As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
Seasons 2 of Mii V Mii continues with Fight 16! Watch the Golden Gunners, the Silver Swordsmen and the Bronze Brawlers duke it out in the latest battle. Check out the fight below! Help support Mii V Mii on the MiiTJ Patreon.
Nintendo Wire is proud to showcase GandaKris, the artist behind five of the custom amiibo up for auction for this year’s Customs for a Cure charity event. Kristine, who’s more famously known as GandaKris, made a name for herself as an artist in the amiibo community near the very beginning…
An image from the Spanish version of Pokémon Sun and Moon has revealed what seems to be a new stone: the “Ice Stone.” While it sits beside other items like the Fire Stone and Water Stone, nothing about this apparent new stone is known yet. Stay connected to Nintendo Wire…
It’s that time again, with another Pokémon Sun & Moon reveal coming in hot as the November 18th release date is less than 50 days away. Today’s update brought a look at three new evolved Pokémon I know people have been dying to see, as well as new features, the…
The Pokémon Global Link has historically been the online hub for Pokémon games since Pokémon Black & White. We then saw it update to be compatible with Pokémon X & Y as those games launched. Now, Pokémon Global Link is updating yet again. The version of Pokémon Global Link that…
Nintendo of Japan has announced that a special edition Pokémon Sun & Moon 2DS will be launching in the region on December 8th. The system is a beautiful sky blue. It sports a rainbow of colorful buttons and features silhouettes of Pikachu, Popplio, Rowlet and Litten. The system has…
Today had yet another deluge of Pokémon Sun & Moon news, with a new trailer showing off new gameplay features and the long-awaited starter evolutions. It hasn’t taken the Pokémon Company long to schedule its next news drop, however, with the official Japanese site giving a date – October 14th….
Almost a month ago we reported on the leaked Korean game listing for a demo version of Pokémon Sun & Moon, and now, finally, it has been confirmed. On October 18th you’ll be able to download a special demo version of the upcoming games. Much like the demo for Omega…
The latest Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer has dropped! Check out the English and Japanese versions below, as well as some art of the newly announced starter evolutions: English trailer Japanese trailer Starter evolutions gallery We also have confirmation of a special demo version of the games, which will…
The official Japanese Twitter account for Pokkén Tournament tweeted earlier this evening that a brand new fighter would be revealed for the arcade versions of Pokkén Tournament on October 13th. Since the leak this summer, which stemmed from the console versions, pointed to Darkrai, Scizor and Empoleon being added, the…
Rare amiibo Best Buy has opened pre-orders for many rare amiibo including Gold Mario, Lucina and Pit! Gold Mario Lucina Pit Samus Mega Man Sonic Ness Pokémon Sun and Moon | Z-Ring Accessory Pokémon Sun & Moon Limited Edition New 3DS XL ($199.99 at Amazon) (OUT OF STOCK) Pokémon Sun &…
A duo of Super Mario Maker badges jump into the Arcade today, this time featuring the 8-bit stylings of Super Mario Bros. 3! One of particular note features a set of various blocks from the game, so be sure to collect as many as you can to create your very…
