Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
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…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
No matter the season, the time, or the setting, there’s nothing like a refreshing drink. That goes for the World of Pokémon too, and the latest theme coming to Pokémon Center stores in Japan pays tribute to one of the series’ most recurring refreshments. Mix au Lait (known in the…
With winter’s chill still hanging in the air, one of the best ways to warm up has got to be with a little bit of baking. Once that oven’s going the whole house will feel nice and toasty, but if it’s your heart that needs to thaw, then how…
Amazon revealed its list of top 100 best-selling video game products for 2018, and the list is littered with Nintendo products! Here’s a quick rundown of every Nintendo game that made the list: #95: Mario Kart Wii Woah. That’s intense. Are people still buying the Wii? Mario Kart Wii is…
As previously announced, 2019’s animated Pokémon movie will once again feature Mewtwo and the familiar title “Mewtwo Strikes Back”, and now, just after the new year rolled in across Japan, we have our first trailer. Check it out: We also have the very first poster: Serebii Update:…
First 4 Figures is creating a brilliant new statue featuring everyone’s favorite bad-mouthed buddy, Conker. When I was a young kid, I used to love picking Conker in Diddy Kong Racing. Little did I know then what Conker’s true nature was — so let’s just say I was in for…
The new year is almost upon us and we already have a major reveal to ring it in – the first full trailer for the next animated Pokémon movie. As Serebii reports, it will be airing in Japan on January 1st, 2019. We’ve known for a while that the film…
Free Comic Book Day, a day celebrating the comic book industry that comes around once a year, is scheduled to take place on May 4th in 2019, and along with it there are 51 free comics that will be available at participating retailers. Included in these 51 titles is a…
2018 was full of Sonic the Hedgehog news, from Sonic Mania Plus to the more divisive movie reveals, but there was a landmark change when it came to the blue blur’s comic merchandise. After years of Archie books, IDW took over publishing duties back in April and has been releasing…
Hello, holiday shoppers! With plenty of time until Christmas — wait… only six days?? This is more urgent than I thought! Time to get right into the Nintendo Wire Holiday Gift Guide! Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Kingdom Hearts is not yet on the Nintendo Switch, but you can still buy this…
Desk work, right? Dull and monotonous sometimes, sure, but for me it’s the issue of comfort. Shifting in a seat and trying to find that perfect positioning to get through the day is way more taxing than it needs to be, which is why a special friend from Dream Land…
We go hands-on with the HORI wired GameCube style Battle Pad! Is it worth your hard-earned money? These products were provided by HORI for review purposes. All opinions in this review are our own. You can purchase the HORI GameCube controllers on Amazon. Support us on Patreon!
As spoken in the Book of Mario, “Nintendo giveth, and Nintendo taketh away” {Waluigi 1:21}. The Big N has announced that this run of both the NES Classic and the SNES Classic will be the last, as the company now pivots towards Nintendo Switch Online services to fill the retro…
