Niantic is bringing back the Sustainability Week event for Pokémon GO this year. For 2024, the event is focused more on hatching Pokémon from event 2 km Eggs. Luckily these Eggs will have a shiny hatching boost. Other than that, there aren’t any themed Wild Encounters or Raids. (For more…
Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Later this week Pokémon trainers will be able to return to the rustic region of Johto in the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console re-release of Pokémon Gold & Silver. To get your nostalgia flowing, Nintendo UK has uploaded a launch trailer for the games, showcasing everything from the Pokémon you’ll meet…
During last week’s Nintendo Direct we saw the announcement that HAMSTER, the company that seems set on porting every Neo Geo game to the Switch via Arcade Archives, would be bringing the arcade versions of various classic games to Nintendo’s latest console. During the trailer we saw Mario Bros., Ice…
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To kickstart your Monday, why not plant some veggies? Even though this year’s harvest moon took place on September 6th, Natsume is now holding a sale for nearly all its digital games spread over a variety of platforms. CeeCee, Natsume’s community manager, announced the sale on her Tumblr, posting a…
The celebration for Metroid continues after the release of the newest installment in the series hit the 3DS last week. If you’ve been looking for a way to show off your love for the game, Nintendo’s got you covered — the company’s announced via Twitter that its online store has…
It’s all about pins, plushies and binders in this newest batch of merchandise from the Pokémon Center. The Alolan starters’ final evolution forms are getting some serious love. And of course, Pikachu has joined part of this week’s lineup — but not in ways you’d expect! YOUR POKÉMON IS EVOLVING?!…
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…
Just a few months now till Pokémon fans can return to the Alola region in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Naturally advertising is starting to pop up in stores, especially in Japan, and the latest poster to be spotted by Twitter user @karubimunomono has some intriguing new key art…
Back in July, enterprising dataminers discovered that every single Nintendo Switch system already contains a hidden NES emulator, inaccessible through normal means. After a few more months of delving, the site SwitchBrew.org has discovered that the file, named “flog”, is actually an emulator wrapped around the classic NES launch game…
It’s that time again. Here at Nintendo Wire we’re going over the latest additions to Splatoon 2. We’re being spoiled this week with a new weapon and map! Plus something fishy is going on at Grizzco Industries… Hello gorgeous It has style, lacks grace, but you can mow down an…
With its launch just over a month away, we’re startlingly close to being able to play Super Mario Odyssey to our heart’s content. Thankfully for those going digital, Nintendo of Japan has updated the game’s store page with more details regarding its file size. Super Mario Odyssey will take up…
Ramping up for the release of Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, the original versions of Pokémon Sun & Moon are getting some code distribution over the next few weeks! CHARIZARD Participating Target stores will have the Charizard code card on hand from October 1st-14th, while supplies last. The code…
