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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
With Nintendo available on a variety of devices, there are a whole lot of ways you can dive into the season of spooky through games. Halloween will be here in less than 24 hours — and whether you’re off of school or work for the day, or you have a…
Who knew they awarded medical degrees to gorillas and monkeys? Apparently anything goes in the Mushroom Kingdom, as both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong will be headed to the game as playable doctors alongside some new, jungle-themed stages soon. The news comes from the official Dr. Mario World Twitter account,…
Make way, drivers: Mario Kart Tour is racing up the charts! Sensor Tower has reported that Nintendo’s newest mobile game has amassed an estimated 123.9 million unique downloads across both Google Play and the App Store. Since its release on September 25th, players have spent $37.4 million on the title….
Late last month, the team behind Dragalia Lost confirmed the game’s next cross-over event, and it’s one very few people could have seen coming — as the fantasy RPG will be visited by the super fighting robot, Mega Man. The official Dragalia Lost Twitter account has confirmed that we’ll be…
In what many are considering a rather ambiguous tweet, Google has shared a tiny look at the new Pokémon Wave Hello app available on the Pixel 4. The video lasts only ten seconds-long and simply shows off one of the devices donning an array of familiar Pokémon ears — Pikachu,…
Amidst all the Halloween hustle and bustle comes a new fortune cookie, bringing a breath of fresh air to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Available today is the pastel glazier cookie! You’ll find an array of pastel-colored items in this chance cookie — from a large stained-glass fountain to a stained-glass…
One of the more significant additions to Pokémon GO in the last few months has been the presence of Team GO Rocket. Finding Grunts taking over PokéStops hasn’t been too tricky in more populated areas, and it offers up battling opportunities along with the chance to catch (and purify) Shadow…
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…
Mario Kart Tour’s Halloween event, the “Halloween Tour,” has launched, bringing with it six new drivers, three new courses (along with several variants of each), Time Trials, and more. Luigi, Baby Luigi, Waluigi, King Boo, Rosalina (Halloween), and King Boo (Luigi’s Mansion) have all been added to the game as…
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…
Mario Kart Tour’s upcoming two-week Halloween event has been fully detailed, with six new drivers, three new courses, Time Trials, and more headed to the game. After a handful of teases about new characters and tracks, including Luigi, King Boo, and Waluigi, Nintendo has uploaded a video explaining everything Mario…
King Boo and Waluigi, along with the latter’s iconic “Waluigi Pinball” stage, will be headed to Mario Kart Tour alongside Luigi during the game’s “Halloween Tour” event, kicking off this week. Both new drivers were announced via Twitter, with King Boo teased to be packing a “special skill that’s surely…
