Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will feature “In-Game Purchases” when it launches, according to an updated ESRB rating on the game’s page on the official Nintendo website. In addition to “Comic Mischief” and “Users Interact,” New Horizons’ rating now includes “In-Game Purchases” as a label, which was added sometime after February…
Got a minute or 10? The good folks at Nintendo Minute have just released a new video showcasing the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch Special Edition bundle! Check it out below!
Earlier this week, we got word of a new pre-order bonus included with copies of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in South Korea, thanks to a poster that was shared at the region’s retailer. Excitingly enough, we now have a much closer and more detailed look at the items residents of…
Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason recently discussed just how Nintendo plans on to use amiibo in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in our latest video. Have a watch:
Nintendo has announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will feature an alternative method of backing up save data in the future and that save data will not be able to be transferred to a second Nintendo Switch console. The news comes from an article on the official Japanese Nintendo website,…
There’s no denying the love for Animal Crossing, and maybe it’s time to take that to the next level. Let’s express love with Animal Crossing. Play Nintendo has shared six printable Valentines for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Now you can give the gift of K.K. Slider or Isabelle to those…
Something synonymous with Animal Crossing from the beginning has been file sizes. The GameCube original came with its own memory card to facilitate just how much space a town would take up, and with how desirable it is to have one’s town on their system at all times I’m sure…
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…
The time to humble ourselves at the altar of Tom Nook is nigh, and before we do that, we must make ourselves ready. And what better way to prepare to sacrifice out time and belongings to the Nook than to carry them in a spiffy tote bag. Korean store MiniStop…
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch Special Edition is up for pre-order at many retailers throughout the world. Lots of really cute accessories themed to the game are also available to pre-order! This page serves as a hub for where the system and accessories are available in the US…
While the hype behind the upcoming release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is larger than life, creating ripples of excitement all over the world from fans, the very concept of the game itself doesn’t bring loud, celebratory music and cheering — no, it creates a sense of calm and serenity….
Over 250 new character renders from upcoming Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been released, showing off 108 returning villagers to the game. The renders were made available thanks to gaming YouTube channel GameXplain, which uploaded a video showing them all off. Apart from new renders…
