If some recent rumors are to be believed, the upcoming PlayStation 6 will reportedly feature a handheld, hybrid-style design similar to the Nintendo Switch. This latest rumor comes from YouTube channel “Moore’s Law is Dead,” a channel that has previously leaked information on Sony’s PlayStation consoles well in advance of…
In a rather long livestream yesterday, Sega shared some brand-new footage of both Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 running on Nintendo Switch 2. Sega’s community manager, Carlos, and senior product manager, Brent, sat down to play the ports and discussed some of their favorite bits of information about the series,…
While digital sales of video games have slowly been taking over physical copies for more than a decade now, there are sometimes exceptions where players will opt for the disc or cartridge if given the chance. One such example is with Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2, where developer CD Projekt…
No matter how big my love for the Kirby series has remained over the years, even I felt a little surprised with how quickly and easily the credits came in Star Allies. The trip through the stars was enjoyable, but it wasn’t until the game’s multiple DLC updates came along…
Notable Japanese gaming publication Famitsu hosted its 2018 Famitsu Awards, and what a night it was for Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo. Along with the sadly-not-on-Switch Monster Hunter World, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was named Famitsu’s Game of the Year for 2018. It’s a sentiment we agreed with for sure, and…
Hot on the heels of Donkey Kong 3 releasing today, another arcade classic is heading to Switch courtesy of HAMSTER’s Arcade Archives. The time travelling airplane shoot’em up Time Pilot, originally brought to arcades in 1982 by Konami, was confirmed for a Switch release next week during a recent NicoNico…
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…
Labo VR just got a whole lot more interesting! Nintendo of America has just announced that VR support is coming to both Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Mario Odyssey appears to be getting a VR-specific update that will give players…
Another big Splatfest is on the way with Splatoon 2’s Spring Fest, and just like with previous events and holidays some fresh, new gear is up for grabs. This time around it’s not just headgear though, but a selection of new shoes modeled after Off the Hook themselves! These limited…
There’s not too long to wait now till the next big life sim hits the Nintendo Switch – My Time At Portia. Developed by Panthea and published by Team17, it promises to be a cute and colorful world to immerse yourself in, and now it has a new trailer to…
Marvelous recently held a two hour livestream for Rune Factory 4 Special, the upcoming Switch port of the farming action-RPG. While they showed off a good amount of gameplay and tidbits throughout the (Japanese-language) stream, a trailer released towards the end summarizes everything succinctly: We can see improvements…
Entering to the Toys-to-Life market after the big bubble that took out Disney Infinity and LEGO Dimensions burst, Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas didn’t have much competition when it released last fall. Throw in the Star Fox collaboration with Nintendo, and it wasn’t a surprise to see Switch’s starter pack…
Smash Bros. is a game full of kicks, slashes, shots, and more, but for its upcoming Spirit Board event it’s celebrating perhaps the core of all fights: the punch. Knuckles out and wrists locked, because these pugilists are muscling in to make the most of the weekend. 【スピリッツイベント】4/5（金）から3日間、スピリッツボードのイベント「うなる拳で即KO！ 剛腕スピリットたち」を開催！…
The time to krush skulls in Mortal Kombat 11 is nearly upon us, but there’s still plenty left to reveal before its April 23rd launch. Game Informer featured the game as its May kover feature, revealing a new kharacter and some previously unknown features and factors. First off, we have…
With the Switch’s current setup for online play, chatting with friends during Splatoon 2 requires an application on your phone, a device that can just as easily call your friends on its own. If you’d prefer an option more in line with what you’re used to, PDP has utilized the…
