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…
Metanet Software is bringing its critically acclaimed ninja platformer N++ to the Nintendo Switch later this month, it’s been announced. The second sequel to the early 2000’s Flash game “N”, the series is well known for its simplistic style and gameplay which strips down 2D platforming to its core elements….
Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya is best known for Cave Story, one of the first indie games to take the world by storm. He’s continued to make little games ever since, though, with one of the more ambitious projects being Kero Blaster. If you’ve yet to play it you’re in luck, as…
The Switch’s library of indie gems grows ever larger, as it was announced today that recent novel indie game Minit will hit the console sometime this year. Developed by Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, and Dominik Johann (and published by Devolver Digital), Minit gives the player exactly 60…
Nicalis must’ve set their calendars wrong, because they’ve been dropping news like E3’s come a month early. Besides today’s announcement of the crossover puzzle fighting game Crystal Crisis, the company also revealed today that everybody’s favorite garden-implement wielding sentinel Shovel Knight is joining the cast of their upcoming fighting game…
Once again, Nicalis was kind enough to send over a copy of its latest game to everyone here at Nintendo Wire, and we’d like to take a few moments to share some photos of everything that comes inside the perfect little package. Alongside the expected box and cartridge were a…
More and more games from the recent Nindies Showcase are making their way to Switch, and in just a week’s time another one will be available to all. We now know The Banner Saga 1, the first game in a soon-to-be trilogy, will be ready for players to start their…
With all the Blade Stranger reveals this week I figured we’d get another one today, but instead Nicalis managed to sucker punch us all with a brand new crossover, its “biggest since the last one” — as the company put it. Take a look at the surprise unveiling of Crystal…
One of my most anticipated upcoming releases, crossover fighting game BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, will be receiving an online beta starting tonight in North America. The beta will begin at 10 p.m. PT, and will run until May 14th. The online beta will have online lobbies, a tactics mode, practice…
Visual novels have thrived on PC over the years, and they’ve also gained traction on Nintendo 3DS, PS4, and PS Vita. More than just a point-and-click adventure, a variety of genres have popped up over the years, including dating simulators. Idea Factory, under its Otomate brand, focuses on this genre…
Fans of Koei Tecmo Games’ “Warriors” franchise are already spoiled for choice on the Nintendo Switch, especially if you factor in the Japanese eShop. The selection will be growing later this month thanks to the launch of Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, and Koei Tecmo has unveiled another surprise for the…
Square Enix recently released a short video showcasing the charming world you’ll explore while adventuring in Octopath Traveler. You can watch as characters traverse different paths and take on intimidating enemies, and take comfort with the very idea that you’ll be able to make the entire story your own this…
Last year Capcom released Monster Hunter XX for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, an updated version of the 3DS’ Generations. After the hype cycle for next-gen successor Monster Hunter World, those of us in the west were unsure if the Switch game would ever get localized, but now it’s been…
