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,…
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…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
Fire Emblem Heroes has definitely been hitting its stride lately with regards to adding new characters instead of alts, and that trend continues with another batch of children units – these ones hailing from the war-torn future of Fire Emblem: Awakening. Starting at the turn of midnight on…
Once the last match from the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 concluded, Mr. Nogami (producer of Splatoon 2) appeared on stage for the trophy ceremony. Yet before any medals were handed out, Mr. Nogami wanted to discuss Splatoon 2’s future. When June’s Splatfest was announced, Nintendo described it as being…
Nintendo’s three big tournaments take place today: The Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, Splatoon 2 World Championship, and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship. Fans from all over the world are headed to The Theater at Ace Hotel to watch the action, including Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg…
The Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, Splatoon 2 World Championship, and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship all take place today! Follow all three tournaments below, and stay tuned on Twitter for live updates directly from the show floor. Schedule: Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019 11:00…
Warning: If you want to stay spoiler-free for E3 announcements, read no further! It can’t be E3 without a massive leak, right? Well, this year, it’s been let slip that Bandai Namco’s Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is coming to Nintendo Switch this Fall. Reported by Gematsu,…
The Nintendo Mobile YouTube Channel dropped a new Feh Channel unannounced last night, offering almost 13 minutes of raw owl-update action. While the announcements were a little padded, the overall stream still had some sizable nuggets to dig into. First off was a small addition to Aether Resorts,…
Another week, another round of new characters we’ll be seeing in the upcoming strategy game/teacher simulator Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While we don’t get a glimpse of any mysterious baddies like we did last week, we do have three more prospective students on the docket from each of the titular…
Attention, Trainers! Pokémon GO Fest is almost here and it’s bigger than last year’s gathering, spanning four days of candy-grinding fun. In preparation for the massive gathering, lines of codes related to the tasks, research, quests, and more have appeared. If you want to be spoiled, then you’re in luck….
The Sonic series is well known for its jammin’ tunes, and Sonic CD ranks high up there when it comes to the classic series. Thanks to being released on the Sega CD, the audio quality of its tracks where a cut above other games at the time, and its funky…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Dynamaxed out” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. It’s the week before E3, which traditionally means it’s time for light news save the occasional leak. Nintendo…
In our newest series Pixel Pitch, we animate some games that we’d love to see happen. Our first subject – What if Wario & Waluigi got their own RPG?
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…
