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…
With rising inflation driving prices up across the globe and the Japanese yen being in a particularly dire place at the moment, it stands to reason that the price of the upcoming Switch 2 is going to be higher than the previous console. Many people have been throwing out numbers…
The full history of PlatinumGames and especially the Bayonetta series has been undeniably quite shaky. From Sega’s cancellation of Bayonetta 2 leading to the series being picked up by Nintendo, to the notoriously long silence surrounding Bayonetta 3, there’s been more than a few moments of uncertainty surrounding them. For…
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…
Originally an app for iOS and Android devices, it was quietly announced in June that Gear.Club Unlimited would make the gear shift to the Nintendo Switch. Today on the Microïds YouTube channel, there’s a trailer for the Switch version showcasing different car brands and models, as well as a release…
When the Nintendo Switch Online app was functional for the whole world with Splatoon 2’s release, the Lifetime Inkage page displayed some interesting text: “Compare your lifetime turf inkage to the size of famous landmarks! Ink enough, and you might be rewarded!” It looks like Nintendo is finally following through…
This summer Nintendo has been all about the competitive scene, releasing the well-regarded newcomer ARMS in June and following it up with the fan-favorite Splatoon 2 just a few weeks ago. Now two new pieces of artwork have been released for each game, via their Japanese social media pages… In…
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…
Are you ready for opulence and pomp, all gilded with a high chance of confetti? Yacht Club Games wants to see you at PAX West! The creators of Shovel Knight have but one more plated protagonist to share based off of their Kickstarter success, and it’s the regal stylings of…
Select media and Nintendo ambassadors were invited to San Francisco for a media event last month. Today, it looks like the embargo date for what was shown off has been lifted and it’s full of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle goodness! The game will be out in four short weeks…
We all know winning at Splatoon 2 may require good reflexes and coordinated teamwork — and the right outfit and weapon are just as important. Gear makes the squid, with abilities giving you tweaks and edges to set you apart from the other urchins out there vying for chromatic superiority….
Capcom’s Ultra Street Fighter II has been a great addition to my own Switch library. A touched up version of one of my favorite games, I thought I’d see everything it had to offer back when I reviewed it. There was one last surprise though, in the form of a…
Lucky players in Japan will have a little something extra to look forward to this month, as the region’s Nintendo eShop will be receiving a demo for Monster Hunter XX on the Switch on August 10th. It will include three quests and local multiplayer support for up to four players….
The Pokémon Company in Japan has just released a new trailer for Pokkén Tournament DX highlighting the ever-popular electric mouse Pikachu in action. Pokkén Tournament DX arrives on the Nintendo Switch on September 22nd.
The official Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account in Japan has just released two brand new mobile wallpapers featuring Mario swimming with the Cheep-Cheeps in an attempt to locate a moon at the bottom of a large body of water. While this isn’t necessarily confirmation that we’ll be seeing a…
