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…
In promotion for actor Chris Pine’s directorial debut film Poolman, Danny DeVito has been doing various interviews for publications and YouTube channels. In what will likely be a viral moment for YouTuber “The Movie Dweeb,” DeVito just about stated that he’d love to play Wario in a sequel to the…
This weekend will see a very existential question about the fate of the world be decided via Splatfest battles, but after that players can expect to enter the summer months with a fresh Sizzle Season. In the latest trailer, shown below, we can see the introduction of a new stage,…
There was something about the NES/Famicom area and sequels that just made things weird. Zelda, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, even Mario — all of them had immediate sequels that took bizarre steps away from what made the first great. Fire Emblem was no exception, as the series’ second entry, Fire…
Those of you in the US may remember that last year Play Nintendo traveled around the States with demos, contests and photo opportunities. This year is set to be a follow-up, though it seems a bit more all-ages. You can check out an example floor plan below, as well as…
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…
With E3 roughly three weeks away, the news keeps coming, and just today we’ve received another tidbit of information regarding Nintendo’s presence at the highly anticipated event. While this particular piece of news may not be shocking to most fans, we’ve discovered that Nintendo’s presentation is reserved for an hour…
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…
One of my favorite things to come out of Mighty No. 9’s interesting journey as a game was the 8-bit tie-in title, Mighty Gunvolt. A melding of Mighty No. 9, Azure Striker Gunvolt and Gal*Gun’s worlds and characters, it was a fun little deviation of a crossover. Now, the folks…
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia releases today, and if you’re curious what some people are saying about it Nintendo’s got you covered. The new Fanfare trailer shows off some of the praise the Gaiden remake has received over its heightened degree of in-game presentation. Like what you see?…
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…
Nikki and friends are back to both greet your home screens with a smile and raid your wallets of every last nickel and dime in this week’s Badge Arcade update! Collect all seven of her new, super adorable costumes, as well as a slew of returning seasonal sets you may…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Fire Emblem Echoes storms hearts, Disgaea 5 threatens social lives, and Thumper reminds us maniacal floating heads are creepy. It’s another gloomy week for eShop deals. Terraria and Xeodrifter are still up to 75% off on your choice of console, though my personal pick…
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…
Ahead of Inti Creates’ BitSummit appearance this weekend, where the plan was to unveil two games for the Nintendo Switch, Famitsu has gotten an early exclusive by revealing Mighty Gunvolt Burst. An upgraded version of the original 8-bit flavored game for the Nintendo 3DS, Mighty Gunvolt Burst plans on fleshing…
