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…
If you happen to live in New York or you plan to drop by the city for a wintry walk during your holiday shopping, you may want to take a few moments to stop in at Nintendo NY. Throughout the past few days, the store’s been preparing for next week’s…
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…
No matter your thoughts on it, Pokémon GO changed the way people think about Nintendo’s long-running monster catching series. People have dreamed of catching Pokémon in the real world for years, and for a while the mobile game felt like the best way to encounter ‘mon. You’re able to grab…
A new month is almost here and with it comes not one, but two new playable characters for Mario Tennis Aces. We already knew these two were on the way, but thanks to this pair of trailers we know when and how players will be able to take ‘em for…
Hey there, Trainers! We all know that Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee! are bringing things back to basics for the franchise, and one of the biggest ways that this is accomplished is by having only the original 151 Pokémon available in the game, rather than incorporating all…
Campers, it looks like it’s time for another tease from the Japanese Animal Crossing Twitter account! The latest image lets viewers peek through the eyes (and mouth) of a gyroid, which could only mean one thing: another scavenger hunt must be on the way! 【ちょっとのぞき見👀】 おや、たくさんのプレゼントにツリーでヒかね…？ ということは…アレでヒね🎄これからの季節にピッタリのアイテムがもらえるイベントが始まる予感でヒよ！#ポケ森 #ハニワの穴 pic.twitter.com/72ae54WIgE…
We’re only 10 days away from the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I couldn’t be more excited to get my hands on all of the upcoming amiibo in the series. While most of us will have to wait until launch day, one lucky user on the amiibo subreddit…
Yet another Koei Tecmo game is on its way to the Nintendo Switch, and it’s the latest entry in the Atelier series. Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World is something of a cross-over title, with heroines from games past converging on the settlement of Westwald, which…
Early next year Bandai Namco will be bringing one of its most beloved JRPGs to the Nintendo Switch – Tales of Vesperia. If you’ve been interested in the game and want to learn what the story is all about, the company has you covered with this latest English-subtitled trailer. That…
It may be hard to believe but there’s just ten days to go till the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! To celebrate the massive cross-over, it’s looking like all of Nintendo is getting on board, with social media feeds for various games seemingly poised to upload their own cute…
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…
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…
