Today marks the debut of Overwatch on the Nintendo Switch, and with it comes one of the game’s recurring seasonal events. Halloween Terror 2019 should be live in-game for all players who’ve downloaded up to the latest version, offering limited time cosmetics and modes tied to this spookiest time of…
Hey, doods! Disgaea 4 Complete+ is almost upon us, and the hellishly good times of this entry in the series are definitely worth revisiting. If you’ve never gotten the chance to try this or other entires in the series though, a free demo is available via the eShop for all…
Open world adventure game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt released for Nintendo Switch today, and arriving with it is its very own launch trailer. Get a look at the gameplay and an idea of what it’s like to slay monsters both at home and on the go — thanks to…
The gorgeous pixel-art metroidvania Heart Forth, Alicia has been in the works for quite some time after being backed via Kickstarter in May 2014, and back then a Wii U port was promised. Now, years later, it’s been announced that the game won’t release there as “the Wii U’s eShop’s…
There’s sticking a knife into an already dead corpse, and then there’s desecrating its grave. This piece of news is metaphorically more in line with the latter, as it’s been revealed that Bayonetta 1 and 2 will not be available on the Wii U eShop starting September 19th. This is…
A shovel-ton of new features is headed to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, all of which have been detailed by developer Yacht Club Games during this morning’s Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove presentation. Firstly, players will now be able to change character pronouns to the gender-neutral “they” and “them” in the original…
With all the piled-on Platinum Points from mobile games and other methods, My Nintendo rewards come fairly easily as long as you’re looking out for them. At the top of each month and days surrounding big game releases is always the best time to check for new reward options, and…
Rising from its Dracula-styled coffin baring fangs and a black widow’s peak, the Wii U unfurled its velveteen cape to reveal a firmware update in late June of the year of 2019, over two years after Switch Belmont sent it to sleep in March 2017. “I vake once more!” bellowed…
Ho, noble burrowers! We stand on the cusp of something long-buried, with the long-awaited King of Cards and Showdown expansions in the last stages of their development, according to Yacht Club Games. While we don’t have a date for these (sadly), there’s some great news for anyone who’s somehow missed…
Ubisoft Montreal’s Child of Light was ported to the Switch last year — when it picked up more good press and sales after its initial 2014 release. Shortly before the port’s release, Creative Director Patrick Plourde teased a sequel in a tweet that showed a script in the corner for…
Tragedy strikes today, as the faithful yet weary video game console known as the Wii U has finally and officially gone to the big farm upstate — the system no longer appears on the Nintendo website’s menu bar. This, more than anything else, marks the end of the console’s time…
The Heisei Era in Japan is coming to a close, as Emperor Akihito of Japan is set to abdicate on April 30th and bring in the new Reiwa Era. The Heisei Era began all the way back in 1989 with the death of Emperor Hirohito, and over the past 30…
You may have seen a couple days ago that Axiom Verge would be getting a physical release on Wii U after all these years, the reason behind the delay being a tangled tale of corporate miscommunication between dev Tom Happ, Limited Run Games, and Spain-based BadLand Games, which appeared to…
Editor’s Note: The following article was written to have a satirical and jealous sounding tone. As game collectors ourselves, the Nintendo Wire team has nothing but respect and admiration for Mr. Monteiro’s amazing achievement. This one’s sure to make collectors and completionists alike tenuous for completely different reasons — Antonio Romero…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild’s style was a refreshing change to the series. Roaming around Hyrule in its painterly glory made exploring even more rewarding — and for some fans, they saw this as an opportunity to push the game’s visuals further. CEMU, a tool for emulating Wii…