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,…
Kicking off today’s Xbox Showcase stream was the announcement of one of the worst kept secrets in gaming: an Xbox handheld. After months of speculation and leaks, Microsoft has finally confirmed what we all thought was happening: Microsoft is partnering with Asus to create a variant of its ROG Ally…
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 marketing cycle for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield has started to get a little more experimental lately – just recently we had a glitched Pokémon turn out to be Farfetch’d’s Galarian evolution, Sirfetch’d. You might want to strap in for the long haul with this latest scheme, though. The…
The next season of the Pokémon anime seems like it’s set to shake up the status quo a bit. As we learned at the start of the month, instead of focusing on a single new region (in this case Galar), it would feature all previous locales. Now, we may have…
As promised earlier this week, a lengthier Little Town Hero trailer has arrived, and it’s finally given us a better idea of the game’s story and characters. Not only that but we hear several new tunes from the game’s composers – Toby Fox (Undertale) and Hitomi Sato (Pokémon)!…
The long-awaited port of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition has launched on Nintendo Switch! The game is a massive, meaty beast, and as such, may require more than a little help to get through. To assist you on your quest throughout Erdrea, we’ve…
We all joke about where certain games will be ported next — you can play a version of Skyrim on your Amazon Echo, for chrissakes — but even then there are some oddball matchups. Case in point: you can now play the first level of Studio MDHR’s masterful old-timey platformer…
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch is a massive JRPG, and it can be rigidly traditional in its systems and menus. Even though the game ends up being pretty user-friendly once you’re used to it, it can take some time to…
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…
Earlier this week Nintendo of France surprised Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players around the world by announcing that participants in its 2019-2020 European Team Cup tournaments would be unable to fight as Hero, despite fellow already-released DLC fighters such as Piranha Plant, Joker, and Banjo & Kazooie being playable. While…
Just in time for the first day of autumn this week, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has introduced a slew of Halloween themed events for campers! From a new garden event, to the start of October’s seasonal event, to new spooky terrains, you’ll have a whole bunch of options when it…
Not long after its initial reveal — and with less than a month until its release — Nintendo has dropped a new Ring Fit Adventure trailer that goes over the game in detail, this time with 100% plastic people presenting it. While the basic modes, exercises, and concepts are all…
Final Fantasy music is, on average, some of the best you can encounter in all of video games, so who wouldn’t want a collection of great tunes — especially from the recently remastered Final Fantasy VIII? Well, Squeenix has your back, as a FFVIII “Revival” soundtrack has been announced. Running…
An amiibo I wish I hadn’t missed out on was the Yarn Poochy. Such a good boy doesn’t deserve that kind of neglect, but that’s what happens when stock numbers are limited. Though Yarn Yoshi still shows up on store shelves, there’s no sign of Poochy. It’s not a perfect…
