This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
It’s been eight years since Mega Man’s graced us with his presence. Fans have since looked longingly toward the indie space to fill that Buster shaped hole in our hearts. While some failed to reach our Mighty expectations, others proved gallant feats of shovelry well worth unearthing. Yet still the…
With Isabelle promoted to playable, a new Animal Crossing Assist Trophy was in order for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Thankfully everyone’s favorite singing salty sea captain is back behind the wheel and ready to take you for a ride. When Kapp'n takes the stage as an Assist Trophy in Super…
More images from the Super Mario Odyssey art book have surfaced online (after the Bowsette concept that blew up online), and they include some new concept art. First, Rosalina was to make an appearance in the game as a guitarist, and I can now never forgive Nintendo for not moving…
In terms of “small aspects of gaming that I am way too passionate about,” alternate cover sheets for box art have to be up there. A good reversible cover makes a game look much nicer on the shelf, as these alternates from NISA for Disgaea 1 display proudly. Both alts…
If you’ve tuned into Twitter the last few days, chances are you’ve ended up face-to-face with Bowsette. A phenomenon coming along thanks to the Super Crown item in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, it’s given rise Peachified designs of many Mushroom Kingdom characters. Thanks to the Art of Super…
The World Ends With You: Final Remix is only a couple weeks away and ahead of that the developers have shared some thoughts with fans. The full version can be found over on Nintendo’s official website, but the highlights point to some potential for the series past this and word…
Just weeks away from the release of The World Ends With You: Final Remix and months from the highly anticipated (though sadly not Nintendo bound) Kingdom Hearts 3, the designer of all these characters, Tetsuya Nomura, has released a new piece of art alongside a message for fans of both:…
That bow, that ring, and that unwavering confidence; all of these come together to make one of the Mushroom Kingdom’s most one of a kind residents stand out for the crowd. That and the gaping nose hole used for firing eggs, but compared to what I hear Toad’s been dealing…
Full disclosure: I fell head over heels in love for the plucky platformer Celeste earlier this year. In fact, we here at Nintendo Wire gave it a perfect 10, praising its strong sense of storytelling and firm grasp of platformers past. So imagine my elation when approached to cobble together…
The newest crossover character has arrived in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy and it’s one of fighting games’ finest ready to deliver some much needed justice. From Fighting EX Layer, Skullo Mania has arrived! Formerly a salaryman, this hero donned a promotional costume and took to heroics outside…
The trailer for Splatoon 2’s Ver. 4 in the recent Nintendo Direct ended with a tease of a new special weapon that was reminiscent of Goku’s “Spirit Bomb” in Dragon Ball Z. Now, we can see that the similarities are in more than the attack itself. A new Special…
Luigi may’ve already gotten a taste, but the newest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate item is ready to reap its way through the rest of the cast. Previously seen during the same Direct that revealed Simon Belmont and the rest of the known Castlevania content coming to the game, Death’s Scythe…
