Switch restock coming to Target next week

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Switch

According to a leaked ad made public by thecouponingcouple.com, Target will be restocking the Nintendo Switch starting on June 11th. The image in the ad shows a gray unit, but the fine print does indicate that colors may vary by store. If you’re still in the market for a Switch,…

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Pokémon GO’s AR is getting an upgrade

Categories: News, Mobile

Perhaps the tease of this summer being legendary for Pokémon GO can be applied to other areas of the game. Amongst all the news that Apple dropped at WWDC17 today, one interesting little detail was shared about Apple’s foray into AR (AR Kit). From Engadget, “We also got a glimpse…

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Splatoon 2 news roundup: Octolings, weapons and more

Categories: Switch, News

In preparation for 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational today’s tweets on Splatoon’s Japanese Twitter account are giving us an idea of what weapons will be shown off. It looks like a fiery coated, one-hit-KO beast is definitely back! Weapon: Blaster Oh you beautiful, flame painted, “googly-eye” stickered powerhouse. Glad…

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Pokémon Direct coming tomorrow (6/6)

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News, Switch

Nintendo of America has just announced that a Pokémon Direct will be dropping tomorrow, June 6th, starting at 7:00 a.m. PST.   Tune in on June 6 at 7am PT/10am ET for #Pokemon news in a special, 8-minute Pokémon Direct. https://t.co/sVsqDLEOcv pic.twitter.com/6zq0vTnHmy — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 5, 2017…

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Ice Cream Kirby merchandise lottery heading to Japan

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: Merchandise, News

If you’ve been following our merchandise coverage for the past year, one thing should be clear by now – Japan loves Kirby. For the little pink guy’s 25th anniversary we’ve had retro goodies, two very different kinds of conductor Kirby, and even some glow-in-the-dark wall socket covers. Now, the gluttonous…

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Ninjara was the most popular fighter during the ARMS Global Testpunch

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

UPDATE: The ARMS Twitter account has also tweeted out a new image thanking players for participating in the Global Testpunch! Check it out: 「のびーるウデだめし」に参加された方、おつかれさまでした!多くの方に遊んでいただき感激です。皆様に厚くお礼申し上げます!ARMSの発売は6/16(金)です。皆様にお会いできるのを、首をなが~くしてお待ちしていますよ! pic.twitter.com/mYomfpqq2v — ARMS(アームズ) (@ARMS_Cobutter) June 4, 2017 Now the ARMS Global Testpunch sessions have come to a close, Nintendo is no doubt working feverishly over the…

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Nintendo Wiretap (6/4/17)

Categories: 3DS, Mobile, News, Switch, Videos, Wii U

  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,…

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