March 20th, 2019 0
Nindies Spring Showcase 2019 Live Blog
Welcome to today’s Nindie’s Spring Showcase event! You can watch the stream below:
Recent Articles
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A Charizard-shaped Cheeto sold for a ludicrous $87K at an auction
In a story that sounds straight out of a comic book, a Charizard-shaped Cheeto recently sold at Goldin Auction House for an astonishing $87,840. The news made a national headline by the Associated Press who detailed the brief history of the item as well as its final sale price. According…
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Nintendo Japan ends repairs on New 3DS XL and 2DS systems due to running out of replacement parts
Nintendo of Japan has revealed that, effective immediately, they will cease repair requests on all New Nintendo 3DS LL(XL here in the States) and Nintendo 2DS systems. If you remember, repair requests on New Nintendo 3DS systems ended in August 2024. The reason for ending repairs is due…
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You can pre-order a new figure of Fire Emblem Three Houses’ Sylvain at Play-Asia now
Having been nearly six years since the release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the Nintendo Switch, the game has maintained a surprisingly devoted following in that time. Case in point, Good Smile’s Pop Up Parade line of figures is now featuring Sylvain Jose Gautier of the Blue Lions house….
March 20th, 2019 0
Smash Ultimate inviting too many cooks into the Spirit Board kitchen
The broth is simmering, the meats been seasoned – all we need now is to bring the heat with some Smash! The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event is all about bringing too many cooks into its kitchen, ladling in plenty of ingredients to suit your taste for…
March 19th, 2019 0
Square Enix to partner with Kung-Fu Tea to release limited time Final Fantasy X themed drink
Square Enix is no stranger to some odd partnerships when it comes to game promos. Just last month they were working with Dippin’ Dots to promote Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon, for example. And now they’ve partnered with bubble tea chain Kung-Fu Tea to release a themed drink celebrating Final Fantasy X/X-2’s…
March 19th, 2019 0
Castle Crashers Remastered announced for Switch this summer
The period of time that passed between a tease to the official announcement wasn’t very long at all. Via a spiffy video showing the ten year journey of the game, The Behemoth has officially confirmed Castle Crashers Remastered for a Switch (and PlayStation 4) release this summer! Check it out…
March 19th, 2019 0
Hollow Knight devs celebrate 2nd anniversary, share Silksong character info
The impeccable masterpiece Metroidvania Hollow Knight turned two years old last month, and after a bit of a delay the folks at Team Cherry have written up a blog post celebrating that achievement. They’re beyond grateful to fans for the response and support, and posted a great deal of fan…
March 19th, 2019 0
We’re teaming up with Hori for some D-pad Joy-Con giveaways!
Categories: Merchandise, Switch
If you’ve been looking for more Nintendo Switch accessories to add to your collection, our new set of giveaways may just peak your interest. We’ve teamed up with Hori and are giving away a number of Zelda and Mario themed Joy-Con across all of our social media accounts. That’s right…
March 19th, 2019 0
Let’s speculate about Mortal Kombat 11 guest kharacters
Categories: Switch
Ever since 2011’s Mortal Kombat, aka MK9, brought Freddy Krueger into the fight, NetherRealm Studios has been bringing surprising guests into their games. The first of their DC Comics fighting games, Injustice, had Scorpion from Mortal Kombat make the jump. Follow-up MKX had a bevy of guests, with Jason Voorhees,…
March 19th, 2019 0
My Time at Portia heading to Switch on April 16th
The Switch is something of a perfect system for life simulation games – after all, you can boot it up whenever during your downtime and busy yourself in a virtual world. While there are a few options already for those who want to unwind, next month will finally see the…
March 19th, 2019 0
Sega Ages: Virtua Racing gets a Spring release window in Japan and local 8-player split-screen
Sega Ages is slowly but surely growing outside of the typical Sega Genesis remasters, with the arcade versions of Out Run and Puyo Puyo being ported to Switch through the service. One of the most exciting and interesting upcoming ports, however, is Virtua Racing. Now we finally know the game…
March 18th, 2019 0
Sega opens survey asking for input on the direction of its many franchises
When it comes to companies with the most impressive number of intellectual properties, Sega ranks highly, with a back catalogue of countless famous properties that arguably rivals even Nintendo’s selection. In recent years, however, many of them have taken the back seat compared to the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog,…
March 18th, 2019 0
Texan man attains Guinness World Record for largest video game collection, unofficially accruing universe’s biggest backlog
Editor’s Note: The following article was written to have a satirical and jealous sounding tone. As game collectors ourselves, the Nintendo Wire team has nothing but respect and admiration for Mr. Monteiro’s amazing achievement. This one’s sure to make collectors and completionists alike tenuous for completely different reasons — Antonio Romero…
March 18th, 2019 0
Nindies Showcase: Spring 2019 Coming this Wednesday
It’s that time of year again. The snow is melting, the flowers are budding, and a giant heap of Indie games are coming to the Nintendo Switch. Just in time for GDC, the latest Nindies Showcase will air 9 a.m. PT this Wednesday, with 30 minutes of indie info. …
