We’re just 24 hours away from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and I can hardly contain my excitement! Nintendo has officially confirmed that tomorrow’s presentation will run for a full hour—packed with updates, reveals, and likely a release date and pricing information. But, SUPRISE! That’s not all: they’ve also announced…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
Nintendo Power played a big part of my childhood for me, even if I missed the magazine’s own early years. Now I won’t be making that mistake for its surprise, new iteration: The Nintendo Power Podcast! Join host Chris Slate in the debute episode of the #NintendoPower Podcast where…
After a hundred year slumber and almost two weeks following the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s DLC Pack 2, you can now purchase a set of stickers for the Line messenger app. For $1.99 you get 24 animated stickers that feature Link, Zelda, Revali, Mipha,…
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…
UPDATE: Raw Fury Games has revealed that Dandara will be released for Nintendo Switch on February 6th. You can get the full details in our dedicated article. Move over, Bayonetta, there’s a new butt-kicking diva in town! Publisher Raw Fury Games tweeted today that its upcoming fast and fluid 2D…
Looking for a gift for a Final Fantasy fan this holiday season? The Square Enix online store just added Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: The Art Works book to its inventory. Priced at $29.99, the book contains 127 pages of artwork, interviews, the game’s lore, a double-sided poster and more. Deemed…
Over on the resetera forums, Shiggy has posted a new tidbit about the Nintendo 3DS family — or the lack thereof. “The marketing over the past few months made this evident already as only the 2DS and 2DS XL showed up in ads. But I just got hold of the…
Here’s an odd little bit of news that shows just how passionate developers can be about Nintendo. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle’s Creative Director, Davide Soliani, once mocked up a working Game Boy Advance version of the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker alongside artist Fabio Pagetti. Check out the…
Poor Wii U. While it had a lot of amazing games (The Wonderful 101 needs a sequel), it just never caught on. The same cannot be said for the Switch, however; just last week we reported on 10 million units being sold globally. Now Famitsu has revealed (via Siliconera) that…
Dark Horse announced selections for Free Comic Book Day 2018 yesterday, and they might have you grinning from ear to when you hear about ’em. While “The Legend of Korra” was the first title to catch my eye, my attention was immediately drawn to another title — it looks like…
Are you still adventuring the world trying to catch those new, elusive Johto Pokémon? Well, if you have a device that runs iOS 11, the hunt has gotten even more up-close and personal. Pokémon GO on iPhone 6s or later models now leverages Apple’s ARKit Framework, allowing for more in-depth…
This month has been filled with small game surprises on Nintendo Switch, with almost every week being jam-packed with indie titles and classic game ports making the system’s library even more appealing. It’s looking like January will keep up the trend, with Team17 announcing the Switch release date for its…
With the latest update added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp the past weekend, this week has been hectic with bluesun datamining the game. Thanks to SenorDeeebs, they’ve posted all the information onto the ACPocketCamp subreddit. Ready to be spoiled? NEW THIS, NEW THAT More clothes, more villagers, more items, more…
