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….
After Nintendo Wire broke the news that Super Mario Run would be getting a new mode containing super short levels that had Mario rescuing Daisy, Nintendo has finally officially announced the update. The new mode, officially called Remix 10, has players running 10 second levels in groups of 10. These…
Tokyo Game Show is in full swing, and kicking off the event were the Japan Game Awards. To give you a small background of what’s involved, both events are organized by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA), and as such, the award show was originally called the CESA Awards. Games that…
Celebrating the change of a new season (fall for the Northern Hemisphere and spring for the Southern Hemisphere), Niantic announced today via Pokémon GO’s social media channels that we’ll have a new event. Starting minutes before the Fall Equinox begins in North America, the event will begin on 1:00 p.m….
Released over the weekend, Metroid: Samus Returns has a few more goodies added onto the My Nintendo’s rewards page. Whether you’re having some issues navigating around SR388, or you want to refresh your desktop or home screen, there are plenty of new additions to pick from when it comes to…
It’s mid month, and that means it’s time for the world to be graced with yet another round of new Fire Emblem Heroes characters. Three characters join the roster this time, each a Crimean featured in the franchise’s ninth entry, Path of Radiance. 【New Heroes】Nephenee, Oscar, and Elincia arrive from…
Join Amiibo Jason, Happily Candied and Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg in episode 22 of the Nintendo Newscast, recorded live on September 11th. They discuss possible games and news to be discussed in the upcoming Nintendo Direct and what they’d like to see from Nintendo in the near future….
Less than a week away, we finally have the full and official details for the next Pokémon GO event. This one will be taking place in San José, California and hosted by Viva CalleSJ thanks to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Niantic, Inc., and the City of…
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…
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…
Building up the bonds between characters has long been one of my favorite parts of Fire Emblem games, and while I never really expected that to be a part of Heroes, it’s now arrived in a stripped down form via the version 1.7.0 update. Instead of being locked only between…
As Niantic mentioned in a previous blog post, EX Raid battles would begin testing on September 6th. Since we already spotted some legendary birds and are off running around catching legendary beasts one month at a time, then it must be Mewtwo’s turn. These EX Raid passes have started to…
Bloomberg recently had the chance to sit down with Tsunekazu Ishihara, the Pokémon Company’s CEO, to discuss the franchise’s future following the major success of the franchise last year. Quite a few interesting tidbits were shared, so let’s dive into them… Pokémon on Switch Being Nintendo’s most recent console it’s…
