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…
If there’s one thing that gamers love, it’s massive books about their favorite franchises. From art books to huge strategy guides and encyclopedias, more info on your favorite games is never a bad thing. Keeping in line with the company’s releases of the recent Legend of Zelda books — Hyrule…
Even after almost 27 years Sonic the Hedgehog is a merchandising machine, as shown by the latest toys from Diamond Select unveiled on the New York Toy Fair 2018 Showfloor. Thanks to Sonic Stadium and @SonicTeamArg, we’ve got some descriptions and photos of the new figures. First up are two…
The semi-annual figure convention Wonder Festival (commonly shortened to WonFes) in Japan has kicked off its Winter 2018 show, bringing announcements, reveals, and displays of figures from a multitude of Japanese media. As usual, Nintendo is no exception, with a host of figures based on the company’s brands being shown…
Nintendo Wire’s resident gachapon goer in Japan, Rincs, recently took a few trips to the Kiddy Land store in Osaka’s Umeda station to view the all new Waddle Dee Collection that’s already captured the hearts of many. While she was there, she finally stumbled across an almost fully stocked gachapon…
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…
7-Elevens all over Japan are about to get a lot cuter, because Animal Crossing lottery prizes are making their way there starting March 17th. By purchasing a ticket for about $6 you’ll get a chance to own one of these prizes — which are all separated by “letter” rankings. The…
Nintendo’s really pushing for your Labo creations to be your own, and thanks to a line of colorful masking tapes, that’s just become a whole lot easier. With ten styles available in five packs of two, you’ll get double the flair in each box to make your cardboard more crafty…
Last year saw the release of Layton’s Mystery Journey, the latest chapter in the decade-old puzzle solving franchise. We thought the 3DS version had great presentation while progression left something to be desired, something which may be handled better in the upcoming anime adaptation of the game. Retitled Layton Mystery…
Splatoon 2 themed bottle cap figurines will be super jumping into gachapon machines in Japan next month. Priced at 200 yen each (about $1.86 as of this posting), different colored Inkling Squids, as well as Judd and Li’l Judd, can adorn a shelf or bottles. First spotted by Japanese Nintendo, Dengeki…
The Waddle Dee Collection has finally arrived in Japan! We take a look at all of the amazing merchandise in our latest video tour of all things Nintendo in Japan. Music by Bubly.
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…
Kirby is one of the squishiest characters in video gaming so it’s no surprise the pink puffball has received so much merchandise over the years, especially of the plush variety. That said, this latest creation from Bandai is taking things to a whole new level. That’s right, a colossal Kirby…
