We kicked 2025 off with some sad news for fans of one of Nintendo’s biggest nostalgic properties. According to a ResetEra post by Kinda Funny Games present Imran Khan, the developers over at Next Level Games had reportedly put the Punch-Out series on ice. While the true reason seems to…
2024 has come and gone and with it, a slew of incredible games. Everything from RPGs, platformers and shooters to fighting, puzzle and simulation games, there was something for everyone. However, before we talk about the good, we do have to acknowledge the unfortunate, which are the continuing layoffs in…
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…
Announcing and hyping up what Sega is saying to be the best game in the series, Valkyria Chronicles now has a “4” next to its name. Simply dubbed “Valkyria Chronicles 4” with a coming soon release of 2018, the watercolor styled game taking place in a land and time based…
Pokémon Trainers across the globe now have access to their full collection of Pokémon thanks to the latest updates to Pokémon Bank and Pokémon Transporter. The 1.4 update for Pokémon Bank brings compatibility with Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, allowing Trainers to bring any of their Pokémon they’d like along…
Get those campers ready, campers! While the weather is getting steadily colder out here in the real world, there’s never been a more perfect time to go camping with your animal friends. Nintendo of America has just announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will finally be hitting smart devices worldwide…
Rocket League has been one of my most anticipated Switch releases this year. The demolition derby/soccer-hybrid has been a smash hit since its release back in 2015, and it doesn’t show any signs of stopping. Psyonix porting Rocket League to Switch, with the help of Panic Button, was a no-brainer,…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the Badnick crusted kicks of our Sonic Forces challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’s fated to…
Set phasers to done – Fantasy has won out against Science Fiction in the latest North American Splatoon 2 Splatfest. Once again it’s a 2-1 result, with Fantasy winning in terms of the vote and solo victories, while Sci-Fi just barely managed to snag the team battle category. Perhaps Switch…
For the last year, and then some, it’s been “Nintendo Switch” this or “Nintendo’s next console” that. There was hype building alongside rumors being thrown around constantly, with mock ups of the enigmatic system, including 3D printed ones, being put together to fool the masses. The fervor was there for…
Looking to jazz up your 3DS? Need a new wallpaper for your desktop or mobile device? This week’s My Nintendo rewards are all about celebrating the latest release in the Pokémon franchise – Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. In the digital goods category there are two new items. In…
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…
We’ve known about Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’s DLC plans for a few months now but one part in particular has been unclear — the “new unexpected story content,” coming in 2018. Thanks to an updated eShop listing for the game’s Gold Edition (via Resetera), however, we know a few…
With Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney launching on the 3DS eShop next week, Capcom employee Janet Tsu sat down with Ace Attorney mastermind Shu Takumi to look back on the original development of the game. Takumi wrote and directed Apollo Justice, as well as the original Phoenix Wright Trilogy. He wasn’t…
The creative team behind Nintendo of America’s YouTube channel is trying something new. No, our resident master of puns and contributor Matthew Weidner hasn’t crafted this new video, but it does center around Nintendo’s eShop, a topic of which Matthew is more than well versed in. Showing off…
