There’s a key detail about the upcoming wireless GameCube controllers for Switch 2 that we all seem to have missed: they will only function with the GameCube app provided with a Switch Online subscription. As noticed by Nintendo Everything, the fine print in the UK version of the “GameCube Nintendo…
A brand-new character flies into Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble! Red from the Angry Birds franchise has been added as paid DLC, and while playing as Red, various items around the course will change to match. Bananas will turn into feathers, bunches of bananas are now tufts of feathers, and…
In a bit of news that will certainly be disappointing for our fellow gamers overseas, a new report from Nikkei has stated that Nintendo has chosen not to launch the Switch 2 in China just yet. According to the outlet, Nintendo has chosen to forgo a launch in the region…
DeNA, the mobile developer that previously collaborated with Nintendo on Super Mario Run, Miitomo, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and the upcoming Mario Kart Tour, has announced that it’ll be working on a new Pokémon game in conjunction with The Pokémon Company. Nintendo's mobile partner DeNA and…
It’s time for more thrilling financial reports! Niantic’s Pokémon GO racked up 65 million dollars in April, a 15% increase compared to the same month in 2018. Overall, spending is up 33% in 2019 as a whole compared to last year, and both Japanese and US players spend roughly the…
It was bound to happen, really. Detective Pikachu is about to hit the big screen this weekend, and Niantic and The Pokémon Company have announced a collaboration event with Pokémon GO. Trainers, it’s time to celebrate the launch of POKÉMON #DetectivePikachu with #PokemonGO! ✅ Increased spawning of movie Pokémon✅…
On Monday, Pokémon GO implemented rewards alongside the results of an Earth Day campaign. Hours later, Trainers were finding more than just Shiny Digletts and Groudon overtaking gyms; suddenly, three Legendary Pokémon were appearing in the wild! Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf sent Trainers into a gotta catch ‘em all hunt,…
Giving players another reason to experiment with the Pokémon GO’s new AR feature, Niantic has issued a photo challenge. We covered the photo themes that Trainers could explore and the prizes they could earn upon winning when the event was first announced. The first challenge, centered around the theme of…
Yesterday, ads started popping up in retail stores referencing a “Pokémon Pass” app which had yet to be officially revealed. Thankfully the wait wasn’t long for official confirmation, as the Pokémon Company has released the app onto the iOS and Google Play stores. As of right now, it seems limited…
Pokémon freebies have always appeared in many different forms — trading cards, special Pokémon that you can train and battle with, figurines, toys, activity books, etc. Smart devices and digital-only goodies can also be thrown into the mix. What if the Pokémon Company mashes these two forms together though? Chris…
Arriving just in time for the new Idle Beats garden event, DJ KK’s Beat Booth, and Cherry’s rockin’ cookie is an all new rock-star themed clothing collection. These new items you can craft will quickly transform you into the edgy star of a rock concert! Have a look at the…
DJ KK is here to make all our lives a little more musical in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! If you adore this pupper as much as I do, you’re going to love what he has in store for us all in this new garden event. You’ll be collecting riffbats this…
If you’ve been out and about in the past 24 hours playing Pokémon GO, and noticed an influx of Ground-type Pokémon, you’re not going crazy. Niantic is following through with more promises and more bonuses, and as celebration for all the Trainers out there who participated in Earth Day cleanups…
Sinnoh’s legendary trio has finally popped up in Pokémon GO, but Niantic is breaking the mold when it comes to their distribution. Rather than having them be top-level raids, Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie have started cropping up in the wild, but they’re very rare finds. Hmm. We’ve been hearing…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “remember Miitomo?” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. It’s the most wonderful time of the (financial) year — when a bunch of corporate suits in Kyoto…
