With early copies of Resident Evil Requiem floating around, your chances of being spoiled on story elements before its February 27, 2026, release date are higher than ever. That sucks, and the situation is not lost on legendary designer Hideki Kamiya, director of the original Resident Evil 2. In a…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside one hour on Wednesdays for Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed and rescheduled…
Out of nowhere this morning, Nintendo announced that it will be hosting a new Treehouse Live presentation tomorrow, February 24, 2026, with 80-minutes of footage from two upcoming Switch 2 titles. As the headline states, they will be Pokémon Pokopia, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition +…
Media Create, the sales tracking group for video game goods, offers more than just a weekly top ranking of sales. Even though we’ll be entering 2018 soon, those who have access to Media Create’s giant roundup of the year can start picking apart what has sold well. With that in…
UPDATE: Good Smile has confirmed that the Pyra Statue will be releasing in December of 2018 for ¥18,333 or around $162. Pre orders are now live at Play-Asia. Nintendo of Japan has revealed that a statue of Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is coming soon from Good Smile. This 1/7th scale…
If you managed to catch the recently released Pokémon: I Choose You! movie you may remember the opening montage that features all 20 movies alongside a new version of the iconic first English anime theme. Now, to hype up an upcoming movie marathon that’ll span almost the entire month of…
We picked up a box of the brand new Super Mario Cereal and spent some time scanning it into Super Mario Odyssey to give you an idea of what you can expect with the box’s amiibo + game support. To help display the product in its entirety, we also opened…
Pokémon fans are spoiled for choice when it comes to merchandise these days, whether it be plushes from Build-a-Bear or a well-crafted figure from the folks at Good Smile. Following the likes of Red, Lillie and Ash, the franchise’s first iconic villain is becoming a Nendoroid next year. Announced via…
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…
Everyone here on the Nintendo Wire team is continuing to celebrate the holiday season. And we can’t think of any better way to do that today than by offering a small gift — from us to you! The kind and talented folks over at Build-A-Bear sent us another beary wonderful…
Looking for a gift for a Final Fantasy fan this holiday season? The Square Enix online store just added Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: The Art Works book to its inventory. Priced at $29.99, the book contains 127 pages of artwork, interviews, the game’s lore, a double-sided poster and more. Deemed…
Dark Horse announced selections for Free Comic Book Day 2018 yesterday, and they might have you grinning from ear to when you hear about ’em. While “The Legend of Korra” was the first title to catch my eye, my attention was immediately drawn to another title — it looks like…
Up at Play-Asia for pre-order, Pikachu’s tail is the next Pokémon related component to be turned into an oversized pillow. Roll over Snorlax, or at least prepare to do just that, as this new item will be coming to Japan’s Pokémon Center stores next year. Titled “Pokémon Dakimakura – Pikachu’s…
Nintendo UK followed up its announcement about the Pikachu 2DS today with adding the “I Choose You!” handheld onto its online store. That’s right! With a little over a month away from hitting store shelves, UK fans can head over to Nintendo’s online store, pre-order the 2DS and receive free…
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…
