Strap in, amiibo fans—this is the update you’ve been waiting for! Earlier today, newly discovered patents strongly suggest that the Switch 2’s Joy-Con will feature some form of mouse support. But that’s not all! Hidden within another patent uploaded today, there are indications that at least one of the Joy-Con…
Ever since the unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware last month, eagle-eyed fans have been speculating whether the Joy-Con featured in the teaser trailer was hiding additional functionality. In the footage, the Joy-Con is seen moving across a table in an upright position, behaving almost like a computer mouse….
With no games being officially announced for the Nintendo Switch 2 yet and the official unveiling happening in a little under two months, we’re going to be getting blasted with rumors in the coming weeks. Like clockwork, another rumor has landed today that asserts Square Enix is prioritizing Final Fantasy…
Nintendo confirmed the Fire Emblem Warriors DLC, which was revealed at the Tokyo Game Show, will be coming to North America and Europe. The DLC will come in three packs — $8.99/£8.09 each — as well as a season pass containing all three for $19.99/£17.99. The packs will have new…
Typically, the UK’s game charts are pretty predictable, but this week’s update from GfK Chart-Track has a couple of surprises on the Nintendo side of things. For starters, despite releasing a day later and essentially being a port, Pokkén Tournament DX has outperformed the brand-new Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, coming…
Released last year to critical acclaim, the indie hit Inside has won over many players with its creepy atmospheric platform puzzling. Now it’s been announced for Nintendo Switch. The news comes from a Famitsu interview with the game’s creator and Playdead studio’s founder Arnt Jensen. While the full body of…
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 banana-peeled squeals of our ridiculously retro Super Mario Kart challenge comes yet another ruthless run that…
Over the weekend I got the chance to play the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s Switch version at Nintendo’s EGX 2017 booth. It truly is a marvel to see the massive game rendered on a portable, even if it is over half a decade old at this point, and the performance…
With its release in Japan just days away, Fire Emblem Warriors has had its DLC groundwork laid out via the game’s official site. There will be three packs of content for the game, each priced at about $12.50 when converted from yen to dollars. Each will be based on one…
Pokémon and fighting games were my bread and butter back during high school. Somehow that never led to me thinking the two should mix in any big way, and yet I’d go on to put plenty of hours into the Wii U version of Pokkén. I even managed to play…
Both Caeda and Tiki are the newest batch of characters confirmed to be playable in Fire Emblem Warriors, according to Famitsu and a trailer shown at Tokyo Game Show 2017. Marth finally has some company from home, as both come straight from the Hero-King’s home game of Shadow…
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…
One of the cooler features of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con is the built-in IR based motion camera. While only a few games have actually used this component, it’s still a feature that developers can use to make games unique to the Nintendo Switch. With that in mind, it looks like…
The official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter released a new story trailer for Sonic Forces. The video was shown earlier this month at Tokyo Game Show, but this newest version now includes English voice acting. Here's a glance at the story of Sonic Forces, where Eggman rules the world. pic.twitter.com/7VMHsjAPv7…
Check out the first hour of gameplay from Image & Form’s SteamWorld Dig 2. SteamWorld Dig 2 is an entertaining robo-western adventure full of charm and we can’t dig it enough. Find out why in our review.
