It’s a great time to be an amiibo fan! Over ten years since their debut, amiibo are still going strong—long after other toys-to-life brands have disappeared. With so many new figures announced, there’s plenty to get excited about. Below is a roundup of all confirmed upcoming amiibo, complete with pricing…
Originally introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the terrifying Alpha Pokémon make their return in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. These supersized special Pokémon make for very popular Shiny hunting targets, and that is especially true in Z-A thanks to Wild Zone 20. Unlike most locations, the two spots in the center of…
In a not so surprising bit of news, publisher Skydance Games has announced that the upcoming action title Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed “beyond early 2026.” Posted on Twitter, the company stated the game has been shifted to an unspecified release window and will be missing its…
You’d need a veritable encyclopedia to hold all the information on Animal Crossing: New Horizons — fortunately, this complete strategy guide full of index marks, color-coded sections, and other little touches to help you sort through everything you need to know about island life… assuming you know Japanese. The guide…
While Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to exceed expectations for Nintendo, certain players are, seemingly, upset with the game. According to Metacritic’s “User Reviews” section, New Horizons now boasts over 1,600 negative reviews, which is 600 more than the game’s positive reviews. All of this negativity from users is a…
How has island life been treating you in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? It’s been over a month since the game was released and it’s already become one of the best outlets for staying “safer at home” and coping due to coronavirus’ impact on 2020. To check in on everyone’s progress,…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ save data transfer abilities are still on their way, with the game’s developers working on two methods of transfer. The information comes from a new interview with CNET, in which the interviewer Scott Stein shared his frustrations with the current lack of cloud save backups and…
According to Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ head developers, the game could have a plan in place for content updates for the next two to three years. The information comes from a new interview with CNET, in which CNET asked game director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami if the game…
The K.K. Slider album redraw art challenge has continued to thrive on social media. From all genres and decades, chances are you can find your favorite album and/or musical artist undergoing an Animal Crossing adaptation. Here’s another sampling of redraws that we would love to see in-game and even hanging…
It seems Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood is the latest star to have given in to the temptation that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons — and it appears he’s an observer of island etiquette, to boot! According to Twitter user Jessica Kovalick, Wood arrived on her island after direct…
Be it the long wait for a new entry, the popularity of the Nintendo Switch, or the current state of the world, Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to see high sales in its native country, Japan. Now a month on shelves, according to Famitsu (and provided by Gematsu), the game…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ version 1.2.0 update, which features new events and some returning familiar faces, is now available to download. In addition to what was revealed yesterday, Nintendo tweeted about some new additional items available at your local Nook Stop. Thanks to the April #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons update,…
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 a…
April has felt like it’s flown by, and we now have more statistics about March’s gaming sales and mobile purchases. Surprising no one, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a juggernaut, breaking multiple sales records. The data that was made available didn’t include the digital sales of the game initially,…
Hopefully by now we all are aware of, and doing our best to follow, social distancing guidelines during this pandemic. If not, it seems Taiwan has a new way of promoting the idea, inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Essentially, the Taiwanese Ministry of Interior has used Animal Crossing: New…
