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 famous virtual pet known as Tamagotchi is no stranger to collaborations. Most recently, we’ve seen toy maker and producer Bandai Namco team up with Pokémon to give collectors truly adorable Eevee themed Tamas in Japan, and before that the pets received treatment from other popular brands — namely Sanrio…
November is finally here, and some pretty awesome games and amiibo are releasing this month. We showcase everything you need to know about the next few weeks in this latest episode of Nintendo Wire’s Release Preview!
As promised earlier this week, we have some details regarding Dragalia Lost’s very left-field Mega Man cross-over, courtesy of director Yuji Okada via the official Dragalia blog. While there’s no footage of the blue bomber in action, we now know how he’ll play. For starters, he’s technically classed as a…
After crossing over with Kirby, Fire Emblem, and Luigi’s Mansion, it’s only natural that Tetris 99’s next stop is Pokémon Sword & Shield! As part of the next Maximus Cup, which will run from November 8th through to November 11th, you can battle it out to Pokémon music in a…
The next Pokémon anime season is set to break new ground for the series, with the plan being to showcase every single region explored thus far, rather than focus solely on the brand-new Galar region. If you’ve been curious how it’ll look in motion you’re in luck, as the Pokémon…
One of the most requested features for Mario Kart Tour is something most expected to be in there at launch – online multiplayer. As it stands now, the game is a single player experience, with the weekly ranked leaderboards being the only real interaction between players. Thankfully that’ll soon be…
2019 has been a great year for Undertale creator Toby Fox, with one of the biggest breakthroughs (besides all of the Sans appearances) being his opportunity to compose for Game Freak’s new IP Little Town hero. It turns out that wasn’t the only game Fox worked on with Game Freak,…
On today’s episode of the Nintendo WireCast, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason look at some of the scariest Nintendo games ever made! Videos Podcast/Audio
The Pokémon GO Twitter account has just announced that Steel- and Fighting-type Cobalion will soon be available through five-star Raids. Believed to have a body and heart of steel, you’ll want to make sure that you prep your Fire-, Fighting-, and Ground-type Pokémon to battle it! ⚔️ Cobalion, the…
Not all’s Shine Sprites and rainbows in the happy-go-lucky world of Nintendo video games. Throughout the years, Nintendo’s played host to a number of frightening, chilling, or downright disturbing moments on its systems — all of which are perfect if you’re in the mood to creep yourself out this Halloween…
If you’ve recently gotten ahold of the acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Switch, then take a peep: Netflix has released their “main trailer” for their adaptation of Geralt of Rivia’s story. We’ve gotten teaser images and trailers previously, but now we can see Henry Cavill’s take on…
The day is finally here! That’s right, fellow ghosts, ghouls, witches, goblins, and other creepy creatures — Halloween is all around us today, and Twitter is no exception. Numerous devs and other game related companies are celebrating spookiness by sharing fun themed images through tweets. We’re rounding up some of…
