At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
A brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
Capcom is on a roll lately, with many of its recent releases smashing the company’s sales records and keeping old franchises alive. Street Fighter and Monster Hunter are two of the company’s biggest, and their iconography still resonates with many to this day. Naturally, in light of all this success,…
Before Pokémon Detective Pikachu electrifies theaters this May, April will consist of the merchandise deluge that comes with every movie geared towards kids and adults alike. With the TCG cards out on April 5th, it’s time to reveal the remaining four promo cards. Shown off on Twitter and with the…
Last month, Funko’s latest Pokémon merchandising effort kicked off, with the Day with Pikachu line. Every month for a year, Pikachu will be starring in a bunch of figures celebrating holidays and even the weather. After the last couple of weeks saw store shelves packed with a St. Patrick’s Day…
I don’t think Kirby really registers the concept of time in any way. He eats when he’s hungry, sleeps when he’s tired, and saves Dream Land when it needs saving. He’s had to deal with some wayward celestial bodies, sure, but this is a character whose idea of copying a…
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…
Good news, fans of the work of Akihiko Yoshida (which should be everyone): The Bravely Default art book is on sale now! Dark Horse’s localized 256-page tome is jam packed with concept art, commentary, and just a heap of gorgeous imagery for any fan of the 3DS JRPG that has…
The day has finally arrived! Funko’s brand new A Day With Pikachu line is officially available at GameStop, with the One Lucky Day figure kicking off the lineup. The series debut Pikachu figure is everything you’d expect from Funko. It’s cute and it captures the ‘mon’s personality perfectly through the…
It’s time to find some peace in the world of Pokémon — and the Pokémon Center is here to help you do just that. The latest merch line is introducing four new products featuring the ever precious Sylveon. Check out the newly introduced lanyard, backpack, socks, and t-shirt (women): …
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…
Now that March is here, the release date for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu seems to be creeping up on us even faster. Still, with two months to go, our hype levels can start climbing in just a few weeks, in April, when various pieces of merchandise are released ahead of the…
If games are the lifeblood of any system, then accessories are the cute band-aids you try and tell yourself you don’t need. Sure, they have a function, but what you’re here for is to personalize and look good doing it. So maybe you’re all set with some Splatoon pouch or…
There are many a Pokémon Center in Japan, but only one holds the DX distinction. With its grand opening held last year on March 14th, Tokyo’s Pokemon Center DX also hosts the Pokémon Cafe and soon will be sharing a special lineup of Pikachu plushies to mark the one year…
