In a surprise announcement this evening, developer Team Cherry announced an expansion is heading to Hollow Knight: Silksong next year. Titled “Sea of Sorrow,” the only description we have is that players will “voyage across and beneath the salt-stricken seas.” The best news: it will be free for all players…
Like a handful of current and former colleagues here at Nintendo Wire, I know exactly where I was the morning of June 13th, 2017. Packed into a hotel room turned office, we’re watching Nintendo’s digital Spotlight presentation, typing up news articles and getting excited for our favorites — I got…
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…
Next week will be an exciting one, if what Japanese technology journalist Zenji Nishikawa’s hint at a huge reveal is true. Nishikawa mentioned during a YouTube livestream that a “huge scoop” will be published the 4th of June in an issue of Weekly Famitsu, where he currently writes columns about…
Previously we reported on Pokémon: Twilight Wings’ fifth episode being delayed. As the previous episode, focused on Nessa, took some time to debut outside of Japan, we were worried there may be further differences in its release — but a tweet today begs to differ. There’s never a moment’s…
Add another to the assortment of Sega Ages titles available on Switch, as Thunder Force AC has taken flight in the eShop. Made as an arcade port of Thunder Force III, it’s an inverse of the usual path of Sega’s arcade classics that would later arrive on console. …
It’s been a long time coming but Alberia’s White Sparrow is finally getting to spread his wings in Dragalia Lost. The next Gala Dragalia Summoning Showcase is set to feature long recurring NPC Leif in his first playable appearance. Unique for a Gala though, it looks like he’s not the…
Quite a while back now we saw Duma, one of Valentia’s gods, come to Fire Emblem Heroes as a fittingly Mythic character. Now his sister and counterpart Mila is finally joining, completing the dichotomy most recently seen in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. As shown above, the…
It’s some ways off its initial January 2020 release window, but we finally know when Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition will launch worldwide – August 27, 2020. The news comes via a new trailer that highlights a few of the additions, like new voice lines, dungeons, and the online…
We’re long past the point of just using concept art and scale models to figure out what Super Nintendo World will look like, as a new aerial photograph has shown that the new theme park area is seemingly near completion at Universal Studios Japan. The update comes from an aerial…
A paradise for physical game collectors, Limited Run Games has made one thing clear over the years. As long as it can be successful and all relevant parties who are involved are on board, then a project can be greenlit. Last year during the company’s E3 announcements, they were announcing…
This Friday, the last leg of Pokémon GO’s Throwback Challenge 2020 will end and Pokémon Trainers will be eagerly awaiting the release of the Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 Special Research. In preparation for the event’s start on Wednesday, June 3rd, Niantic has been updating the app. While small, these visuals…
The Pokémon Company is constantly producing a variety of Pokémon themed programming. Outside of the long-running anime, we’ll see shorts and music videos posted online for Japanese-speaking audiences. Language barrier aside, there have been a series of gems over the last few years, and now we have another one to…
We’re mere days away from the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and the rollout of related media continues with My Nintendo Japan adding some very nifty physical rewards if you pony up the Platinum Points. First is a smartphone ring shaped like the Monado, which functions similarly to a…
As quarantine guidelines shift, Nintendo has begun to open some of its brick-and-mortar stores in Japan. Reported by Japanese Nintendo, plans for Nintendo Tokyo have been announced on the store’s official Twitter account. Those wanting to shop at the store can do so starting Monday, June 1st, but there’s a…
