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…
The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom look like solid upgrades over their Switch 1 counterparts, but the majority of new features will be tied to a smartphone app called “Zelda Notes.” While we already know…
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,…
Marth may be the face of the Fire Emblem franchise, but if any character is its mascot that would be Anna, tender of the Secret Shop and traveling merchant. Anna returns as a playable character in Engage, noticeably younger than in her past incarnations and with a fresh new voice…
One of the potentially most powerful characters in Fire Emblem Engage is Jean, a young doctor’s son from a rural island. Like Donnel or Mozu from past games, Jean comes equipped with the Expertise skill, which grants him increased stat growths when he levels up – that means despite his…
The SteamWorld franchise has never stuck to one genre, experimenting with a variety of styles from the franchise-defining dungeon delver Dig series to the card-based RPG Quest. The series’ next venture is set to tackle another new frontier – city building! SteamWorld Build will see you build up a mining…
The Switch has already seen the release of three Life is Strange games, but there was one glaring omission – Life is Strange 2. Thankfully that’ll soon be changing. The game is the only other entry in the series developed by the original team at Dontnod Entertainment and follows much…
Marth, hero of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and their remakes (Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem), returns in Fire Emblem Engage as the Emblem of the Hero-King, who will assist your army in its quest. Marth is…
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…
Everybody needs to train to get stronger, and in Fire Emblem Engage, you do that at the Arena. This part of the Somnium opens up after you beat Chapter 4: A Land In Bloom, and it’s a place where you can both give your units EXP/SP and also increase their…
Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg and Daniel Dell-Cornejo were invited to tour Super Nintendo World last week and they were kind enough to share some of their experiences visually through some photos. Check out our gallery of Universal Studios Hollywood’s newest park below! Gallery
Super Nintendo World has finally arrived at Universal Studios Hollywood, and with it comes the unique Power-Up Bands. By picking one of these up, you’ll gain access to several interactable elements of the area. These include Bowser Jr. Shadow Showdown, the ability to keep track of coins you’ve gained during…
For a little while now NIS Japan has been sharing trailers for the various major characters of the upcoming Disgaea 7 and this latest video showcases quite the firebrand – Higan Zesshousai. Higan is described as the strongest swordswoman in Hinomoto and acts as main character Fuji’s master, teaching him…
Over the past few weeks Square Enix has been sharing trailers spotlighting the characters of Octopath Traveler II, sharing two at a time. Now the final batch has arrived and it features both the hunter Ochette, and her adorable owl __, and the apocathery Castti. Check it out below: …
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,…
