Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is currently available via “early access” on all platforms and while we’ll have a review for the Nintendo Switch 2 version soon, it seems that direct comparison with the Switch 1 iteration offers some noticeable improvements over the last-gen outing. It should be pretty obvious…
This morning, The Pokémon Company International has announced that the upcoming “Mega Evolution” expansion set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game will be launching on September 26th, 2025, at select retail outlets. The first expansion for the Mega Evolution series, these new cards will see the return of Mega Evolved…
Nintendo has revealed that it will be discontinuing its rather convenient “Game Voucher” program for the Switch eShop on January 30th, 2026. While there is no stated reason for why this is happening, Switch owners who primarily purchase titles from the eShop will have until 11:59 p.m. PT on the…
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,…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Mario Party Superstars is bringing back five Nintendo 64-era boards, but for its mini-game collection, it’s a much bigger bash! 100 of these remastered interludes will be featured in Superstars, and we’re keeping track of which ones are invited. Read on for the full list of Mario Party Superstars mini-games…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ massive Ver. 2.0 update has added a returning feature from New Horizons’ predecessor, New Leaf: ordinances! These let you change up aspects of your island to suit your playstyle. Even when one of Animal Crossing’s big draws is how real-time the entire experience is, these small…
K.K. Slider, Animal Crossing’s traveling musician dog, is always up for some jams during his weekly island visit. The iconic guitar-playing dog won’t visit your island right away, appearing once you’ve completed Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ “Main Story” questline. Yet, you can start collecting his songs early thanks to Nook…
Sora has finally arrived as the final fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! With him come other Kingdom Hearts elements, like a DLC Spirit Board and the Hollow Bastion stage. It’s there that multiple pieces of Kingdom Hearts music will be at home, though it’ll take a little extra effort…
Among all the features coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons on November 5th are a dozen new tracks from the islands’ top musical talent – K.K. Slider! These new songs will all be requestable once the major free content update arrives, and like all other K.K. songs can be added…
New villagers arrived in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of the game’s Ver. 2.0 update on November 3rd (two days before the planned release date of November 5th) — and via the Animal Crossing Series 5 amiibo cards. 16 new villagers made their debut in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2021,…
Nintendo has revealed its Animal Crossing Series 5 amiibo cards! As many had predicted, the set will add all the new villagers and characters from New Horizons to your collection, letting popular characters like Raymond and Judy come to your town easily with a few taps. Also joining in are…
Metroid Dread is here, and with it comes two new amiibo! Both Samus in her latest suit and the supreme robotic threat that is E.M.M.I. are looking great as figures. They join the existing line of Metroid series figures from the release of Metroid: Samus Returns on 3DS, as well…
Metroid Dread is finally here, and one of its signature additions to the series is absolutely terrifying. The E.M.M.I. robots that stalk and threaten Samus at several points across the game manage to flip the script on the galaxy’s premier bounty hunter, turning her into nearly-helpless prey. Your only hope…
Samus returns for her latest 2D adventure in Metroid Dread — the sequel to Metroid Fusion that was 19 years in the making. With any new game (especially a new Metroidvania), you’ll undoubtedly have some questions about how to play. This is where Nintendo Wire comes in! Check out all…
