Summer Game Fest has come and gone, but that’s not stopping publishers from announcing their own livestreams to update players on new games. Capcom is the latest to throw its hat into the fray, with a new 40-minute “Capcom Spotlight” stream announced for June 26th, 2025. As you can expect,…
While fervor around the Switch 2 launch is at a pretty big high, it seems as if only Nintendo is really benefitting from the release of new hardware. A report from The Game Business states that other than Cyberpunk 2077, third-party games have had an incredibly slow start on the…
The latest entry in the Mario Kart series, Mario Kart World, has just turned two weeks old. There’s a lot that makes this game stand out; from the open world to the soundtrack and more, it’s got something for everyone. Especially when looking at the wide cast of characters, with…
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…
ARMS Party Crash Bash #2, titled “Double Vision,” has been announced, with featured fighters “The Bouncer” Spring Man and “the Mean Machine” Springtron going head-to-head. ARMS Party Crash Bash is a continuation of the previous “Party Crashes,” except with a bracket-style tournament that involves all of the ARMS characters. “The…
If you grew up with any Pokémon game featuring Kanto, you’re sure to be nostalgic for its familiar town tunes and adventurous route music. Let’s Go! definitely taps into that nostalgia, with some more fully-featured performances that retain what matters from each track. If you’ve been wanting to listen to…
While you wouldn’t necessarily associate the Assassin’s Creed franchise with Nintendo, it has crossed over to the company’s shores a few times, with a few DS spin-offs and the fully fledged III and Black Flag landing on the Wii U. After that though the franchise was a no-show, but that…
For the last few days, various Twitter accounts of featured series have been counting down to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and today that task fell to The Legend of Zelda. In honor of the crossover, all six of its playable characters (and Navi) joined in to reach for the most…
Remember how you could get a Captain Olimar Trophy back in Melee for having Pikmin save data on your memory card? It was one of the last I got on my perfect file, thanks to borrowing the game from a neighbor. The spirit of that cool bit of cross promotion…
Super Smash Bros. is no stranger to changing up some of Nintendo’s more risque designs, from toning down Bayonetta’s Wicked Weave attacks to giving female Corrin some pants, likely to ensure the game keeps intended age rating worldwide. Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Mythra is the latest character to see the adjustments,…
It seems that there has always been, and there always will be, a wonderful, endless stream of Shantae news. Limited Run Games is making sure that flow keeps coming, as the company has just announced via Twitter that Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse will be receiving a physical release for…
We’re finally here in the home stretch of what has been one of the shorter turnarounds — yet longest waits — for a Nintendo title. After its full reveal at E3 2018, or even its initial tease earlier in the year, the trudge towards the biggest gaming crossover and the…
The day has come when nearly the entire Kirby series up to this point is represented in one game. Kirby Star Allies has received its third free update since release, adding in not just new Dream Friends and other extras like the previous patches, but an all new mode to…
2019 may feel some ways away but it’ll sneak up on us pretty fast. Thankfully, Splatoon 2 will be there to give us some cozy familiarity as we enter the final year of the 2010’s, with a special themed event called Frosty Fest. Not unlike this year’s Halloween event, which…
It’s hard to believe, but there’s just one week to go till we’ll all have our hands on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The cross-brand countdown still has some ways to go, though, and this latest stop is one you might not have seen coming. 【あと7日】今年もあっという間でしたが後一週間は長く感じますね。では編集に行って来ます ＠野村#スマブラカウントダウン#スマブラSP#FFVII#クラウド pic.twitter.com/Qpd2q6Y4m3 — FFVII…
