During the Switch 2 Direct earlier this week, Nintendo outlined what it is calling “Switch 2 Enhanced Games” for the new console. As the title suggests, these will be Switch 1 games that feature enhancements for the Switch 2 without being natively developed for the platform. Nintendo Wire currently has…
During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream, Capcom was on hand to showcase some gameplay of Street Fighter 6 running on the Switch 2. While the game is obviously not on par with the visuals for the PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X versions of the game, it does still…
In a surprising bit of news this morning, Nintendo of America has revealed that the pre-order date for the Switch 2 has been delayed so that the company can assess the impact of the latest round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. GameSpot was given a statement from the…
Welcome to Smash, Switch, Speculation! Each week we take a look at the biggest questions in the world of Super Smash Bros. Switch and discuss what we expect to see when the newest iteration lands on the console later this year. Today, we ask the question: Should Waluigi be in…
Technology is always evolving in increments, but sometimes those little improvements can have severe side effects. Case in point — after the Switch’s latest v5.0.0 firmware update, there are several reports from consumers that their third-party docks (such as from Nyko) have bricked their consoles, rendering them unusable. How is…
The last few fighting games from Arc System Works have featured surprisingly quirky lobbies for players to hang-out in between bouts. The upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is no exception, but it looks like it’ll be taking a page out of Dragon Ball FighterZ book in particular, with chibi-fied 3D…
There are only two months to go until Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition releases, and we’re happy to reveal that details for it have finally been shared by Natsume. Originally released for mobile devices and PC, the Nintendo Switch and PS4 versions have been promised their own changes…
It was a badly kept secret but now it’s official – TT Games, Disney and Warner Bros. are giving The Incredibles the Lego game treatment, and it’ll be heading to Nintendo’s Switch. Players will be able to run through story levels and “an epic hub world” as the super-powered Parr…
UPDATE: Almost immediately after publishing this article IGN released a statement from a PR representative that confirms the 3DS version won’t be heading overseas but the Switch version should land after 2018. Here it is in full: In a statement, Square Enix told IGN: “Our aim with Dragon Quest XI…
Tomorrow will bring some new, friendly faces to Kirby Star Allies. These longtime Kirby friends (and one jester who’s never been all that friendly) will join the other playable Dream Friends and offer ways to play through the game’s modes by joining in with Kirby on his main quest. Each…
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…
When you start playing a Japanese RPG you don’t usually expect something calming – typically there are burning villages, amnesiac heroes and world-ending prophecies within the first hour. Gust’s Atelier series has long worked against those assumptions, delivering an experience quite unlike any other JRPG out there. The aim? Building…
Last year Sumo Digital updated its charming physics-based collectathon platformer Snake Pass on the Nintendo Switch, but one change it implemented in particular shook certain corners of the internet to their core. The user interface icon, which once displayed the game’s logo, was swapped out for a close-up of protagonist…
The purple hair genie – well, half-genie – hero of Sequin Land is getting some new duds. While teased throughout the game’s Kickstarter and development, WayForward promises that the Costume Pack DLC will be coming soon! Codes for backers have been requested and the goal is to have them ready…
The Nintendo Direct that happened just a couple weeks ago gave us a great insight as to what’s coming up in the next year, but apparently, Nintendo hasn’t given away all its secrets. According to some sources, Nintendo has just recently applied for nine different trademarks for what’s described as…
