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…
Jump into the Valentine’s Day week by participating in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’s newest event! That’s right, the Valentine’s Day Jam Session scavenger hunt kicked off today, bringing cute little scarlet gyroidites to all campers’ maps. Collect enough gyroidites to craft refined scarlet-hued items. Displaying them all in your camp…
Want to party like it’s 1999? Well, Huggins & Scott Auctions may have a particularly niche form of nostalgia to deliver directly to you, if you have the cash — an extremely rare and unopened 1st Edition Limited Printing Base Set Booster Box for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The…
As much as I love having access to the Pokémon Center for purchasing some cute and fantastic Pokémon themed goodies, I still miss the idea of having a physical Pokémon Center in the United States. Luckily, Nintendo NY has kept a robust selection from the site, and GameStop began carrying certain…
It’s Waluigi Time! Welcome to Timeline, Nintendo Wire’s latest series, exploring the history of Nintendo’s most famous characters! On today’s episode we take a look at Waluigi! Support us on Patreon.
Last week, to close out the third quarter of the on-going Fiscal Year, Nintendo held a meeting with investors where it outlined its plans. We covered most of the essentials in our article from the day, but now Nintendo has released official translations of the presentation and Q&A materials. What…
Koei Tecmo’s Switch support will only continue as we head into 2019, with the latest game announcement being Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland, the latest entry in the long-running alchemical JRPG franchise. Lulua is a return to the “Arland” subseries, which recently saw its first trilogy get ported to…
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’re right on the cusp of the next wave of video game movie adaptations, with some inspiring hope more than others. Detective Pikachu will debut in just a few months, while Sonic the Hedgehog will similarly mesh live action and CGI together in November. On top of that we also…
The ’90s were filled with role playing games on all fronts. While console gamers were typically enjoying the latest grand adventures from Japan, those with personal computers were diving deep into the traditional western Dungeons & Dragons fantasy worlds of Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and more. Earlier today, Beamdog and…
The two faces of Splatoon 2 are no strangers to merch at this point, and it looks like there are some new items that a lot of fans might want to add to their collections soon. Based off of their soft pastel look from last year’s Sanrio Splatfest series, these…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is introducing a small new activity called ‘My Sweetest Friend’ for all of us campers who have been looking for a way to show appreciation for our favorite animals. When you sign into the game today, you’ll find that it’s giving you the opportunity to gift…
Following the Pokémon Center’s recent Charizard Fury collection is a fresh and breezy new series of products. The Moonlight Masquerade collection contrasts the previous products’ warm glow during this cold season by celebrating the hope of spring through Gardevoir. The Pyschic- and Fairy-type Pokémon is displayed in a variety of…
