Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
There have been so many eShop surprises lately and it’s easy to be overwhelmed, but this new one might knock the rest out of the park. Square Enix has announced that Romancing SaGa 2 will head to the Nintendo Switch on December 15th. That’s right, in less than a week’s…
During the Game Awards a few hours ago, Nintendo and Platinum Games dropped the bombshell that not only would Bayonetta 3 grace the Switch, but the first and second games would also make the leap over. Now, a few extra details have been given for the second game in particular,…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has taken home the trophy for Game of The Year at The Game Awards 2017. Breath of the Wild was pit against the likes of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn and even its Nintendo brethren Super Mario Odyssey for the…
UPDATE: It’s been confirmed via Nintendo UK’s Twitter that this edition will be released in Europe too, with the much less suggestive “Special Edition” moniker and a different box design. In addition to an announcement of Bayonetta 3, Nintendo revealed an upcoming Switch port of Bayonetta 2, packaged with the…
Bayonetta 3 has been announced as in development, exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The news came via a short teaser trailer during a presentation by Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé at The Game Awards 2017. No release date is known at this time. Stay connected to Nintendo Wire…
In addition to the announcement of the Nintendo Switch-exclusive Bayonetta 3, a port of Bayonetta 2 was also revealed to be headed to Nintendo’s hybrid console — packaged with the first game as a “full download.” A short trailer was shown at The Game Awards 2017, where the announcement was…
In a surprise announcement at The Game Awards 2017, it was revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s second DLC pack, The Champions’ Ballad, will release tonight. In addition to the announcement of the release date, new details and a trailer were also shared during the show….
If you’ve been in search of coverage of The Game Awards 2017, look no further. The Nintendo Wire team will be here all night, giving you the latest bits of news straight from Los Angeles. Make sure to watch the 2017 Game Awards with us below. We’ll have the live…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launched last Friday, to largely positive acclaim across the internet. And while our own review of the game is still on the way, the game’s director, Tetsuya Takahashi, released a short post expressing some tips and thoughts on the game. Takahashi talks in great part about the…
One of this year’s best surprises is about to get even better, with a free local multiplayer Versus mode heading to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Announced on the Ubisoft blog, the mode allows two players either using two controllers or one Joy-Con each to pick a team of three…
Ahead of its Japanese launch a few months ago, Lost Sphear saw a demo release in Japan. While it was possible to set up a Japanese account and download it early on Switch, it being a JRPG with plentiful text made it a tricky proposition. Thankfully the wait is over,…
Super Bomberman R was one of the first Switch games I played, and while it had more than a handful of issues when it first released, the series of updates it’s received over time have both ironed out those wrinkles and added some much-needed polish. The two biggest of these…
