Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
Earlier this evening, Nintendo confirmed that its latest mobile game, Dr. Mario World, will be releasing on Android and iOS on July 10th. The game will be a free download — but, like other mobile puzzle games, will include microtransactions. According to the official Dr. Mario World App…
It’s time to get hyped, campers — five new animals will soon be joining the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp roster! The official Twitter account has once again shared five mysterious silhouettes hinting at characters that will be making their way to our campsites soon. Taking a look at this image,…
2020’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons will not include direct integration with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, a feature of the mobile game touted when it was originally announced. In an interview with IGN, Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku said the decision was made due to the two titles’ sheer…
The Nintendo Mobile YouTube Channel dropped a new Feh Channel unannounced last night, offering almost 13 minutes of raw owl-update action. While the announcements were a little padded, the overall stream still had some sizable nuggets to dig into. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkaLwuiOqe8&t First off was a small addition to Aether…
Attention, Trainers! Pokémon GO Fest is almost here and it’s bigger than last year’s gathering, spanning four days of candy-grinding fun. In preparation for the massive gathering, lines of codes related to the tasks, research, quests, and more have appeared. If you want to be spoiled, then you’re in luck….
Pokémon GO’s June Community Day is almost here! Taking place right before E3, this month’s theme has us channeling Slakoth’s sleepy nature and enjoying the lazy days of almost-summer. After today’s Pokémon Sword & Shield news, Niantic decided it was time to reveal the extra-special move that Slaking can learn…
If you’ve been busy running around and planting flowers so you can gather up all those fluttervows for the current garden event in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you need know that it’s time to really pick up the pace! The second half of the event has kicked off this morning,…
Niantic has been testing the Pokémon GO waters this year with Raid-centric events, including Legendary Raid Hour. A golden hour when a plethora gyms are taken over by Legendary Pokémon, this event has occurred during the lunch hour rush (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) and the transition to twilight (6…
Pokémon GO updates usually include information about some new catchable or Shiny, or an event that’ll get you on your feet and spinning stops. This time though, something’s being dropped, namely support for the Apple Watch. As posted by Niantic, it’s been cited that thanks to the Adventure Sync feature,…
And now, for another thrilling edition of “financial nobody but shareholders should really care much about” — The Pokémon Company made a net profit of 124 million US dollars last fiscal year, up 50% from 2017. The 2018 fiscal year was strong likely due to a combination of Pokémon GO’s…
Despite launching back in 2016, Pokémon GO is still a big deal, and it’s spawned its fair share of imitators, from Niantic’s own Harry Potter variant to the recently announced Minecraft Earth. Now, the popular Dragon Quest series is joining in on the AR fun with Dragon Quest Walk. In…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “gotta catch some of ‘em” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. There are a number of companies and properties that I’m pretty sure have the potential…
