The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Legends Z-A will soon be getting support for the Pokémon Home application. While this might sound like an April Fool’s joke what with the timing of the announcement, it was revealed late last night to get ahead of the confusion. Server maintenance will…
After a reexamination ordered by the US Patent and Trade Office director John A. Squires last November, the USPTO has revoked a patent granted to Nintendo for a game mechanic involving “summoning a character and letting it fighter another.” In a patent I described as “incredibly vague,” it seems the…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. The…
Skipping Bulbasaur for the time being, Meowth is the next Pokémon to be plushified at Build-a-Bear Workshop. Similar to previous release – Pikachu, Eevee, Charmander and Squirtle – Meowth will be available in store and online. Of course, for the ultimate Pokémon fan, the online bundle is the one to…
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…
Join Amiibo Jason, Happily Candied and Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg in episode 22 of the Nintendo Newscast, recorded live on September 11th. They discuss possible games and news to be discussed in the upcoming Nintendo Direct and what they’d like to see from Nintendo in the near future….
A few months back, First 4 Figures announced it acquired the Metal Gear Solid license for a statue in its ever-growing range of collectibles. Now it’s up for pre-order, in quite a few variants. The core concept of the figure is the same across all of them though – Solid…
UPDATE: A press release from Nintendo of America has confirmed the US branch will also be stocking the SNES Classic into 2018 and bring back the NES Classic next summer. This is sure to be a relief to many retro game fans – Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that not…
UPDATE: A Toys”R”Us representative has reached out to let us know that stores will not, in fact, be hosting a midnight launch for the SNES Classic Edition and the tweet they sent out earlier was in error. Please disregard the information in the tweet below. For the many of you…
Reggie Fils-Aimé recently sat down with the Financial Times and this month’s ever-popular product, the SNES Classic, was the center of attention. The original article is hidden behind a paywall on Financial Times’ site, yet Gamespot’s report of it pulled some very interesting quotes. What sticks out the most is…
If you’re like me, you remember watching Ash Ketchum start his journey way back when. The not-so-smooth first outing with Pikachu played a huge part in giving the show an identity beyond the original game’s own progression. While it’s hit Japanese theaters already, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You will…
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…
More new Poké goods are arriving in Japanese Pokémon Center stores and other regional locations to help kick off the autumn season. While some products are sporting all those warm fall feels we love so much, other items are more diverse and can be appreciated all year ’round. We’ve picked…
A successor of sorts to last year’s Pokémon TCG: Super-Premium Collection — Mew and Mewtwo box set, Shining Legends is getting its own take on this beast of a box. Themed with the up-and-coming Shining Legends expansion, Ho-Oh graces our presence with cards, a figure and more: “The Pokémon TCG:…
Box art for both the individual Super Mario Odyssey amiibo and the 3-pack is here at last, thanks to Nintendo Sweden. The renders of the crew in their wedding outfits look crisp and clean, showing off Mario’s dapper eagerness, Bowser’s regal pomposity and Peach’s astonished indecision. The background has longitude…
