We’re now halfway through Pokémon’s Year of Eevee celebration, and it’s fair to say that it has more than lived up to the expectations so far. There’s been a wide array of new merchandise, life-size plushies, and one of the most popular TCG sets of the year, Prismatic Evolutions. Despite…
The team behind upcoming Switch 2 platformer Donkey Kong Bananza has explained its decision to make its hero’s sidekick Pauline 13 years old – when the character has mostly been portrayed as an adult woman in previous games. In an interview with IGN, Director Kazuya Takahashi wanted to present the…
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is currently available via “early access” on all platforms and while we’ll have a review for the Nintendo Switch 2 version soon, it seems that direct comparison with the Switch 1 iteration offers some noticeable improvements over the last-gen outing. It should be pretty obvious…
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…
With the release of the highly anticipated Super Mario Odyssey only about a week away, Nintendo is hyping up the game by announcing the official launch party. On Thursday, October 26, the Super Mario Odyssey trailer that has been touring America will arrive at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City,…
While they aren’t going to make it in time for any spooky Halloween hijinks, both Resident Evil Revelations games will be scaring up a storm on the Nintendo Switch at the end of next month. That said, Resident Evil is known for having a lighter tone sometimes (looking at you,…
We take you on a tour of the latest Nintendo Switch firmware in Version 4.0.0, which is now available to download.
While the Switch has had an impeccable first year on the software end of things, the hardware itself has come under scrutiny for a couple of big factors — perhaps most notably the lack of ability to transfer saves or user profiles between systems. But that all changes with 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…
Time to get those fists flyin’ again: the newest ARMS update is now live! Revealed during this year’s Nintendo World Championships, the main attraction of this patch is the addition of Badges to the game. These are simultaneously like other fighting games’ online icons or titles and in-game achievements. When…
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of my favorite games to play through this summer, and one of the reasons I loved it so much was that its level of difficulty was pretty spot-on. The game ramped it well over time, with later levels and extra maps offering some…
We’ve known about Fire Emblem Warriors’ three DLC packs since last month, where it was confirmed they’d focus on Shadow Dragon, Fates and Awakening. Now, thanks to the official Japanese website (via Gematsu) we’ve got the specific Japanese release dates, which will likely be universal. Here’s the full list: December…
Nintendo of America released a helpful chart featuring recent and upcoming 3DS and Switch titles on Twitter today. Games ranging from popular releases, like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Fire Emblem Warriors, to more mysterious titles that we know little about, like Octopath Traveler (working title), are listed in…
