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June 3rd, 2019

Sonic getting his own Funko cereal

Funko has released a more official image of the Sonic the Hedgehog Pop cereal through social media. You can pre-order it for $7.99 at GameStop today. Have a look! View this post on Instagram Coming Soon: @GameStop Exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog Pop! Cereal! https://www.funko.com/blog/article/30148395054/coming-soon-gamestop-exclusive-sonic-the-hedgehog-pop-cereal A post shared by Funko…

June 3rd, 2019

Square Enix details Dragon Quest Walk and future plans for the mainline series

Author: Tom Brown

Categories: News, Mobile

Despite launching back in 2016, Pokémon GO is still a big deal, and it’s spawned its fair share of imitators, from Niantic’s own Harry Potter variant to the recently announced Minecraft Earth. Now, the popular Dragon Quest series is joining in on the AR fun with Dragon Quest Walk. In…

June 2nd, 2019

AI: The Somnium Files gets a new gameplay trailer, Day One edition details

Author: Tom Brown

Categories: News, Switch

Spike Chunsoft will be bringing AI: The Somnium Files, the latest game from Zero Escape director Kotaro Uchikoshi, to the Nintendo Switch this September, and if you’re still somewhat confused as to what the game’s about, you might be interested in checking out this latest gameplay trailer. On…

June 1st, 2019

Some new footage of EarthBound 64 arrives from Space World ’96 video

Author: Ricky Berg

Categories: News, Retro

Plenty of games change before they release or just never see the light of day in the first place, but when you add in all the localization woes associated with it, no Nintendo series can feel as ethereal as Mother. Before there was the Game Boy Advance game we all…

June 1st, 2019

Fire Emblem: Three Houses gains two new grim figures and three more students

Author: Ricky Berg

Categories: News, Switch

We’re back again with more Fire Emblem: Three Houses characters. Previously we’ve seen plenty of students and a few instructors of the Officer’s Academy, and figures that had prominence within the Church of Seiros. This week though we were introduced to two figures that stand out as outliers within the…

June 1st, 2019

Mortal Kombat 11 DLC info: Shang Tsung gameplay, Spawn and others coming

Author: Bryan Finch

Categories: News, Switch

After months of waiting for news about the planned DLC for Mortal Kombat 11, Ed Boon finally dropped a trailer with info on Kombat Pack 1. The video shows gameplay for Shang Tsung, who was previously announced as the first DLC character. He is mocapped and voiced by…

June 1st, 2019

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX coming to Switch September 26th

Author: Ricky Berg

Categories: News, Switch

2D actions fans on Switch have a new day to look forward to, as the previously announced Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX now has a release date. Inti Creates shared the news today at BitSummit in Kyoto, Japan during a presentation that detailed not just the date but also ran…

May 31st, 2019

Nintendo Wiretap: Part 2 (5/30/19)

Author: Jared Rutledge

Categories: Videos, Amiibo News, Merchandise, News, Switch

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…

May 31st, 2019

Nintendo Wiretap (5/30/19)

Author: Jared Rutledge

Categories: Videos, Amiibo News, Merchandise, News, Switch

May 31st, 2019

Check out the gorgeous art on these Pokémon TCG Tag Team cards

Author: Jennifer Burch

Categories: Merchandise, News

Over the last 23 years (approximately), the Pokémon franchise has branched out from its Game Boy beginnings and into the world of trading card games. There have been a plethora of changes in all aspects of making, distributing, and playing the card game during that time. Playing a part in…

May 31st, 2019

Wire Weekly | Pokémon GO to Sleep, already

Author: Amelia Fruzzetti

Categories: News, Merchandise, Mobile, Switch

Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “gotta catch some of ‘em” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. There are a number of companies and properties that I’m pretty sure have the potential…

May 31st, 2019

New Pokémon Center goods inspired by Japanese tradition

Author: Ricky Berg

Categories: News, Merchandise

Pokémon has been around for a long time now and might be one of the most recognized things to come out of Japan the world over. But when you go further back you find an even greater breadth of cultural wealth, and the latest array of Pokémon Center goods is…

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