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…
According to a recent statement given to Eurogamer, Nintendo has said that Mario Kart World does not contain any AI-generated images. Why would the game even have that, you may ask? Despite how Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser stated just last month that he believes developers are what makes…
Something all video game manufacturers need to be mindful of when creating and publishing their products is piracy. Nintendo themselves are no stranger to battling against the practice; just last year they successfully filed a lawsuit against the company behind the Switch emulator Yuzu. With the Switch 2 now on…
First 4 Figures is creating a brilliant new statue featuring everyone’s favorite bad-mouthed buddy, Conker. When I was a young kid, I used to love picking Conker in Diddy Kong Racing. Little did I know then what Conker’s true nature was — so let’s just say I was in for…
Prepare for the New Year by decking out your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp character in new items from the Kimono Collection! Sign into the game today and check out the eight new items, with the list consisting of four outfits and four pairs of footwear. Here’s the full lineup: Every…
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 already knew that physical editions of Matt Makes Games’ platforming opus Celeste would be coming courtesy of Limited Run Games, but it appears there’s going to be another option for the most ardent climbers among us. LRG announced on Twitter that on the 1st of the new year, limited…
Ever since the Fighters Pass was announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans have been wondering if Mii costumes and individual stages could see separate releases. Thanks to an updated support page over on Nintendo.com, which has been sitting under our noses for a few weeks now, at least…
Fans and players of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp are about to get thrown for another ride of its loop. Ever since its 1st year Anniversary Pocket Camp has had season-wide goals, with Jingle’s Toy Day celebrations just wrapping up the other night. So once again, let’s get ready to plant…
Joker’s announcement for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and plenty of domain renewal murmurs have Persona on the mind of Nintendo fans, though there’s still plenty of love to go around for its darker and more demonic parent series. Shin Megami Tensei V was announced as a Switch title a while…
If you’re down for a few season’s beatings before the New Year comes along, a new demo on the Japanese eShop has got just the thing for you. The latest chapter in the BlazBlue series may not be releasing on Switch till early 2019, but a free demo version can…
The Nintendo Switch just can’t be stopped, with sales numbers moving ahead in all major territories. When put under the microscope in its home country of Japan, it turns out the Switch has now superseded its most direct competitor. According to a Resetera post pulling data from MediaCreate, Switch sales…
Back in October, Capcom announced it would be distributing ten golden Mega Man 11 amiibo to very lucky fans who won a Japanese raffle. The winners have since been picked, and the amiibo have been delivered. Thankfully a few of the victors have shared their photos of the ultra-rare figure,…
Perhaps the biggest bombshell of The Game Awards 2018 was Joker from Persona 5 being confirmed as the first Fighters Pass DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Smash Director Masuhiro Sakurai has praised the JRPG since it launched in Japan via his Famitsu column, and his enthusiasm has reached…
The new year is almost upon us and we already have a major reveal to ring it in – the first full trailer for the next animated Pokémon movie. As Serebii reports, it will be airing in Japan on January 1st, 2019. We’ve known for a while that the film…
