In promotion of its upcoming Ōkami statue, First 4 Figures has uploaded a video showing off the “Definitive Edition” of its Ninetails figure. One of the primary antagonists of Ōkami, Ninetails is based on Japanese mythology and serves as a recurring boss throughout Ōkami. This statue represents one of the…
With the Super Mario series celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, one has to wonder how long the series can keep going. Game players still love Mario and his 2023 animated film was briefly the highest-grossing animated movie ever, so there’s potential that the plucky plumber will stay around long…
While we haven’t gotten around to Final Fantasy VII Remake’s release on Nintendo Switch 2 just yet, it seems fans are worrying over the quality of the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth port that is likely to release sometime in 2026. The second game in the planned trilogy and one…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the baby squeals of our manic Mario Kart 8 challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’ll leave you…
Splatoon 2 U.S./Canada Inkling Open 2018 is now live! Watch the event here:
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…
Recently, the details for a Japanese open beta for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle were detailed, showing both the scheduled times for the test. For Switch owners the beta can be downloaded via the Japanese eShop starting May 11th and will last through the 14th, giving those anticipating the crossover a…
In anticipation of Liar Princess and the Blind Prince’s release, the game’s Japanese website has been updated with various media and activities. The newest addition is a mystery game where you’re tasked with solving four puzzles. If you want to give these conundrums a try, then you’ll have to know…
Attendees of E3 2018 have something new to look forward to: A playable version of the upcoming version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch. The news comes from Takashi Mochizuki, a tech reporter for The Wall Street Journal, who sourced the information from a Japanese PDF file regarding Nintendo’s…
If you’ve been eager to learn more about Nintendo Switch Online, and who hasn’t, we finally have an idea of when Nintendo will share more info on the service. According to the recent investor briefing which has already dropped a few other bombshells, the official website for the service will…
Nintendo has E3 down to a science at this point: host events on site for big games, run a video presentation right before the doors open to make everyone want to line up and play, and run Treehouse Live the entire time. Now we know exactly when all these…
The centerpiece of the last Nindies Showcase, Light Fall, is ready to run and jump its unique platforming onto your Switch. You can catch it in action again here, with some critical praise thrown its way for good measure. Grab Light Fall today from the eShop and step…
Flipping Death left a great first impression when it was shown off during last February’s Nindies Showcase, and now it looks like it’s finally set to flip its way to Switch. Coming courtesy of Zoink Games, whose previous work includes Stick it to the Man! and the more recent Fe,…
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory, the duology of titles coming soon to Switch, has gotten itself a new trailer to highlight a few of the extra features on Nintendo’s console. Seeing this game in motion has always been a treat, so have a look before reading up on what else…
Star Allies is a Kirby callback cavalcade, what with all the references and returning faces. Not all of these have been blatant though, with some secrets and subtleties to be found. This concerns the latter, with a couple of easily missed details floating around in the game’s world maps. They…
