Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
If I had to point at one, single element of the Paper Mario series as a favorite it would definitely be the partners. Traveling around the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond with fleshed out and fully characterized versions of Mario series staples brings a whole lot of charm to the first…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Today’s Nintendo news coverage may be dominated by a certain blue garbed hero and a fresh console, but that ain’t stopping the Pokémon Company. Starting today, owners of Pokémon Sun & Moon can enter the code “M2DESCENT” to get both Mewtwonite X and Y Mega Stones, which are unavailable in…
It’s the dawn of a new month, which means it’s time for new My Nintendo rewards! Three new discounts enter the fray, as well as a special Breath of the Wild mini guide containing the first chapter of The Complete Official Guide book. Check out everything new below: DISCOUNTS [Wii…
The big-eared bunny wasn’t kidding last week when he said something special was in store for this week. In celebration of Breath of the Wild’s launch tomorrow, the Badge Arcade is hosting brand new Legend of Zelda badges! While there’s nothing BotW specific, there’s tons of new character art badges…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Nintendo switches things up with its latest console innovation, Link embarks on his very first ‘open air’ adventure, and Specter Knight reaps the Order of No Quarter into submission. I’m pretty sure the Wii U deals section is the last thing on anybody’s mind…
Welcome to the daily 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…
Today, Famitsū released their review for the upcoming Breath of the Wild, awarding it a perfect score. With that in mind, how did past Zelda games fair in the long-running Japanese gaming magazine? Take a look… The Legend of Zelda (1986) – N/A* Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)–…
It is with great regret and a heavy heart that we here at Nintendo Wire inform you we’re bringing an end to our series of daily Badge Arcade updates starting this month. It was a difficult decision for the team to make, but ultimately came down to an issue of…
Welcome to the final chapter of the Zelda look-back series! We’ve taken a trip down memory lane and revisited some great games over the weeks, but now we are approaching the final stop with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. The 3DS title was released back in November…
Closing out February with a whimper is a complete lack of new badges to fawn over. In anticipation of the Nintendo Switch release, returning badges in the Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Super Mario and Legend of Zelda series are stopping by the Arcade all week long. A little bunny also…
In February of last year a new game from vBlank, the developer of Retro City Rampage, was announced – Shakedown Hawaii. It was originally scheduled for 3DS, but now it has been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch, too. A spiritual successor to the top-down GTA inspired 2012 indie hit, Shakedown…
Happily Candied unboxes the brand new Pikachu Yellow Edition New 3DS XL in our latest unboxing video!
Move over, Guzma: Team Skull just got a brand new leader for its gang of Hot Topic clad misfits. Olympic gold medalist and lightning fast sprinter Usain Bolt headlines a new series of promotional videos for Pokémon Sun & Moon in Japan. As if Pikachu’s 10,000,000 Volt Z-Move needed to…
