It’s a bit shocking to realize that it has already been eight years since the Switch was released globally. The first Nintendo console to launch around the world at the same time (minus China, which still had regulations in place despite lifting its console ban in 2015), the Switch has…
Pokémon TCG Pocket is jam-packed with so many events and promotions, it can make your head spin. Each week, Nintendo Wire will be covering the details of each event, what goodies they have to offer, and the best way to tackle each task. Today, we are taking a look at…
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…
If you’ve bought it individually, or are a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscriber, you can download the first wave of Mario Kart 8’s Booster Course DLC today! Consisting of two cups with tracks from Mario Kart Tour, 64, and more besides, it’s the first of six waves. Check out…
June is traditionally The Month for big game news, but that tradition’s future becomes increasingly uncertain each year. E3 2022 will once again be hosted online only, and now EA’s EA Play event — which it’s been doing since 2016 — is cancelled entirely. According to what an EA spokesperson…
I don’t know about all of y’all, but I love jigsaw puzzles. They’re a really fun, simple hobby where you have to think a little but not too hard and exercise only a small part of your brain while the rest can chill. I also love Hatsune Miku, beloved international…
I hope you haven’t eaten anything in a couple minutes, because these images might make you a mite queasy — Netflix has released some pathological promotional material for its upcoming Resident Evil series on Netflix, which is vague but also kinda stomach-churning to look at (seemingly intentionally) with its bubbly…
This is unequivocally the most important thing you will read today. Please make sure you’re stable before reading this. I hope you’re wearing brown pants. Deep breaths. Okay. Okay. You’re ready for this. You’re strong. The latest pic of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s version of Coconut Mall… looks a little…
Last year Sonic the Hedgehog branched out into a new medium by becoming an official VTuber, and now it’s apparently Tails’ turn. As announced via the official Sonic the Hedgehog social media feeds, Tails will be hosting “TailsTube”, a “show about all things Sonic”. The cute teaser hints…
Few news pieces offer as much fuel for directionless speculation as trademark renewals, which often could mean something as little as “the business is just doing its usual paperwork, don’t think too deeply about it” to “THEY ARE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE EVERY GAME.” Though in this case, I would put…
Few franchises can claim to have as many competitive offerings as Pokémon, with this year’s World Championships set to feature no less than five options for head-to-head face-offs, and now we have a venue for where the best-of-the-best will duke it out! The 2022 Pokémon World Championships will head to…
Ready for another stroll with your favorite digital species? While looking out for four-leaf clovers this week, Niantic is hoping you’ll also be playing Pikmin Bloom to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. From Thursday, March 17th to Sunday, March 20th, Pikmin Bloom players will be able to obtain special “Clover” Decor…
Handheld modder and creator GingerOfMods has spent years creating custom portable iterations of Nintendo’s hardware. Inspired by the slew of fake images regarding potential portable GameCubes that circled around the internet over 15 years ago, the creator has turned many Nintendo fans’ dreams into a reality. Y'know that fake…
Mario Strikers is one of the most stylistically interesting spinoffs among Mario sports games, if not the whole series, what with the tackling opponents into electric fences and all — but the original prototype was even more out there in a completely different direction, as revealed by former Next Level…
It might not be raining, but today’s the perfect time to turn back to the Midnight Channel. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is back, with the game making its way to Nintendo Switch as well as PlayStation 4 and Steam. Check out the launch trailer and see what happens when two…
