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. The…
Nintendo’s popular yet short-lived social networking mobile app, Miitomo, launched in the US 10 years ago today on March 31st, 2016. Notable for being Nintendo’s first-ever mobile game, Miitomo is widely considered an unofficial spinoff of Nintendo’s Tomodachi franchise. It took plenty of inspiration from the quirky social sim series,…
In what I will be labeling as a rumor, it’s been reported that Disney is considering buying Epic Games outright in an effort to expand its gaming profile. During a recent episode of “The Town with Matt Belloni” podcast, tech journalist, and former Verge editor, Alex Heath has claimed that…
The BBC’s Doctor Who franchise has had a rocky history with the video game industry, and now an another attempt is being made to bring the time-traveller to modern consoles, including the Nintendo Switch. As announced by Maze Theory, a new Doctor Who game will release in 2021 for the…
Welcome back to the Nintendo WireCast! On today’s episode, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason talk amiibo, Animal Crossing, and so much more!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are spending real money via Patreon to keep a turnip trading website afloat. Turnip Exchange allows players to easily set up queues for their islands for players to visit and sell turnips, catalog rare items, and more. Users can post their Dodo Codes and island…
Hey, Trainers! Week 2 of the Pokémon GO Throwback Challenge is officially live! While we’ve spent the last week celebrating Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue by focusing on everything related to the Kanto region, starting today we’re shifting our excitement to Johto! Much like the past Kanto week, the Throwback…
A new Pokémon GO update means another APK to datamine. The dataming group PokeMiners tore through the game’s APK 0.175.0 and found a few big things scattered throughout the update’s code. Get ready to be spoiled, Trainers! In fact, let’s make it count and double down. Fair warning, if you…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is finding new ways to be helpful, as the Detroit Lions, an NFL team, recently used the game to reveal their 2020-21 schedule. Big shout out to @animalcrossing for holding it down while we wait for football season. #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh #animalcrossing pic.twitter.com/RcvUKq91Cb — Detroit Lions…
If you thought that Mr. Reggie Fils-Aimé would be using his retirement to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons on a quiet beach somewhere in the world, you’d be partially right. Retiring from Nintendo of America in 2019, Reggie has continued to work in the industry in different ways. Back in…
Story of Seasons is the latest game series to join the “geeky backgrounds for conference call” club! The Japanese Twitter account for the farming-sim’s PR has shared two wallpapers that are free to download and share. As a bonus of sorts, these wallpapers are promoting the newest Story of Seasons…
Even though physical media might be a dying format, it may still be the only way to get fun extras included with a release. One such bonus is this neat Sonic the Hedgehog 16-bit comic that will come with the movie’s Blu-ray release. The short piece looks to summarize the…
As inevitable as Peach getting kidnapped by Bowser, the 4K PC port of Super Mario 64 released last week has found itself the target of Nintendo’s litigious ire. This version of Mario 64 was a direct port made possible by reverse engineering the game’s source code, which enabled 4K resolution,…
Even in a world where the Smash Bros. roster will at pass at least 80 characters and there’s seemingly nothing Capcom can’t Versus, SNK still stands as a legend in the world of intercompany crossovers. The King of Fighters is the leading force there, but in SNK’s history there have…
Looking for a cute way to say “I love you” to your mom or another loved one for Mother’s Day this weekend? Well, Nintendo’s got you covered! Whether or not you’ve immersed yourself in the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the design on this cute card available at Play…
