What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
The games that started it all are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, will be released on December 5th, courtesy of Atari. Tycoon Classic combines elements of both games, allowing players to build to their heart’s content. The…
Well folks, the time is here! Black Friday has arrived… on Thursday, naturally. Down below you’ll find Nintendo Wire’s list of fantastic deals on a variety of items all related to gaming in one way or another, ones that we’ve specially handpicked just for you this holiday season! Make sure…
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…
The already sizeable One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is about to get even bigger, three years after release! Bandai Namco and developer Koei Tecmo have confirmed that the musou game’s second Character Pass will put nine more characters into the fray, split into three packs. The first will be “The…
There’s just a couple of weeks to go until the Pokémon World Championships head to Yokohama, Japan. To get fans hyped up The Pokémon Company has shared a new trailer and it’s no simple thing, being gorgeously animated by CoMix Wave Films (Your Name, Suzume). Give it a watch below:…
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,…
Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 5 years old in 2023. Five years means a plethora of Pokémon have been shown off with special, event-exclusive attacks and increased Shiny rates. (And now that we’re in 2023, it’s five years’ worth!) Yet, for newer Trainers, chances are they’ve missed…
It’s been a long time coming but soon English-speaking fans of the Science Adventure series of visual novels will soon be able to embark on another mind-bending adventure with Anonymous;Code. The game will see you playing as hacker Pollon Takaoka who can use the ability to “save” and “load” to…
The Switch has become something of a paradise for Bubble Bobble fans, with various games old and new heading to the system. Now, the third game is on the way courtesy of ININ Games. Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III was essentially Taito mashing up both of the…
The end of Ash Ketchum’s journey is in sight, Pokémon fans, as it has been confirmed that his final season will hit Netflix on September 8th. The 11 episodes will go by the name Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master, and we have a very nostalgic trailer below: …
Another new feature has been added during the Season of Hidden Gems. For anyone following the game’s datamines, this new feature has been known for months. Yes, just like PokéStop Showcases, Routes are here! To celebrate the new feature, an event celebrating Routes will launch alongside it. As for what…
A new event is debuting in Pokémon GO! Similar to Research Days, Raid Days, and Community Days, this new event will focus on hatching Eggs. Of course, like these other events, the “Day” label means a three-hour-long event on a particular day. Aptly named Hatch Day, a particular Pokémon will…
There’s just a couple of months to go until an English-speaking audience can officially play Falcom’s PSP action-adventure game, The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails, thanks to an official localization. If you’re wondering what sorts of characters you’ll encounter and how the game plays you’re in luck as that’s what…
If you thoroughly enjoyed the long-awaited localizations of the Famicom Detective Club duology then you might be interested in this all-new mystery inspired by those classics. Retro Mystery Club Vol. 1: The Ise-Shima Case first hit the Nintendo Switch in Japan back in 2019 but now it’s getting a localization…
