With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
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…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
For anybody looking to spruce up their phone, tablet, or desktop with some rectangular goodness, My Nintendo is here to provide you with some hip new BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! wallpapers. Each one costs the typical 50 Platinum Points. Of course, if those aren’t your speed, there are other My Nintendo…
Even though Super Mario Maker 2 is right around the corner, we’ve yet to really get a good look at its full suite of options. Thankfully, a new ad spotted in Japan features several never-before-seen screenshots. Let’s take a look, courtesy of higashi042 on Resetera: Right click and open in…
Giga Wrecker, Game Freak’s latest video game experiment outside of the world of Pokémon, will finally hit Switch later this week, and it’s gotten a new launch trailer to mark the occasion. Check out the adventures of the new heroine Reika below: Giga Wrecker Alt. launches May 2nd…
The latest Pokémon Center goods collaboration is here, and this time it’s a visually striking array of products courtesy of manga illustrator Yusuke Murata. Murata is best known for his work on Eyeshield 21 and, more recently, the popular hit One-Punch Man. That background is in full force here, with…
Every day’s worth celebrating in Dream Land, but April 27th might be the most important of them all. It was on this day 27 years ago that Kirby first came into the world, debuting on the Game Boy and bringing his unique brand of platforming through a game that anyone…
While the cast of Persona Q was already massive, its follow-up is going all-out by not only including the casts of Persona 3 and 4 but also the full batch of Phantom Thieves from 5 and even Persona 3 Portable’s female main character. The latest trailer for the localization focuses…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “remember Miitomo?” 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 most wonderful time of the (financial) year — when a bunch of corporate suits in Kyoto…
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…
We take Super Mario Odyssey’s free VR update for a spin! Check out the gameplay:
Another day, another collection at the North American Pokémon Center. That’s right, yet another series of new products has landed in the PC, and this one’s dedicated to the pineapple-duck-lookin’ Ludicolo. This particular ‘mon’s already been making the rounds in social media because of its notable role in the upcoming…
We got a glimpse of the new fortune cookie in a tweet from the Animal Crossing account the other day, and it looks like the game has delivered! Cherry’s rockin’ cookie has been added to the Fortune Cookie Shop in Pocket Camp’s Market Place today. In it, you’ll find a…
In early June, the first home console entry in the Yo-Kai Watch series will finally launch in Japan for the Nintendo Switch. While we’ve already seen quite a bit of gameplay, this latest trailer is the full opening cinematic that’ll presumably play before you start the game, and it highlights…
