Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
If you’ve been a frequent reader here you’ll know that I love Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, and other cute competitive puzzle games through and through. A new challenger has appeared in that block-busting, pattern planning ring thanks to Nicalis and a surprising assortment of partnerships. Off the heels of…
A Pokémon press conference kicks off later today. Let’s speculate about the news that might be shared!
Later this year, Square Enix is collaborating with ___ to bring the story of Dragon Quest V to the big screen with Dragon Quest: Your Story. Following on from last month’s trailer and release date announcement, Japanese site Movie Natalie has shared some new images from the film. Take a…
Just yesterday it was confirmed that Koei Tecmo and Gust’s next game is Atelier Ryza, and now we have our first batch of details from the official website, with translations courtesy of Gematsu. Let’s run down the essentials. First up we have the protagonist, Reisalin Stout, or Ryza for short….
If you’ve built yourself a Labo VR headset and are wanting to dive into more games with it, then you’re in luck, as Unity has announced through Famitsu (via Siliconera) that support for the peripheral has been added to its engine. That means game developers who use Unity can select…
Team Sonic Racing launched worldwide last week, and we’re happy to report that the game is already doing incredibly well in the UK. It charted number one on the UK sales charts, the first Sonic game to do so in the last 11 years. It’s great to see the Blue…
So there’s going to be a Pokémon Press Conference tomorrow evening. Neat! Except we have no idea what the presentation will consist of. The easy guess would be Sword/Shield news, but that’s coming in a Direct next week, so that seems incredibly unlikely, if not impossible. But what else could…
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…
In the days of the NES, some games could grab players almost immediately. Many of these came from Nintendo, but it’s when things were from outside the house of Mario that they got interesting. Standing at the head of these was a gothic horror inspired series that captured the fright…
Other than the fishing tourney, there’s not a whole lot of news in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp this week (yet). The game’s giving all us campers two new item options that’ll require Leaf Tickets for the time being — Timmy’s golden harp and Tommy’s golden harp. When in motion, Timmy…
Just after confirming a Pokémon Sword & Shield Direct, the Japanese Pokémon Company Twitter account tweeted about a “Business Strategy Presentation”. While at first it seemed like it’d be limited to Japan, it turns out it’s going worldwide. Got any plans tomorrow? You do now, Trainers! We’ve got some…
Well, this is a surprise! Just a few days ahead of E3, Nintendo will be streaming a Pokémon Sword & Shield-specific Direct on June 5th. There’ll be roughly 15 minutes of new information, and we’ll be sure to bring you coverage live as it happens! Tune in on June…
