An update to Nintendo’s parental smartphone app has added support for the Switch 2, in preparation for the console’s launch next week. Nintendo announced Version 2.0 of the Nintendo Switch Parental Control App on its technical support profile on Twitter today. スマートフォンアプリ『Nintendo みまもり Switch』のバージョン2.0.0の配信を開始しました。Nintendo Switch 2 をご利用予定の方はアプリの更新をお願いします。 https://t.co/8fAAnCYwrN —…
Online pre-orders may have been sold out for months, but Target has revealed that it will have Nintendo Switch 2 units available in-store for launch day. As noted on the official Target website, shoppers who come to its stores on June 5th, 2026, around opening will be able to nab…
As we found out in the Switch 2 Direct, Super Mario Party Jamboree is getting a paid upgrade later this year, exclusive to the new console! Titled Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (what a mouthful), the upgrade expands the base game and adds brand-new…
The Pokémon anniversary love has been felt all throughout the year, and it looks like fans of the card game will now be able to claim one of the highest valued pieces of the celebration. Going up for order tomorrow in Japan to celebrate its 20th will be a solid…
Ever since the Pokémon Company announced that Alolan forms of some of our favorite Kanto region Pokémon were coming to Sun & Moon, we at Nintendo Wire knew it was only a matter of time before those adorable new monsters would be arriving in plush form. Now, thanks to the…
In addition to the new Pokémon leaked via images of this month’s CoroCoro, Serebii.net is also reporting the premiere date for the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime has been leaked, as well. According to Serebii.net, the anime will feature Togedemaru as Pikachu’s rival and Samson Oak as the headmaster of…
This year’s Customs for a Cure livestream was held on Saturday, October 1st. Joined by friends and members of the Nintendo Wire team, Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied hosted another live Nintendo Newscast. In it they discussed Pokémon Sun & Moon news, amiibo restocks, the Nintendo Classic Mini and much…
Throughout both Kanto and Johto, a presence looms just outside of view, perched and hungry for their chance at power and profit. With their use of Pokémon to serve their own means and with no regard for their well being, they represent the worst of what it means to be…
The Japanese Pokémon variety show Pokénchi is set to have a “huge presentation” of Pokémon Sun & Moon game and anime content on October 16th. According to Serebii.net, the episode will feature gameplay footage from the upcoming games and interesting new information about the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime that…
Loot Crate has announced that the theme for their Loot Gaming Crate in October will be “Rumble,” featuring items from The Legend of Zelda, Overwatch, Sonic the Hedgehog and Titanfall 2. This is not the first time that a Nintendo franchise, or even The Legend of Zelda, has been featured…
One of the biggest conventions of the year is finally under way in New York – Comic Con! As is usual for the event there’s plenty of merchandise on show, including the next range of Nintendo-themed Figmas. First up we have Samus in her Metroid Prime 3 suit. The last…
We’re getting closer to the November 11th launch of the NES Classic Mini and it looks like Nintendo is getting the hype train ready to go in preparation. Earlier today, the micro machine was featured, albeit briefly, in a Today Show segment celebrating hot fall technology. In the clip, we…
Nintendo’s bringing even more handheld goodness to the scene with two brand new 2DS color schemes. Replacing the once dominantly black systems are handhelds with primarily bright palettes. Gone are the days with the 2DS lacking color: blue and red now don the 2DS on both the front and the…
We are just over a month away from the launch of the Nintendo Classic Mini, an adorable miniature version of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System. To celebrate, Nintendo U.K. announced it has partnered with Retro Gamer to show off the console, live for the very first time. The stream will…
Nintendo Wire is proud to showcase TJ Smash, the artist behind one of the custom amiibo up for auction for this year’s Customs for a Cure charity event. TJ, who’s more famously known as TJ Smash of Custom Conquest, Mii V Mii and Smash Supremacy fame, has become the ultimate…
