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,…
As part of this morning’s Virtua Fighter direct stream, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO will be getting ports to consoles soon. Released for PC via Steam in January, players on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 will be able to jump into the fray to experience one…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
The New Year is nearly upon us, and once January is here, the three month countdown for Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s release for Nintendo Switch will officially kick off. Needless to say, we’re expecting a whole bunch of themed products to hit retailers in the near future — mostly in…
It’s that time again! Nintendo is rolling out a new Indie World stream to focus on upcoming smaller Switch titles, and it’s set to air tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT and last for 20 minutes. Tune in tomorrow, Dec. 10 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET for…
With the Trials of Mana remake mere months away, Square Enix has started to ramp up the marketing. While the game’s characters have already seen spotlight trailers over in Japan, it’s time for the English dub to get the same treatment. You can watch the first trailer focusing on protagonist…
Sonic the Hedgehog will finally be springing onto cinema screens throughout the US on February 14th next year, and the blue blur’s new redesign has gone down well with most fans since it debut last month. This newfound love has even made its way into the modding community, with Lady…
If you needed any more build-up to The Game Awards 2019, you’re in luck: producer and host Geoff Keighley recently participated in a Reddit AMA, the classic pastime activity, giving some insight on what we can expect from the awards show this year. The first little nugget that stands out…
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…
With the one year anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch upon us all, everyone here on the Nintendo Wire team wants to celebrate! It’s fun looking back, but now we think it’s time to look ahead: the fantastic Tom Brown has envisioned what the upcoming DLC characters…
It’s been 365 days since the drop of what is now the best-selling fighting game of all-time — happy birthday, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The fifth and latest entry in Masahiro Sakurai’s venerated platform fighter franchise was the biggest Nintendo Switch game of 2018, garnering numerous accolades and rave reviews…
Hoist the sails and set out for adventure (and murder), because Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection is out now — and Ubisoft’s dropped a launch trailer to tell us all about it. Collecting both the swashbuckling Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag and the traitorous Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the collection hits…
Out of all the classic JRPGs to come out of the Square and Enix powerhouses during the Super Nintendo era, Star Ocean is one of the most oft forgotten. Originally released in 1996 exclusively on the Japanese Super Famicom, it has went on to have multiple entries with varying levels…
There may be no Nintendo character better suited to a children’s picture book than Kirby. Yes, he conquers cosmic horrors on a regular basis and those are the games we play and love… The rest of the time? He’s a sleepy, hungry, fun little cutie who lives a carefree life….
The five year anniversary amiibo has come and gone for all us collectors here in the US (just recently, too), but today happens to be the anniversary of the first wave’s release in Japan — making it the perfect time to once again celebrate the amazing toys-to-life line. The company…
