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…
The Nintendo Direct has officially wrapped, and the Nintendo Switch 2 has been fully unveiled! With the hardware, release date, and pricing now revealed, it’s time to turn our attention to the games. Nintendo will host Treehouse Live events on Thursday, April 3rd, and Friday, April 4th at 7 a.m….
Back in 1982, Japanese toy manufacturer released the “Mechabonica” line of figures, to little fanfare. It wasn’t until after the mech figures were distributed in North America and Europe under the new name Zoids that the brand really caught on, with Tomy rebranding in Japan resulting in over three decades…
One of the newest Splatoon toys released in Japan will undoubtedly give you both a sugar rush and an even bigger need to add your ever growing Nintendo collection. The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account just shared the news that chocolate eggs containing toy figures of characters from our favorite ink-spattered…
Nintendo of America has just released an extended cut trailer of the “Anytime, Anywhere” spot that we saw last year. Does this get you in the spirit for the Switch’s first birthday? It’s coming up in a few days!
Kirby’s 25th Anniversary website did the unthinkable: it somehow got even more cute. The character section of the site has updated to give a look at the four main players on Pop Star. Kirby, Waddle Dee, Meta Knight, and King Dedede have each gotten a separate section dedicated to them,…
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 fashion fresh kicks of our salty Splatoon 2 challenge comes another ruthless run that’ll leave you…
I rarely jump into sweeping generalizations, but it’s safe to say pretty much everyone knows PAC-MAN. Mazes, dots, ghosts, and one mouth-flapping yellow disc mix together to make one of the most iconic video games ever, to the point you can play it on most things with a screen one…
There’s just some Splatfests that don’t translate well, but even with that in mind the theme for this next Japanese one is universal. Asking if you prefer flowers or dango, a type of dumpling, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just a simple spring time question. フェスの開催が告げられた。お題は「どっちを選ぶ？ 花 vs 団子」。期間は3月3日（土）15:00～3月4日（日）15:00。「花より団子」は、風流よりも実益を重んじるという意味の諺だ。美しい花を愛でるか、ごちそうに舌鼓を打つか。あなたが重視するのはどっち？…
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…
Bayonetta 2 is a game that deserved a second chance. While its release on the Wii U back in 2014 was one of my absolute favorite titles on the platform and was met with rave reviews across dozens of publications, the console’s low adoption rate caused it to be a…
Payday 2 is releasing on Switch on Tuesday, and while the heist-based cooperative shooter has garnered some attention for the handheld hybrid, scandal has struck in the days leading up to release — as internet sleuths have discovered, the game at launch will be running version 117, while the PC…
Since the Nintendo Switch launched, its eShop was missing a feature from its Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS siblings. Titles could be reviewed on a five-star system and gauged if they’re for everyone, casual players, or those who prefer intense gameplay. If you’re visiting a Switch game’s information page…
Creative, mobile-based title A Normal Lost Phone is hitting the Nintendo Switch on March 1st. The game is a story focused experience that takes place within the framing device of the game being a lost phone found by the player — a concept that, while inventive for a mobile interface,…
