The festivities for Pokémon Day are in full swing and as such, we’ve gotten a slew of information about the future of the franchise. Most of the news has been focused on the games and shows that will be hitting shelves and streaming services this year, but interviews with key…
With February coming to a close, it feels surprising to say that nearly two months of 2025 have come and gone. As each day passes, the exciting new games on the horizon come ever closer into view. The next in that lineup that has action RPG fans on the edge…
Something new is coming to the Pokémon TCG — the Mega Evolution series! Showcased in today’s Pokémon Presents, Mega Lucario EX and Mega Gardevoir EX are the first two Megas to be officially revealed. Mega EX cards will have high HP and powerful attacks, but will come at…
The North American Pokémon Center has been busy this month. While we’re not getting everything that Japan has to offer (like those amazing Eevee items), there are some fantastic Pokémon goods to add to your collection! Let’s see what caught our eyes over the last few weeks. Lillie Announced over…
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 you’re a Super Mario Bros. fan and also happen to be a board game aficionado, you’re in luck! Hasbro has just announced that its historically popular game, Monopoly, will be joining forces with Nintendo to bring you an all new game experience called Monopoly Gamer this fall. The usual…
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…
The Friday prior to E3 I found myself undergoing the daily life of a Southern California resident: traveling through various freeways that, once said aloud, sounds like I’m making a fast food order for a party of ten. The CD selection of the morning consisted of me switching between Nintendo…
Indigo era fans, prepare your wallets! It’s been fun watching the first season of the Pokémon anime on various streaming platforms, but if you’ve been waiting to view it in HD then the Pokémon Company has your back, adding the first season to Google Play, iTunes or Amazon where you…
Ever Oasis was released this past Friday for the 3DS and if you find yourself smitten with the game then you’ll want to see what Play Nintendo has! Similar to amiibo dioramas, a free papercraft activity of building your own oasis with various characters from the game is available. All…
Looking to get your paws on the Super Nintendo Classic Edition (also known as the SNES Mini)? Pre-orders aren’t officially available as of yet (in the US at least), but you can check out all the placeholders that have gone up so far in our list below. Make sure 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…
We knew it was coming: Nintendo of Japan has revealed its own take on the SNES Classic Edition. The Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom takes on a different visual design to the US version, with a more rounded shape and four colored buttons instead of the purple and gray for…
When the SNES Classic was announced just this morning, the question on everybody’s lips (besides “Where’s Chrono Trigger?”) was whether they’d be able to get a hold of the blasted thing. The NES Classic was notoriously underproduced and hard to find, but it appears Nintendo is taking steps to make…
Sometimes it pays to listen to rumors: the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition is real. Most striking of all is the inclusion of the previously unreleased Star Fox 2. Alongside that comes a host of other classic titles. You can check out the full list below: Contra III: The…
