Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
One of the most enigmatic first party Nintendo Switch games is “Project Mekuru”, which showed up at several events earlier in the year including the Nindies Showcase and April’s Nintendo Direct. It was since named and released as Battle Sports Mekuru in Japan last month, but now it finally has…
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…
It’s been about a week since the release of ARMS, Nintendo’s newest IP and its latest attempt to enter the world of competitive gaming. This past E3, Nintendo held tournaments for ARMS, Pokkén Tournament DX and Splatoon 2, complete with streams commentated by esports regulars. Nintendo also launched Nintendo Versus,…
The first Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favorite games ever. Its rich story, complex characters, mesmerizing world and beautiful soundtrack will forever stand as a testament to the artistry of games for me. Yet when a spinoff/sequel sort of thing was announced a couple years back — Xenoblade Chronicles…
Waiting in line for Fire Emblem Warriors at E3, I had one expectation: that this would be like every other Warriors/Musou game in existence, with a Fire Emblem skin and some slight tweaks accordingly. But when I finally got my hands on the game and tore my way through the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: ARMS punches in, Cave Story+ recaptures our hearts and Ever Oasis gives our Switch a much needed break. Disclaimer: Having missed last week’s eShop update due to all the exciting festivities taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, we’re doubling up on all…
Nintendo has been dealing with a big Wii U problem these last few years. What about this year? Well, that situation made a full 180. The Nintendo Switch has been selling out non-stop across the world, and when you combine that with special editions of the system in Japan, you…
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…
Nicalis has been promoting Cave Story+’s release in fun ways this week so far. To top it off, there seems to be a big retweet party of fans picking up physical copies and sharing what keychain they pulled from GameStop’s exclusive edition. The celebration doesn’t end there though! If you…
Metroid fans hoping to get their hands on Samus’ latest 3D adventure might not have to wait as long as previously believed. While the teaser trailer debuted during Nintendo’s E3 Spotlight presentation did little to offer a release window for the hotly anticipated title, a recent GamesBeat interview uncovered some…
One of the most charming additions to the Nintendo Switch library is, without a doubt, Snake Pass. The title won us over as a truly innovative 3D platformer that reminded us of the glory days of the Nintendo 64. The good folks over at Sumo Digital have released a new…
During E3 we reported on an intriguing credit at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s trailer – Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts veteran Tetsuya Nomura would be designing “Torna.” At the time we assumed this would be the name of a character, but a recent message from the official Japanese…
