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…
Square Enix soundtracks have potentially received even more consistent praise than the games themselves. Often able to capture moods and carry characters, it’s no surprise that for Octopath Traveler my expectations are high at this point. Thankfully, Square Enix is apparently aware of that reputation, and has made it known…
TowerFall’s creator, Matt Thorson of Matt Makes Games, is no stranger to the Switch. His other other title, adventurer-platformer Celeste, was a huge success on Nintendo’s newest system earlier this year, receiving high praises from fans and game outlets alike — including Matthew Weidner right here at Nintendo Wire. The…
Sonic Mania’s new update went live early on PlayStation 4 (that was quickly pulled, making it unavailable now), and there are a few changes that have been pointed out. Nothing major was shown, but if you want to stay completely in the dark, don’t read on! New transitions A user…
With the third issue of the month releasing, we’re more than half way into the bombastic beginnings of IDW’s fresh run of Sonic the Hedgehog comics. In the previous installment Sonic helped clear out a village of robots with the help of Amy Rose, setting up a pretty solid relationship….
Considering how popular and rockin’ the music of the Mega Man franchise can be, this latest announcement for the 30th anniversary of the blue bomber shouldn’t come as a surprise. On July 8th at the Nakano ZERO Dai Hall in Tokyo a band will perform hits from the classic games,…
The 2008 PSP dungeon crawling JRPG Class of Heroes is getting an Anniversary Edition re-release on the Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced via Famitsu. Siliconera reports that the new version will include a mode that let’s you view a gallery and listen to background music. Class of Heroes was brought…
Earlier this month NIS America confirmed that every copy of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana for Nintendo Switch would include a huge batch of DLC for free. Now, an extra bit of content on top of that has been added. As announced via NISA’s Twitter feed, you’ll be able to…
The Breath of the Wild Master Works has been out in Japan for some time now and included in its pages are a fascinating look at many of the creatures, characters, and locations in the game. Thanks to the good folks on Reddit and at Gaming Reinvented, we get a…
We already knew that the Kirby Dream Train was pulling into the station again, but it looks like it’s coming back in a bigger way than I could’ve imagined. What that means is a whole cargo cart’s worth of goods and enough cuteness to make you miss your transfer is…
For those Charizard fans out there (and I know there are plenty), get ready for Pokémon GO’s May Community Day, because the featured Pokémon has been leaked in Japan and it’s none other than Charmander himself. According to Reddit user dannymanny3, the official Pokémon GO Community Day webpage in Japan…
With Nintendo Switch dev kits finally in the hands of third parties around the globe, this year’s E3 is promising to be an exciting one, and we’re sure plenty of you will have an eye on Ubisoft’s conference given the studio’s strong support for the system so far. We finally…
The Switch has no shortage of local multiplayer titles, all of them embracing their new Joy-Con overlord. Whether designed with them in mind or not, the Switch’s trademark controller just makes playing with a friend anywhere at all easy as can be. I’m finding that where this shines most is…
