August 28th, 2019
Yacht Club Games Presents: Livestream
Yacht Club Games is revealing a ton of new details about several games during its pre-PAX West 2019 show. You can watch the livestream here:
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Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour for Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
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,…
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Pokémon GO Max Mondays for Monday, March 10th, 2025
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…
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Recently released FCC filings confirm NFC support and more for the Switch 2
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
August 28th, 2019
Shiny Solgaleo and Lunala coming soon in a new Pokémon distribution
Legendary Pokémon giveaways are second nature now. We see a Legendary we can’t get in-game? Oh, we’ll be able to download it later. Have a Mythical ‘mon that’s just been introduced to the world? Sure to be a giveaway or event eventually. But make them Shiny… and now you’ve got…
August 28th, 2019
Blade Strangers adds three characters and more in new, free update
Nicalis’ crossover fighter Blade Strangers was a fun and beginner-friendly take on the genre, with plenty of familiar faces and indie guests to acquaint yourself with. While it’s lain somewhat dormant over the last year amidst teases of further development, in celebration of the game’s anniversary a new and completely…
August 28th, 2019
Remastered ’90s classics Aladdin, The Lion King headed to Nintendo Switch
Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and the Lion King are now available to pre-order on Amazon. It’s a whole new world: An HD-remastered collection of 16-bit classics Aladdin and The Lion King will be headed to Nintendo Switch later this year. The collection, called Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and…
August 28th, 2019
Telltale Games to return under new ownership
Categories: News
It’s almost been a year since Telltale Games shuttered its doors, with the sudden closure leaving many employees out of work and several projects in limbo. Now, the company is back, albeit in a new form, as gaming industry veterans from LCG Entertainment have reportedly purchased the assets and will…
August 28th, 2019
New Japanese Final Fantasy VIII Remastered commercial copies a classic
There’s just a matter of days to go before we can step foot in Balamb Garden again thanks to Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, and Square Enix is going in for the nostalgia with this latest commercial. While it looks pretty simple on the surface, there are two things…
August 28th, 2019
Samurai Shodown launching in Japan this December, early purchases include Neo Geo Pocket port
While PS4 and Xbox One owners have been able to slice up their foes in the Samurai Shodown reboot since June, Switch owners are still waiting, though Japanese fans finally have a release date to look forward to. As reported via Weekly Famitsu, the game will launch for Switch in…
August 28th, 2019
Second trailer released for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
The Japanese release of Marvelous’ remake of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is almost here, and the marketing is ramping up. Not only has a second trailer been released, but it also introduces us to two brand new characters – Jennifer and Brandon. As translated by Gematsu,…
August 27th, 2019
Fangamer’s PAX West 2019 merch collection is live – Ōkami, Hollow Knight, and more
Categories: News, Merchandise
PAX West kicks off in just three days, and nearly every video game related company out there is preparing for the big day. Merchandise creator extraordinaire Fangamer has just revealed its lineup of products available for the event, and it looks like fans of old and new games will not…
August 27th, 2019
How EarthBound transformed video games as an art form
Categories: Retro
The question of “are video games art” has, for all intents and purposes, been settled — while there are still those who resist confronting games as seriously or critically as they should be, the general masses have long accepted the notion that video games as a medium can be meaningful,…
August 27th, 2019
Nintendo Wiretap (8/26/19)
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…
August 27th, 2019
Go back to school with Nintendo themed Lunchables
Categories: Merchandise, News
With September creeping around the corner, the season of school is pretty much here! And for many kids, that means new fall clothes and new school supplies are imminent. That’s not all that awaits the new year though, not with Nintendo making waves in every corner of the universe! Nintendo’s…
