Mario Day, aka March 10, is nearly upon us, and Nintendo is pulling out… well, not all the stops, but a couple of them, to celebrate it. In anticipation of the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo is partnering up with Dippin Dots to release the new “galaxy pop” mystery…
MAR10 Day 2026 is just a week away, so Nintendo wants to remind everyone that its flagship mascot is celebrating his 40th anniversary this year. Culminating in the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on April 1st, 2026, this 40th anniversary celebration is maybe more subdued than you’d expect…
Pokémon Pokopia is finally upon us, and by all accounts it’s a great spinoff for the series. Tasking players with rehabilitating a lost island to turn into a haven for Pokémon, it combines people’s love of Pocket Monsters with their love of building models in an effective blend of genres…
Mega Man: Dual Override was announced at the 2025 Game Awards back in December. Shortly after, a design contest was revealed for a Robot Master themed around suction powers. The submission period has closed and the top 20 designs have been selected at Capcom, with the ultimate decision up to…
Capcom has introduced a new short film for the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem, featuring horror movie star Maika Monroe. As part of the company’s latest marketing campaign, cryptic posters have appeared across New York City and Los Angeles. They present photographs of missing people and the tagline, “Evil Has Always…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside one hour on Wednesdays for Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed and rescheduled…
Update (2/24/26): The Super Mario Galaxy plushes are now up for pre-order at Play-Asia! You can get the Bee Mario and Boo Mario for $18.99 each. And remember, use the code NWIRE2025 on orders over $20 to save 5%. In the never-ending quest to create a plush for…
Despite all the hype and positive reception surrounding the game, it looks as if Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has failed to meet sales expectations for Sega. As part of the company’s Q2 financial report, there’s a segment dedicated to sales of the Sonic brand, and in it is a slide focused…
Ōkami will be 20 years old in 2026, and Capcom has just opened a new anniversary website to celebrate the milestone. The website announced that a 20th anniversary concert will take place in Japan on April 29th. It also teased more “merchandise and events” to come. Unfortunately, the site contains…
Square Enix hasn’t wasted any time in pumping out remakes of their beloved RPGs over the last several years, and Dragon Quest is no stranger to this phenomenon with the recent release of Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake and 2024’s release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. The…
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,…
This year, Pokémon GO is celebrating Carnival a few days early. Yet, that means Trainers will get to meet Flamigo even sooner, as they’ll be debuting in Pokémon GO! Lotad, Spritzee, and Pikipek will be spotlighted during this event too and have increased chances with encountering shiny versions. Now, check…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
At long last, Nintendo fans will finally be able to play Virtua Fighter in a non-emulated manner. Sega has announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage, the latest update to its Dragon Engine overhauled port of Virtua Fighter 5, will be hitting Nintendo Switch 2 on March 26th, 2026….
You can just sense the Nintendo lawyers foaming at the mouth over this one. As announced by Google yesterday, access to its “Project Genie” AI service is now available to the public and with that comes an interactive world creation tool that will let players generate “playable” environments from a…
