Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Last year, the mega-popular battle royale game Fortnite received an unexpected crossover with Avengers: Infinity War, wherein players could find the Infinity Gauntlet and become Thanos. Now, less than a week away from Avengers: Endgame’s release, and the end of the current MCU as we know it, Epic Games is…
We’ve had plenty of Detective Pikachu trailers and TV spots so far, but none have them have really leaned into magical the world of Pokémon truly is, until now. As tweeted out by Ryan Reynolds, this latest ad puts the focus on the Pokémon and the heart of the story….
The Splatoon 2 Springest has come to a close, meaning no more pastel ink and so long to widespread confusion over how to play the latest Shifty Station. The Tortoise and the Hare inspiration may’ve made people think this’d be a total terrapin takeover, but to that I say slow…
Puyo Puyo eSports has been out in Japan for a while, offering competitive puzzle action at its finest to players on Switch and other platforms at a low, low price. Now it looks like the previously digital only title is getting a physical version, as reported by Japanese site Game…
Nintendo’s first decade in the video game industry brought many revolutionary ideas to the table. There was the introduction of the D-Pad, the genius marketing of the NES across the United States, early motion controls… How the company closed out that first ten years, however, changed things on an…
Falling under the branch of Nintendo Europe, Nintendo of Russia has popped up in worldwide gaming news, but not for any positive reasons. Last year, General Manager Yasha Haddaji infamously threw a micro-managing temper tantrum during an official livestream. Following this, more Nintendo of Russia employees shared stories of their…
It may be hard to believe from an American or Japanese perspective, but for quite a few years Nintendo’s consoles played second fiddle to home computers across Europe in the ’80s and early ’90s , with the likes of the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amiga systems being popular with…
Straight out of the 1930s, Cuphead has not only proven to be a fantastic game (that’s now available on the Switch), but a massive love letter to hand-drawn animation of the early 1900s, featuring a “hop-skipping soundtrack” that’s captured the hearts of many. With a recent release on a different…
Pokémon GO and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee and Pikachu brought a new Pokémon into the franchise — Meltan. The adorable, metal-eating Pokémon’s journey has led to a time-consuming task in “catching them all” for the completionist crowd. Needing 400 candies to evolve into Melmetal, you certainly have to be on…
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is almost ready to burn rubber all over again, and it looks like there’s a little something in the way of plastic coming soon too. Found on GameStop’s website, this Pop Rides version of Crash Bandicoot puts the marsupial behind the wheel with a whoa-worthy pose…
In just a few weeks, Detective Pikachu will be on the scene and the silver screen, marking the live-action film debut of Pokémon. It’s easy to be excited for your own viewings here in the West, but Japan is upping the celebration with plenty of Detective Pikachu goods arriving at…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Fffffsteak” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Well, there was one bit of news this week that certainly smashed all the others out of the park….
