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…
Over the weekend, a controversy was starting to brew concerning retro game publisher Retro-Bit. As spotted by Time Extension, game translator Krokodyl posted on their personal blog a series of photos that compared official Retro-Bit releases to previous fan translations for not only text but the specific font of the…
This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
As if all the game related news and reveals weren’t enough, Nintendo of Europe has now pulled back the curtain on a Limited Edition version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While content-wise it’s as simple as the game, a Smash branded GameCube controller, and a GameCube adaptor all in one…
Are you a fan of 3DS JRPGs and/or hefty displays of art you can flaunt at high-society parties? Well, you’re in luck, because Dark Horse Books is publishing The Art of Bravely Default in the West, according to an Amazon listing. The book contains 256 pages of concept art and…
Kirby’s no stranger to the plush treatment — with his simple design and soft nature he’s probably the Nintendo character best suited for it. That’s why our world is just a little bit brighter with Takara Tomy’s new, giant Kirby and cloud pillow/plush set coming to Japan. Behold the Kirby…
Super Nintendo World, the upcoming Nintendo theme park at various Universal Studios parks, will not only be my childhood dream come true, but will also have another claim to fame. According to a blog post by Twitter user @LCASTUDIOS_USJ, the park will be two stories tall, with guests walking up…
We previously reported on this new Switch Adjustable Charging Stand, and it looks like Nintendo’s decided to spotlight it in a brief product video. Showing off the compact design and range of adjustability for the stand, it’s a handy accessory for anyone who likes to play in tabletop mode wherever…
Cower before the might of nostalgia, ye puny contemporary gamers — NPD sales for the month of June have been released, and while they contain some tepidly interesting points (Mario Tennis Aces was the best-selling game of the month, and had the highest initial sales of any tennis game ever),…
As someone with a deep love and appreciation for game music, Ōkami just might be the greatest of all time. Its rich, 180+ track OST is stacked with a breadth of sonorous songs that evokes ancient Japanese mythology, the restoration of a cursed land, and the glory and majesty of…
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…
There’s a whole lot of Pokémon merch out there, which might make collecting all of it seem daunting — but when new products call back to some of the best in the series, you’ve got to admit that adding a little more to your collection can’t hurt. Kotobukiya has revealed…
Much like last year’s Pokémon: I Choose You! the next movie in the long-running franchise is getting a theatrical release in the United States. On November 23rd, 26th, 28th and December 1st you’ll be able to head to select theaters in the region to watch Pokémon: The Power of Us….
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may be GameCube compatible, but if you haven’t got a backstock of one of the greatest controllers of all time, PDP is offering up a new alternative based on that beauty. Have a look for yourself at the Link, Mario, and Pikachu inspired designs: The…
We’ve had our eye on the Hori D-pad Joy-Con alternative controller for some time now, and while it looked to be locked to Japan previously, we now know it’ll be releasing stateside after all. IGN featured the product and revealed that it will be coming to North America later this…
