Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
Games have glitches. It’s been a constant for decades, and while some are so minor they go unnoticed, others can bring such sheer ridiculousness that you just gotta try them yourself. That brings us to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where Isabelle just so happens to be shattering reality in…
The announcement of Joker from Persona 5 as the first DLC character for Smash Ultimate sent waves across the internet, as fans of the hit JRPG rejoiced for their sweet, sweet representation. But it also prompted questions: who among the remaining four roster picks could match the same level of…
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The past weekend pit the heroes and villains of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate together in the form of a Splatoon 2 Splatfest, and the results have come in. While the heroes were victorious when it came to the public vote, the villains proved too cunning to let them win so…
We’re only a few games in but Sega Ages is already promising quite a few near-perfect conversions of classic games, and its just added two more to the pipeline. The arcade versions of Puyo Puyo 1 and 2 will both head to Switch, though dates haven’t been promised. Online play…
Travis Strikes Again is almost here and this latest take on No More Heroes has received a new trailer. Have a look at Electric Thunder Tiger II, one of the games Travis and Badman will find themselves in. A clash of electro and cyberpunk, it fits the frantic…
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Character Column, where we run down all manner of royal, ruffian, and rough-around-the-edges rube in a weekly analysis of various characters. Last week we ran down the nuances of Inklings and avatars in Splatoon. This week, I’d like to begin by demanding that…
After already having a day 1 patch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has gotten bumped up to Version 1.2.0. With that comes a few changes to many corners of the game, though without much elaboration. For one, the difficulty of approaching challengers has been adjusted. I imagine this is supposed to…
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…
Ever wondered what the story behind the Smash Bros. logo was all about? If you’re a longtime player, you might be interested to hear what series creator Masahiro Sakurai recently stated in a video shared on Nintendo Japan’s YouTube channel. When asked what the logo represented, Sakurai said that the…
Yesterday, the first entry in the long running Phantasy Star franchise got brought to the Nintendo Switch under the Sega Ages banner, and it’s no simple port. The folks over at M2 have made sure to keep it as accurate to the source material as possible, while also offering more…
