The year of wild collaborations continues! Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble has revealed two new collaborations, featuring the iconic Kaiju Godzilla and the digital diva Hatsune Miku. Both collabs will be available on November 26th as a part of the big 2.0 update. While the update itself is free, Godzilla…
The history of the Fire Emblem franchise is one fraught with a lot of obscurity and uncertainty. With the franchise nearly being canceled entirely prior to the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening, it has been quite a winding path to get to where it is now. Despite these troubles, the…
Nintendo Switch Online is back with new icons, this time themed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Celebrating the Shiny Rayquaza Tera Raid Battle event that will kick off in a few weeks, the icons are meant to get players excited for the battles ahead! In the meantime, you can enjoy…
I’m a huge fan of indie games that attempt to replicate a beloved series or genres. Games like Planet Freedom or Yooka-Laylee reflect the feeling of a bygone era for fans who want to relive some of their favorite, yet obsolete experiences. Other indie games, like Skullgirls, are made by…
This should come as no surprise, given how long it takes to make Zelda games, but in the brand new Master Works book for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, series producer Eiji Aonuma confirmed that the next Zelda game is currently in development. Work on Breath of…
A few days ago, we learned that Dragon Quest Builders would be launching on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on February 1st — and now, thanks to Nintendo of America, we have a solid release date for North America as well. Dragon Quest Builders will be launching in North America…
Bandai Namco has slowly but surely started supporting the Switch, with the likes of Namco Museum earlier this year giving people portable arcade classics and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 being the first of what will hopefully be many ports. Now, a modern-classic game has been announced for a release on…
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 phantom limbed leaps of our Rayman Legends challenge comes yet another ruthless run that will leave…
It was a hard fight, but this month’s Splatfest for North America has drawn to a close. Now that a few hours had passed, Lil’ Judd was able to finish pouring through Team Sweater vs. Team Socks battle results. So Squid-kids, did you side win the great clothing gift ink…
Ever since it launched in June, Switch-exclusive brawler ARMS has seen a steady flow of updates and new fighters like Lola Pop to Springtron. Now it’s been confirmed another character is on the way, and they’ll be landing very soon. In a new tweet from Nintendo UK it’s confirmed that…
Skyrim fans have been able to add a little flair to their Switch copy of the game since the start of this month, when Bethesda made available some downloadable alternative covers fans could print off themselves. If you’re unable to do that, though, there’s another method. GameStop stores across the…
Next year is set to be huge for Dragon Quest on Nintendo Switch. Not only is the next major installment XI on the way, but both Builders spin-offs are getting ported, too. Mixing RPG gameplay and progression with Minecraft-style block building, Dragon Quest Builders was received quite well when it…
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…
Hey, Shantae fans! Still waiting for your backer code for Shantae Half-Genie Hero: Friends to the End, or are you figuring out how to speedrun your way through the latest game update? If you need to take a break and put some of your thoughts towards something else Shantae related,…
Guns and video games — a marriage seemingly as old as Father Time himself, feared by moms and demonized by politicians the world over. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, these controversial pickups remain one of the most diverse and useful tools in the game designer’s box, providing countless creative gameplay…
