Rumored over the weekend, it seems that GameStop is ready to confirm that Nintendo has pulled the plug on its Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle SKU. Announced as a limited time offer before the console’s launch, the bundle was sticking around a lot longer than most people anticipated. If…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
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. Now,…
A new line of Mario and Pikachu crossover merchandise has been announced for release in Japan, featuring the Pokémon dressed up as both Mario and Luigi. The line includes plushes, keychains, folders, hanafuda cards, playing cards, New 3DS cover plates and even Pokémon: The Trading Card Game cards, among other…
A new Japanese promotion featuring Gen VII Pokémon Mimikyu has launched, which includes a music video showing off new Sun and Moon game footage as well as a Halloween-themed website. The video posted by the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel stars Mimikyu, who is shown desperately trying to be like…
An unknown Pokémon has been discovered through a new Booster Box for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Serebii.net reports. No other details about this apparent new Pokémon are available, but stay plugged in to Nintendo Wire for more news as it breaks!
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…
