Yesterday on voice actor Erica Schroeder’s Instagram page, it was revealed that prolific Meowth voice actor James Carter Cathcart had passed away from throat cancer at the age of 71. While he may not be an immediately recognizable name, fans of a certain age will be intimately familiar with his…
While Nintendo will forever be engaged in the battle against piracy, it seems the company has just gotten a big helping hand from the FBI of all organizations. Yesterday, it was reported by Kotaku that the FBI has taken down one of the largest Switch piracy sites as part of…
While Hitman: World of Assassination is a pretty decent Nintendo Switch 2 port, all things considered, it hasn’t been without its fair share of criticisms. Most of the complaints focus on the performance of the game, which can be a bit shaky when stacked against the title on other platforms….
It’s pretty clear that the Nintendo Switch has been a roaring success at this point, from a critical and commercial perspective. Nintendo has given us an update on the latter angle, revealing that the system has shifted over ten million units since launch just nine months ago in early March….
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…
UPDATE 2: Thanks to a Twitter tipster by the name of @MarioDS64, we now know that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe steelbook will be free for those who purchase a copy of the game starting next week at Best Buy. Luckily, our tipster was able to snag a steelbook early thanks…
Marked as “Currently Unavailable,” a special bundle featuring download codes for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Bayonetta 2 has popped up on Amazon Japan. This tidbit gets more interesting once you start picking apart the description. Originally 14.6 GB on the Wii U, Bayonetta 2 will be around 12.4 GB or…
While leaked images from Famitsu last week already revealed a December 21st release date for Fire Emblem Warriors’s upcoming Fates-themed DLC pack, Nintendo of America has confirmed today that the 21st will be when players can expect the content to drop in the U.S. Along with the official release date,…
Good news, fellow slime sacks and sackettes: Last week’s tweeted teaser by Slime-san developer Fabraz came to a head today, unveiling plans to publish Eendhoorn Games’ fantasy sports fueled mashup SpiritSphere on Nintendo Switch! I'm INCREDIBLY excited to announce that… We'll be publishing SpiritSphere DX by @EendhoornGames exclusively to…
While several Japanese publishers have been treading carefully with the Nintendo Switch, Square Enix was there from the start with the announcements of Project Octopath Traveller, Lost Sphear and an I Am Setsuna port. Now, classic SNES JRPG Romancing SaGa 2 is hitting the system later this week, and according…
Grab your walking stick and get ready to rant about the “kids of today” – film buffs have won out against book worms in the latest European Splatoon 2 Splatfest. Film had a very hefty lead in terms of popularity, but the actual battles themselves were a pretty close-call. Still,…
Update: The mystery item described below turned out to be a steelbook for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The product is available at Best Buy, but there’s no word yet on how to get it. The listing reads: Add this Mario Kart SteelBook case to your collection. Its precise, detailed structure…
Capcom has announced via its official Street Fighter Twitter account that a 30th Anniversary Collection of the beloved franchise is coming this May to the Nintendo Switch. Celebrate 30 Years of #StreetFighter with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection in May 2018 🎂! pic.twitter.com/TX6pSWYqWq — Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) December 10,…
Call me strange, but I love a good title screen. A lot of my favorites — Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VI, EarthBound — have intros that leave an impression, backed by a nice tune or jingle. When I played the first Xenoblade Chronicles over five years ago, I was…
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 somersaulted flips of our freerunning Super Mario Odyssey challenge comes yet another ruthless run that will…
