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…
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…
Can’t get enough of the laidback crafting offered up by Atelier Lydie and Suelle on Switch? Well, as reported on by Gematsu, three older games in the franchise are being ported up to the system next, with a very imminent September 20 release in Japan. Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori and…
One of the next big games to come out of crowdfunding is Indivisible, the side-scrolling RPG/platformer hybrid from Lab Zero Games, the creators of Skull Girls. Like the studio’s previous project the game is heavy on the 2D animation, something which extends to the opening cutscene. A 30 second clip…
After their reveal last week, Adeleine & Ribbon are ready to show what they can do as Dream Friends. While Ribbon’s along for the ride, this clip looks to be more about Ado’s place in the pair. ジャマハローア。新ドリームフレンズ、アドレーヌ＆リボンの映像が早速届いたぞ。キャンバスに隠れたりがむしゃらな姿は…実に女の子らしいな…くっ！だがでこっぱちアーティストよ、強さの方はどうかな？ちょっと動く絵が描ける程度では百戦錬磨の私の敵ではないぞ！#星のカービィスターアライズ pic.twitter.com/yd5l3jCO7U — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) July 10, 2018 First thing we…
Recently, Nintendo hosted its 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Held on June 28th, the question and answer portion of the meeting is now available in full, in English via Nintendo’s Japanese site. Many topics were discussed, with the united theme naturally being the company’s financial situation and public image,…
Cinematic storytelling in games may seem second nature these days, with quality ranging and changing considerably at every turn. If you ever wanted to see one of the first, great examples you need look no further than Another World. Released as Out of This World in America back…
Have you ever wanted to pull a Jumanji and explore the world inside a boardgame? Well, Deviant Development’s Hand of Fate series has been delivering just that since 2015, and now the second entry is heading to Switch. Primarily set in the creepy chamber of an enigmatic Dealer, you must…
During E3 I ended up playing a little Pokkén Tournament DX and I remembered why the game was so fun — all the way from arcade, to Wii U, to Switch. Thankfully, it seems Nintendo and Bandai Namco are keen to keep supporting this latest iteration, and later this week…
Captain Toad’s just about all packed up to set out for adventure again, and we have some news about it to help pass the time until its release: we’ve now learned what various amiibo will do to help along the way. Tapping the Toad amiibo will provide an Invincibility…
With how many Mario spinoffs there are it’s easy to forget that they aren’t all made equal. For every Mario Party 2, there’s a Mario Party 9, making me second guess when I should get excited. The Mario Tennis series has been on a losing streak for a while now,…
Welcome back to our coverage of the Octopath Traveler demo! Last time we covered the tales of Ophilia and Primrose, and this time we’re wrapping up the prologues of the eight protagonists as we take a look at our last two stars, the gregarious, genial Alfyn and the astute, stately…
When it comes to enjoying an RPG, especially one that’s dozens of hours long, it’s vital you relate to the characters in one way or the other. That aspect is what may make or break Shining Resonance Refrain for you. A port of a 2014 Japan-exclusive PS3 game, Shining Resonance…
