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…
During the Switch 2 Direct earlier this week, Nintendo outlined what it is calling “Switch 2 Enhanced Games” for the new console. As the title suggests, these will be Switch 1 games that feature enhancements for the Switch 2 without being natively developed for the platform. Nintendo Wire currently has…
Earlier this week we brought you news from the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine regarding a few new Z-Moves and Rotom Dex capabilities. Now they’re officially confirmed via an English trailer, which you can check out below. It definitely seems like Roto Loto is filling a similar niche…
Last summer a few orchestra concerts were held to celebrate the ongoing 25th Anniversary of that cute, pink puff that just can’t eat enough – Kirby. I just missed the mark as far as timing goes on being able to attend one of these dream come true concerts, but soon…
Even though we’re barely seven months into the Nintendo Switch’s lifespan, the sheer variety of indie games on offer is quite staggering. You can play as everything from Tiny Barbarians to hip teens or even agile blobs of slime. Soon another bizarre occupation will be joining this rapidly-growing list: “cleaner.”…
We’ve already had a look at some key art for Japan’s own upcoming sporty Splatfest, but for a more costumed combat we need only turn to Nintendo of America’s Twitter. There we spot Pearl and Marina dressing to impress, representing vampires and werewolves respectively. It’s one of my favorite pieces…
My Nintendo continues to roll out 3DS themes in North America, with the latest three offering Halloween fun to three corners of Nintendo fandoms. They all cost 20 Gold Coins and will be available til the beginning of December. Mario’s hosting of course, sporting vampire like fangs and a cloak…
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…
Ready to run and slash? Nicalis is bringing Knight Terrors to the Nintendo Switch later this month. The procedurally generated runner has you controlling a nameless Knight equipped with sword and wings, slashing through demons and other hordes of evil through the night. Going by appearances, it all seems very…
There’s no shortage of outstanding indie games on the Nintendo Switch right now, and it’s far too easy to let an indie gem slip through the cracks. One outstanding indie you can’t let pass by is Tiny Barbarian DX. Tiny Barbarian combines fast action platforming with an unforgettable look and…
Nintendo saw fit to publish a series of interviews leading up to the SNES Classic release, and while they were timed well on the Japanese site, the English versions needed to catch up. Now you can read through the entire collection, full of interesting facts. Things like just how emotionally…
Five lucky kingdoms were picked out by Nintendo in preparing Mario for his latest adventure in Super Mario Odyssey. Yesterday, starting in the Los Angeles Kingdom, fans gathered to play in the Metro or Sand Kingdom and take some photos with Mario and his new friend, Cappy. Advertised with the…
88 Heroes is perhaps the craziest platformer I have ever played, plain and simple. It’s a game that doesn’t pull punches by any means, with a steep learning curve and many, many heroes to master. It lives up to its name, quite literally, by having 88 — or 98 in…
Pre-order bonuses are always a nice little extra when you’re reserving an upcoming game. Usually, bonuses consist of in-game items or stages, posters, pins and stickers, but once in a while, the contents can get pretty creative. Case in point: Nintendo of Hong Kong has one of the most unique…
