Finally, the series would be returning to its roots and doing away with the car-based gameplay that’d plagued the franchise since Mario Party 9. We could finally move independently again, plotting to sabotage others in our…
The 24-hour-long Pokémon Sword and Shield livestream of Glimwood Tangle launched this morning, and throughout the day, a single new Pokémon has been teased in various forms. Over the course of the day, we’ve been able to catch glimpses of the Pokémon’s shadow, it dashing across the screen, and it walking…
It’s been one month since Super Kirby Clash arrived on Switch, and like others my initial reaction to the reveal was fairly muted. I’d already played plenty of Team Kirby Clash Deluxe back on 3DS, even paying a little out of pocket for those all encompassing Gem Apples. While I…
GameInformer’s coverage of Pokémon Sword & Shield continues, with today’s update bringing with it a look at some all-new Pokémon Sword & Shield concept art. One piece they were granted the opportunity to share focuses on the player’s home, which was decorated like a British home. As someone who lives…
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…
Inti Creates has made a name for itself when it comes to sprite-based 2D action in the eShop. The original Azure Striker Gunvolt still stands out as one of my favorite 3DS downloads, with its sequel expanding on it in every way. Now they’ve expanded that world, giving rival character…
As promised, the 24 hour long Pokémon Sword & Shield livestream is about to start, giving us plenty of footage from the new forest area Glimwood Tangle. Chances are we’ll see some new Pokémon, so be sure to keep checking back to tune in! We’ll be sure to…
Recently it was rumored that the team behind the upcoming remake of Sega’s original Panzer Dragoon, Forever Entertainment, would be working on the iconic light gun games House of the Dead 1 & 2 next. Now, they’ve been officially confirmed by the company’s official Twitter account. Hi Guys! We…
Nintendo and Sega have teamed up again in the name of sportsmanship and competition to bring us the latest Olympic crossover: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. This marks the debut of the series on Nintendo Switch, letting you take its lineup of sporting event minigames with…
