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…
One of the many things I miss about Japan is being able to walk into a local Pokémon Center and take in all the new merch and themes available to trainers, fans and everything in between. This latest batch of goods puts Eevee and its evolutions in the spotlight once…
Ever since the release of Final Fantasy VIII, Square Enix has released massive books collating concept artwork, behind the scenes information and lore tidbits from several games under the banner “Ultimania”, which are not unlike Nintendo’s own Hyrule Historia. Unfortunately these were never officially translated into English, so fans have…
The gaming community’s been receiving a good number of Super Mario Odyssey related tidbits of news over the last few weeks. Leading up to the game’s October 27th release, there have been wallpapers showing off new Mario art; a Direct announcing the title’s Switch bundle; small teases and reveals of…
It’s time to get extra excited for the Halloween season! October’s bringing us a whole lot of spooky Pokéfun. TRICK-OR-TREAT GO! It’s not a total surprise, but we have confirmation that Pokémon GO will have a Halloween themed event later this month. No word if it will be a carbon…
It’s been a few months, but now that we’re a tad closer to Christmas, this news may be more exciting. Hallmark’s second part to its 2017 Keepsake Ornaments collection is on its way. Back in July, Mario was the first of three Nintendo ornaments debuting this year. And now you’ll…
Tomorrow’s the day we’ve been waiting for, with the Super Nintendo Classic releasing to the world. If you weren’t able to secure an order, Best Buy’s detailed its company-wide policies with respect to the launch. For stores with the systems, customers lined up will receive tickets starting at 7:00 a.m….
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…
For the first time ever (publicly), the Nintendo x LeSportsac collection is on sale online. Ever since the collection debuted, any coupons that were available for LeSportsac’s website always omitted the Nintendo collection… until now! Using the coupon code FALL2017SALE will secure a 25% off discount at checkout. While not…
Judging by most of the comments we get, the number of people lucky enough to get the NES and SNES Classic is going to be very small. But if you do find yourself opening up one of the elusive new micro consoles this Friday and have its older sibling laying…
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…
If Zelda has taught us anything over the years, it’s that good things (particular glowy golden wish-granting triangles) come in threes. Apparently, the same can be said for reference books about the series, as the blue-binded Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia will hit North America in April 2018. Published by Dark…
In case you needed a reminder about how ahead of the game Japan’s Nintendo merch is, a few extra special pieces are making their way to their exclusive online shop. Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2, arguably the two biggest games on the Switch, are inspiring some iPhone case…
