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…
It’s no secret that Nendoroid figures from Good Smile are adorable, collectible and all kinds of other wonderful things. But now one of my all time favorites is getting some extra ‘winter’ wonder via an alternative version: the cool, blue Ice Kirby! Unlike most Nendo, this one is naturally spherical…
After the success of the Pokémon plushes available at Build-A-Bear throughout the year, it’s no surprise to see Nintendo offering more characters through the popular chain. Announced just a moment ago on Twitter, Nintendo’s given us a peek at a few of the characters ready to be purchased right this…
It’s that time of year once again. Over the next few days, Nintendo Wire will be looking at a selection of last minute gift ideas for the Nintendo lover in your life, so you can be the hero in their life! Today, we take a look at some of the…
Nerdy cookbooks are nothing new, but there are plenty of properties out there that haven’t had a culinary time to shine. For one particular game franchise, however, that’s about to change, as a Kickstarter has launched for “Mother’s Cookbook” — a delicious collection of recipes inspired by EarthBound. The book…
Nicalis is at it again with another amazing physical release of a classic game. Earlier today, Nicalis confirmed that physical editions of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap will come with a CD soundtrack, a colorful game manual, and best of all: a keychain of one of the game’s main characters,…
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…
Well, it’s official: We finally know when we’re gonna get to hear Ryan Reynolds’s gorgeous voice as Pikachu. According to Deadline, Universal Pictures has given the Detective Pikachu movie a scheduled release of May 10, 2019 — not nearly as far off as some of us might have thought! Directed…
UPDATE 2: Thanks to a Twitter tipster by the name of @MarioDS64, we now know that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe steelbook will be free for those who purchase a copy of the game starting next week at Best Buy. Luckily, our tipster was able to snag a steelbook early thanks…
Earlier this year The Pokémon Company released the 20th animated Pokémon movie, “I Choose You!”, which turned out to be a nostalgia-laden re-imagining of Ash Ketchum’s original journey through Kanto. Of course they’re not stopping there; earlier today in Japan 2018’s movie got a teaser trailer during the variety show…
Update: The mystery item described below turned out to be a steelbook for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The product is available at Best Buy, but there’s no word yet on how to get it. The listing reads: Add this Mario Kart SteelBook case to your collection. Its precise, detailed structure…
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…
Hoping for Danny DeVito to voice Detective Pikachu in the upcoming live-action film based on the character? Despite Mr. DeVito’s comments when the project was announced last year, it looks like Ryan Reynolds will be voicing the character, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Yes, Ryan Reynolds. Other than the internet…
