Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
When it comes to Pokémon Red & Blue, Abra might be the earliest tricky capture in the game. These sleepy psychics can only Teleport away, leaving the battle like you’re not worth their time and giving you two options: incapacitate it somehow, or throw that Ball and hope for the…
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…
Edge is sporting a few pretty awesome covers in celebration of the magazine’s 25th anniversary. Subscribers will receive one of four designs this month, each one showing off a beloved character from video game history. Among them is an incredibly familiar face to Nintendo fans — just about all people…
You can pre-order the Dark Souls amiibo from GameStop today! The road’s been long for Dark Souls on Nintendo Switch. Initially set to launch alongside the other platform versions, the game and its accompanying amiibo were instead held back with just a “summer” release to look forward to. Things…
Chip is back and asking for help once again! That’s right, campers, our favorite beaver has returned for yet another event: Fishing Tourney #5. Starting today, you can participate over at Lost Lure Creek by catching guppy, piranha, and golden koi (ooo!). Simply locate those sparkling shadows in the river,…
Every once in a while Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu seeks to publish the opinions of English fans around the globe, opening up surveys on their official site. This time around Octopath Traveler is the focus. It’s worth noting that your answers could be featured in the September 6th issue of…
Ever since its full E3 2018 reveal, Nintendo has been supplying daily updates to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website. Fighter spotlights, Assist Trophies, Pokémon, new music, and more are all being shown off to get you ready for the biggest crossover around! Let’s have a look at what Nintendo…
Late last month, Nintendo filed to sue against two ROM websites — LoveROMs and LoveRETRO — seeking $150,000 per copyright infringement and $2 million for each trademark infringement. Considering the number of Nintendo developed and published ROMs hosted on the site (let alone all the games that are on Nintendo…
Tracking down Peach in every Kingdom after wrapping up Super Mario Odyssey’s story stands out even now as a fun use of the character and a great excuse to globetrot all over again. Her different outfits are the icing on the cake there, showing different sides and styles of our…
We’ve known half of the Switch Online Service NES lineup for a while now, and likewise that various games would receive new features. I got most excited for online Dr. Mario, but according to Nintendo of Europe, it sounds like Nintendo’s bringing online to more than just head-to-head titles. …
Nintendo has sold a lot of consoles in the past three plus decades of its game development — over 700 million now, in fact. Since the NES, between home consoles and portable devices, the Big N has moved enough units to form the world’s fifth largest religion (beating Buddhism as…
King K. Rool’s recent introduction to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has brought some new details about Donkey Kong Country into the spotlight. The title was originally going to look something like, “Donkey Kong’s Monkey Mayhem.” King K. Rool first had the title of Kommander, before being promoted by the time…
