With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 a little over a month away now, anticipation among Nintendo fans continues to build. While many already have their sights set on the system, others are still on the fence and looking for more information before they decide. Fortunately, the latest issue…
In a surprising bit of news for fans of Nintendo’s Wii console, the legendary Homebrew Channel has ceased development, and its GitHub repository has been removed, effectively shutting down the piece of software. No one is certain when this occurred, but a user on Twitter posted a letter from the…
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…
Nintendo Switch Online is already one of the cheaper online services in the industry at $20 a year, but now there’s an even better deal — you can get a whole extra year of NSO for free with Twitch Prime, which comes free for all Amazon Prime members. Which means…
A TV series of Hyper Light Drifter — Heart Machine’s neon-soaked indie action RPG that’s received widespread acclaim — is in the works, Polygon reports. HLD creator Alx Preston and Castlevania TV series producer Adi Shankar are in the early stages of production, currently reaching out to find lead writers….
Despite the crazy, camping out days during amiibo releases, every so often certain amiibo become hard to find a few months after their initial releases. Luckily, Nintendo has been reprinting select figures, with a nice focus on characters connected to the Super Smash Bros. line. This week we were treated…
The Sega Ages is one of the most consistently good batches of classic title re-releases, laced with improvements and new features to make them oftentimes optimal to longtime fans and casual players. Today, two more titles have been released to build up the collection on Switch, with both Alex Kidd…
An extension of the Nintendo Wire team is living in Japan right now, and we’re happy to report that she’s ventured over to the Pokémon Center in Ikebukuro to capture displays dedicated to this year’s beautiful Easter collection. The 2019 series features the usual characters — Pikachu and Eevee —…
Racing in today is a new track for Team Sonic Racing, and it’s from a theme that the series doesn’t touch on all too often. In a world where checkerboard beaches and sprawling cities are the norm, it’s nice to have something a little more spooky. That’s where this new…
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…
It’s PAX East time, and that means announcements and updates are the new norm for a weekend. Among the games this time is Dead Cells, the addictive but brutal indie rougevania that hit Nintendo Switch last summer. Have a look at what’s due in its long-coming update, Rise of the…
Alongside the arrival of Lobo’s solo table cookie today, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is offering us all the opportunity to bring Japan’s stunning season of cherry blossoms to our campsites. That’s right, campers: the Sakura Grove terrains are now available to purchase! Available for the middle ground, foreground, and sky,…
Happy Thursday, campers! Today, our beloved Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp game has brought us a new fortune cookie. Dubbed Lobo’s solo table cookie, you’ll find an assortment of items with a “dignified café” theme. Decked out in deep purples, golds, and cranberries, this cookie offers a nice contrast to all…
It’s time for Team Rocket to finally take over the world — through a bunch of new merchandise! The Pokémon Center’s latest collection is bringing fans in North America a variety of new products showing off that extremely recognizable “R” that reps our favorite pocket monster villains. You can expect…
Oh boy, here we go. Monolith Soft, the devs behind Xenoblade who have assisted in fellow Nintendo projects like Breath of the Wild, have put out a recruitment notice… for a new Zelda game. 【中途採用情報】モノリスソフトでは現在、「ゼルダの伝説」シリーズの開発スタッフを募集しています。TA、プログラマー、プランナー、デザイナーなど様々な職種を募集しておりますのでご興味のある方は下記よりご覧ください。https://t.co/IlpsoAOCRA皆さまのご応募をお待ちしております。 — 株式会社モノリスソフト (@MONOLITHSOFT) 28 March 2019 Now considering Monolith specializes in vast open…
