Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
In a couple of days, Switch owners in North America and Europe will be battling it out in the free Splatoon 2 Splatfest demo to determine the best sugary treat – Ice Cream or Cake? Over in Japan, however, the subject is different, with Nintendo’s home country determining the winner…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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,…
UPDATE: According to the official German Nintendo page, the Champion 4-Pack will also be making an appearance in Europe. No word yet on a North American release, but stay tuned for more details. When it comes to amiibo, we’ve seen four-packs, two-packs and ever larger figures thanks to the Guardian….
Max Brass isn’t the only new addition heading to ARMS in the near future. The official Japanese Twitter account for the game has confirmed another feature – records. With the touch of a button you can see several statistics, which include your most-used ARMS, hit accuracy, the win percentage of…
There’s no doubting that Sonic Mania is hitting all of the nostalgia beats, from the delightfully ’90s promo artwork to the enhanced Sega Genesis sprites. Personally though, I think the element that brings it all together is the music composed by Tee Lopes. The sweet synths, digitized voice samples and…
Nicalis is bringing yet another game to the Nintendo Switch this year. Ludosity’s Ittle Dew 2 will be out on November 30th this year and it’ll retail at $29.99 ($23.99 thanks to Amazon Prime and/or Best Buy’s GCU discounts). From Amazon’s listing: “Ittle Dew 2 is a charming and humorous…
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…
The Splatoon 2 hype train is trucking along, and if all of the celebrating and hype has gotten made you parched, you can quench that thirst with a new Splatoon-themed drink (if you live in Japan). Kirin Mets, which Google tells me does not have anything to do with the…
Splatoon 2’s pre-release Cake vs. Ice Cream Splatfest won’t be kicking off for another week, but that didn’t stop us from taking a stroll through Inkopolis Square, thanks to the now downloadable Splatfest World Premiere. This kind of active lobby was a huge part of giving the first Splatoon…
Tomorrow at select GameStops, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., you can duke it out yet again with ARMS. Similar to last month’s GameStop event, anyone who stops by and partakes in a match can pick up those sweet, sweet ARMS sleeves that feature Ribbon Girl and Spring Man. For…
Captivated by a crying child’s traumatized trek through the nine circles of hell and the twin-stick tumblings of a certain sacred seedling, it’s no secret that I’ve become quite the glutton for punishment afforded by the infamously challenging genre known as the roguelike. In fact, not a week goes by…
One genre that is currently a little underserved on the ever-growing Nintendo Switch is the point-and-click. Thankfully it looks like that’ll soon be changing, with veteran game designer Ron Gilbert tweeting out a message and video that practically confirms Thimbleweed Park is heading to the system. Vague, cryptic, puzzling clue…
