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…
Welcome back to Smash Prep at Nintendo Wire! Last time, we introduced a few of Ultimate’s 74 fighters, as well as giving one or two recommendations for what game you should play if you want to get to know them outside of Smash. Today, we’re doing the same with three…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is only two weeks away that means many of you will probably be hunting down demo stations at local retailers or maybe try making it to an event for some hands-on fighting action. Well, if you can’t wait to try it out yourself, we’re here to…
If I were to list the ten most influential, important, and outstanding game franchises of my childhood, nine out of those ten series would be Nintendo made — or at least prominent on Nintendo systems. The odd duck out would be Sid Meier’s Civilization: a titan of PC strategy gaming…
A few days ago, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion launched across North America. Filled with sketches and official artwork from last year’s brilliant adventure, it’s sure to keep plenty of coffee tables warm over the holidays. That said, there’s one intriguing quote from…
We’re just two weeks away from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate if you can believe that, and no doubt many of you have already put down digital pre-orders on the Switch eShop. It turns out there’s quite a number of you, too, as this latest video from Nintendo Versus confirms that…
A week ahead of their planned release, the final additions to Kirby Star Allies’ third Dream Friend update have gotten themselves a trailer. The Three Mage-Sisters will be sharing a spot on character select as a single Dream Friend, but you’ll be able to swap through all of them for…
Thanksgiving may be over but someone’s still in the kitchen, and I’m not talking leftovers either. Chef Kawasaki, cook supreme of the Kirby series, is bringing back the pink puffball’s original Final Smash as his Assist Trophy effect. 【きょうのアイテム】アシストフィギュア「コックカワサキ」近くのファイターを伸びるおたまで捕まえ、大鍋に…！放り込んだファイターにダメージを与えつつ、食べ物を出してくれます。調理方法はともかく、出てきた食べ物で体力を回復しましょう！#スマブラSP #カービィ pic.twitter.com/vNU2BP94sU — 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) November 23, 2018 Anyone snagged…
The marketing for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been rather different compared to its predecessors – the plan was to reveal every playable fighter ahead of release, in order to mitigate leaks similar to those that spoiled Duck Hunt and more. With this latest rumor, it seems Sakurai and co….
The Pokémon series has always been a heavy hitter when it comes to sales. Mainline games often sell like hotcakes at launch and go on to have a significant presence in the sales charts over the months that follow. Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! are the latest to…
Last week, Nippon Ichi Software announced its next major project for Nintendo Switch – the brand new RPG titled Destiny Connect. At the time we only had a brief summary and a few small screenshots to gleam information from, but now, thanks to an official website and translations via Gematsu,…
If you’re hanging out at home this holiday weekend and want to head back in to one of last year’s best, there’s a little something waiting for you in Super Mario Odyssey. Two more of the long expected costumes have arrived in game today, bringing both a special 8-bit outfit…
It’s the 20th anniversary of a video game that has truly stood the test of time, as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time celebrates a whopping two decades of being hailed as one of the best, if not THE best, video games of all time. The action-adventure title garnered…
