If you’re a gigantic fan of the Animal Crossing series, you’ll want to mark May 2, 2024, on your calendars. First 4 Figures, purveyors of all manner of outstanding statues, will be releasing a new Isabelle statue for fans to fawn over. Available in two variants, pre-orders will open on…
Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate smashes through another milestone! The game has set a new record for a new launch month dollar sales record for a platform exclusive in all of video game history, beating out the long-standing champion, Halo: Reach. The info was shared by US Video Game Industry Analyst…
Out of all the announcements that made up today’s Indie Highlights reel, none were more surprising than CrossCode, at least if you’ve been following the game’s developers. Fans have been wishing for a port for some time, but the developers at Radical Fish Games expressed the difficulty of porting the…
We’ve known that Image & Form Games have been working on a new SteamWorld game for some time now, but we didn’t know what direction it’d take. The last time the studio diverged from the tried-and-true Dig formula we got the turn-based side scrolling strategy focused SteamWorld Heist, and this…
Once again Nintendo of Europe has shared with us a new Indie Highlights video, showcasing the smaller games heading to Switch over the coming year. Wargroove, the latest game in the SteamWorld series, goats… They’re all here. Check it out below:
It’s been a long time coming but we finally have a release date for Wargroove, and it’s a lot sooner than we thought! Announced as part of today’s Indie Highlights showcase from Nintendo of Europe, the Advance Wars-like strategy game was dated for February 1st alongside a cinematic trailer. Watch…
With the end of the two-part Fire Emblem Spirit Board event, it’s time to start planning for the next set of themed interdimensionally lost souls. This time it’s focusing on those characters with bonds so strong that their spirits are as one, like Pokémon’s Legendary Birds, Cream & Cheese, and…
The original Smash is… how many years old?! Wow, the time sure does fly. Super Smash Bros. is what you might call a game whose legacy precedes itself. Most people, Nintendo fans or not, have either played Smash or at least know what it is. It’s a game that is…
Kirby’s no stranger to twinkling stars and cosmic turmoil, and with this latest Star Allies concept art getting posted to Twitter, we get to see a little more of both. All of these illustrations were put together in preparation of Heroes in Another Dimension, with the first batch giving a…
You ready for the freshest beats around? A concert headlined by Splatoon 2’s Off the Hook dynamic duo is slated for this Saturday at Game Party Japan 2019, with projections of Pearl and Marina ready to play to a crowd of adoring fans. You can check out the teaser video…
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…
Nintendo of America has announced that both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 are getting North American tournaments in 2019. The Smash Ultimate North American Open will allow people from across North America to compete in regional tournament play in an attempt to qualify for the grand finals at…
Nintendo’s first big video event of 2019 has been announced, and in line with recent rumors, it’s another indie showcase. Tomorrow at 14:00 (UK time), watch a new #IndieHighlights video showcasing some of the indie games arriving on #NintendoSwitch in 2019! Visit Indie Highlights hub: https://t.co/7soZe1r5fo pic.twitter.com/CiGaqc3CBc — Nintendo…
