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…
One of the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…
In the lead up to the launch of Super Mario Odyssey we’ve seen a few mobile calendar wallpapers from the game’s Japanese Twitter account, with one for Bubblaine in August and another for Fossil Falls in September. Now October is here we’ve got another, this time focusing on one of…
Thanks to r/Splatoon, we now know Japan’s Splatfest. Leave the toilet paper behind, as this month’s ink smackdown is all about your battle style rather than… personal preferences with hanging toilet paper. From October 8th at 3:00 p.m. JT to October 9th at 3:00 p.m. JT, squids and kids alike…
Back in the golden age of gaming, before hand-holding tutorials, online wikis and internet forums reigned supreme, beating games was hard work. Players were largely at the mercy of their own wits when it came to exploring the labyrinths of Zebes or unearthing each legendary piece of the Triforce. It…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week where 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 ink-crusted kicks of our splash-o-matic Splatoon 2 challenge comes yet another ruthless run that will stomp…
Released last year for a variety of devices, the atmospheric and moody Darkest Dungeon was a hit with critics thanks to its mix of role playing and procedural exploration. Now, it looks like the game is heading to Switch, thanks to a pretty blatant tease from the developers at Red…
Well, this is a little unexpected. Nintendo of Europe has confirmed the region’s next Splatfest will ask players to choose between how they prefer their toilet roll positioning. The ultimate question is here. Front Roll or Back Roll? The EU #Splatfest in #Splatoon2 will decide next Saturday at 15:00…
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…
Surprise! Hot off the heels of the SNES Classic’s release, Best Buy has revealed its plans for Super Mario Odyssey’s launch. Receiving its own hub page, one very interesting detail is posted at the top: “Select stores open at 9 p.m. PT Thursday, October 26 (12:01 a.m. ET Friday, October…
Join us as we play through the opening cinematic from the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Warriors on the Nintendo Switch. Following the sequence are a trio of videos showcasing the first three stages available within the game. You’ll be able to follow Lucina, Lissa, Chrom and Robin as they…
Bethesda Softworks in recent years seems to have one goal in mind above all else: port and re-release The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as many times as possible on as many platforms as possible. Only Minecraft has been more prevalent in the gaming sphere. Which is why, upon Bethesda tweeting…
Teased last night on the Japanese Twitter account for ARMS, Biff mentioned that an update would be available for the game very soon and that it would include a “new” stage. Less than 24 hours later, the update is now live, along with the ability to duke it out in…
Mighty Gunvolt Burst was a pleasant surprise for me on Nintendo Switch. While it doesn’t reach the gameplay heights of the Azure Striker games (also available and incredible on Switch), it’s a serviceable retro inspired platformer with loads of customization options. I enjoyed it enough to play through it as…
