As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
We went hands-on with Super Mario Odyssey during the Chicago tour event on Saturday, October 21st, 2017. You can follow our adventure and watch how we explored the ice cave and Sand Kingdom in the video (1080p, 60fps) below!
Japanese developer Level-5 has kicked off many popular IPs from Nintendo handhelds, from the venerable Professor Layton to the more recent Yo-kai Watch. Nestled among those is Inazuma Eleven, which got its start on the original DS back in 2008. While not nearly as popular in the US compared to…
With just under a week till the launch of Super Mario Odyssey, you can get pumped up for the game with the iconic vocal theme that surprised us all at E3 2017: “Jump Up, Super Star.” A portion of the jazzy jam is available to download for free on the…
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…
UPDATE: The Pokémon GO Halloween event is now live. Be sure to download the latest update and get to catching ghouls! It’s been a badly kept secret for a few days now but Generation III Pokémon are officially heading to Pokémon GO as part of 2017’s Halloween event. The ghost…
Like most every 3D Sonic game, the upcoming Sonic Forces has its own catchy vocal theme: Fist Bump. Also like many of the songs that have come before, an official instrumental version will be part of the game’s soundtrack; in this case it’s a piano version. Give it a listen:…
Nindie fans with a fondness for full shelves and displayin’ what you’re playin’; rejoice! Limited Run Games has just announced they’ll be publishing Switch titles starting in 2018. Excited to announce that we've been approved to publish retail games on the Nintendo Switch. Our first release will hit in 2018!…
Recently announced to be coming to Switch, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle has another new character trailer for fans to feast their eyes on. Three more combatants have joined the roster, one each from BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena and Under Night In-Birth. Noel Vermillion, one of the key players…
Atlus has announced a new livestream set to fully reveal the next title in the Shin Megami Tensei series, which was announced for the Nintendo Switch back in January. The stream will take place Monday, October 23 at 8am EST, or at 9pm in Japan, and you’ll be able to…
Ever since Super Mario Odyssey’s amiibo compatibility was confirmed, we’ve been left to wonder just how the unlockable Peach’s wedding dress would work, with some even speculating that she’d end up being playable. Now we know that couldn’t be further from the truth… Family Gamer TV (via Nintendo Daily News)…
There’s just over two weeks to go now till Sonic Forces launches around the world. To get Japanese gamers up to speed on the game, Sega of Japan has uploaded a new overview that covers all bases, from the many characters to the different gameplay styles. Check it out: …
Fire Emblem Warriors is out tomorrow, and alongside it will come a Season Pass of DLC. Fans of the series will be interested to hear that, thanks to the listings in the eShop, we’ve gotten confirmation that more characters have been added to the game. We already knew the packs…
