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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
Ever since Super Mario Odyssey’s amiibo compatibility was confirmed, we’ve been left to wonder just how the unlockable Peach’s wedding dress would work, with some even speculating that she’d end up being playable. Now we know that couldn’t be further from the truth… Family Gamer TV (via Nintendo Daily News)…
We’re only a few days away from the launch of Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch and New 3DS. To build up the hype, Nintendo of America has just released a launch trailer featuring several of the game’s cutscenes. We also get confirmation that a downloadable Japanese language pack…
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…
Join us as we unbox Nintendo’s two newest amiibo, Goomba and Koopa Troopa, in our latest video! If watching this peaked your interest and you want to get some for your own collection, hop on over to GameStop to order Goomba or Koopa Troopa — or both!
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…
We went hands-on with the Japanese Chrom and Tiki amiibo and tested them out in Fire Emblem Warriors on the Nintendo Switch in this new unboxing video. Like what you see? You can purchase the Chrom and Tiki amiibo on Play-Asia today!
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…
Earlier this year, Nintendo released a 30th Anniversary Wind Waker 2-pack featuring Toon Link and Princess Zelda. While other regions received separate releases of each amiibo, the only way to get both in the US was by purchasing the bundle. It looks like that may change according to the official…
Today marks a momentous event in Metroid history: It’s the first time in over a decade that a classic style game has been released for the series, and alongside Samus Returns come two beautiful new amiibo to add to our ever growing collections. Nintendo Wire’s very own Tom Brown was…
Teased on Nin-Nin Game’s site as having a restock in October, it appears that some version of Link in amiibo form will be restocked this year. So far, only three Links have had their CPSIA pages updated: Super Smash Brothers Link, “Pixel” Link and Majora’s Mask Link. All three were…
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…
It’s November 10th! Courtesy of today’s Nintendo Direct, we now know we’re less than two months from Daruk, Mipha, Revali and Urbosa scanning into Breath of the Wild to our amiibo loving heart’s content. Besides having a release date dropped during today’s Nintendo Direct, we also get a glimpse into…
