Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
The nine month financial briefing that Nintendo hosted yesterday was full of unexpected news; a new mobile game based off of Mario Kart, the announcement of when Nintendo’s Online Service will begin for Nintendo Switch, and, finally, official confirmation of Nintendo’s partnership with Illumination Entertainment to make a Super Mario…
The much rumored deal between Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment has been finalized and confirmed to be true. Initially announced by Nintendo’s CEO, Nintendo of America joined in with sharing the news on Twitter as well: Nintendo and Illumination are partnering on a movie starring Mario, co-produced by Shigeru Miyamoto…
Continuing to fan-spaz over the Kirby eraser figures that Nintendo Wire’s Kirby expert Ricky Berg covered earlier this week? Upon diving into Re-Ment’s catalog of goodies, we found it also has a licensing agreement to craft Pokémon blind box figures too. Kirby isn’t the only star of the show now…
A few months back in September GoodSmile and Capcom released the first concept art of a Nendoroid based on Roll, Classic Mega Man’s robo-sister. Now, we’ve got a look at the final product courtesy of MyFigureCollection.net and it’s definitely adorable. GoodSmile has already released a classic Mega Man Nendoroid…
Nintendo of Japan has just released new images of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link figure from Medicom. Part of the Real Action Heroes line, this Link figure stands about a foot tall and comes with high quality clothing (made of real fabric) and accessories….
Everybody makes mistakes, so sometimes the best friend you can have is an eraser. Doubly so when they’re as cute as these Kirby eraser figures coming soon to Japan. Sold in blind boxes, there are eight variants to get. Kirby features in nearly all of them, and Waddle Dee and…
From the makers of the World of Nintendo toy line, there’s another plush to add to the Jakks Pacific’s release list this year. Joining Yoshi is one of the most common enemies in Super Mario Bros. — Goomba! Except, there’s something different about this minion serving Mr. King Koopa… …
As somebody who has spent too much money on Line stickers, I’m always on the lookout for the next collection of reaction images I can harass my friends with. And another one has come along, as a new pack of voiced Pikachu stickers has hit the Line store. Featuring 20…
Great news, Sonic comic fans! The Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account announced that the new IDW-published Sonic comic series will be coming this April. There’s some pretty sweet concept art to go along with it, too. A new character named Tangle appears in the art. Aaron Webber said Tangle…
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…
Happy Valentine’s Day… or Single Awareness Day… or Galentine’s Day! However you want to celebrate February 14th, the North American Pokémon Center site has a few new goodies you can buy. Whether you’re looking for a gift for someone else or yourself, all this new merch is well worth taking…
Check out four Japan exclusive Super Mario Odyssey accessories that we unbox. We provide details about how you can enter to win one of the cases in the video, so make sure to check it out! If you decide you want to add any of them to your own collection, browse…
