After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
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…
At the end of this month, the 16-bit RPG inspired dungeon crawler Tangledeep will finally hit the Nintendo Switch eShop, after the port was announced back in October 2017. Check out the debut trailer for the game below, which covers the story and grid-based exploration mechanics. You’ll be…
2019 has barely started, but there’s already a cadre of games we’re just waiting to get our hands on. And we’re not alone — Japanese publication Famitsu has released a reader poll of the most anticipated releases of the year, and it’s not surprising to see Nintendo favs sprinkled throughout….
There’s never a bad time for some benign trademark news, as Square Enix has apparently trademarked both “HD-2D” and “HD2D” in Europe. The phrase HD-2D was used to describe the visual design of Octopath Traveler, with its 3D, high-res pixel art and complex lighting effects. This presumably means the company…
NIS America posted a new gameplay clip of The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, featuring the game’s unique swapping mechanic. If you’re unfamiliar with this game, you play as the Wolf, who disguises themself as a princess at will to guide the Blind Prince through the forest. Playing as…
Travis Strikes Again may not have been the return of No More Heroes you were hoping for, but the quick-to-run-through game just grew a bit bigger. Now fans can carry over their skills and levels to a new playthrough after they clear a run through the Death Drive’s library. …
Just this week, the original Super Smash Bros. and the series itself turned 20 years old, making it the perfect time to look back and reflect on that everything the series has brought fans, myself included. I’ve been playing the games since the very beginning — I even remember renting…
Now it’s in the past it’s easy to forget the hype cycle of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which was filled with theories, rumors, fake leaks, and so much more. All that time, Sakurai and his team at Sora were working hard on the game, and now the man himself has…
Welcome to the Nintendo Newscast! On today’s episode, we talk waiting on the Direct, upcoming Nintendo Switch games, and our hopes for 2019!
