Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
In promotion for actor Chris Pine’s directorial debut film Poolman, Danny DeVito has been doing various interviews for publications and YouTube channels. In what will likely be a viral moment for YouTuber “The Movie Dweeb,” DeVito just about stated that he’d love to play Wario in a sequel to the…
Fans of the Pokémon card game, take note: A new mobile card game is being planned by The Pokémon Company. This news comes alongside the report of the mobile Zelda game, stated as follows: Pokémon Co. is planning a new card-game app, two people familiar with the matter said. Pokémon…
Nintendo plans on making a Legend of Zelda title for smartphones, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to “people familiar with the matter,” the game would come soon after the Animal Crossing mobile title already announced for the latter half of this year, or even beforehand depending on development of…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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,…
If you have a favorite season for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Animal Crossing track, then listen up! While the track selection is random, there’s a way to force that internal roulette wheel. No, you don’t have to turn the Switch’s internal clock forward or backward. Thanks to GameXplain and Tingloid…
Using more innocent facades to smuggle illicit goods is in the very nature of contraband, but it’s not everyday that those facades are old Famicom carts, and that the smuggled goods are dozens of spiders crammed inside said carts. But that’s exactly what happened the other day at the airport…
Just over a month to go before 3DS owners can call the desert home in Ever Oasis. To get everyone caught up, Nintendo has released a teaser site for the game giving the basics and a few screenshots. We have the full fact sheet below as well as a few…
Hey, kids. This Sunday is Mother’s Day. Instead of rushing out to the drugstore at the last minute to pick up a gift for your mom, Play Nintendo has your back. A new Animal Crossing themed Mother’s Day card has been posted to the website, along with instructions. From Play…
Please understand: Today’s edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the audio and visual version; however, the video will return for tomorrow’s Wiretap. In its place we have tonight’s live recording of the Nintendo Newscast, starting at 9:30 p.m. CST. Make sure to join us there for all the…
In addition to Toys”R”Us’ Pokémon trade and collect event tomorrow, the store is also kicking off the start of showcasing Eevee and its evolution line. Mimicking last year’s release of merchandise in honor of Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, a new Eeveelution plush will become available each month throughout the year —…
Thanks to Japanese Nintendo — with some assistance from Push DustIn from All Source Gaming — a recent Famitsu article covering DeNA’s fourth quarter results was translated. While the coverage was short and sweet, it covered a nice range of information regarding DeNA’s future with Nintendo: Animal Crossing mobile will…
Are you ready for this, Eevee fans? We’re excited to report that the full set of promotional images for the Eevee and Colorful Friends Eeveelution boxes has been posted on Japan’s Pokémon Center site. Originally, we were only give a peek at the Eevee box, so finally seeing all of…
Treehouse is back with another blog on Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, this time delving into the game’s dungeon crawling. While many of the details could be gleaned from trailers, it’s nice to have it all written out on paper, with a few new specifics to boot. Dungeons are…
