Like a handful of current and former colleagues here at Nintendo Wire, I know exactly where I was the morning of June 13th, 2017. Packed into a hotel room turned office, we’re watching Nintendo’s digital Spotlight presentation, typing up news articles and getting excited for our favorites — I got…
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…
In a new interview posted by Video Games Chronicle today, Scott Amos (head of studio) and Will Kerslake (game director) of Crystal Dynamics sat down with the outlet to discuss why it decided to return to the original Tomb Raider game after 30 years. While the obvious answer is that…
Nintendo has dropped a brand-new app on both iOS and Android. Aptly titled Nintendo Store, the app is available as a free download and finally gives us a one-stop shop to purchase Switch and Switch 2 games. While you won’t purchase games natively in the app, it takes you directly to…
The most surprising hit-game of 2022 was none other than PowerWash Simulator. As the name would imply, it’s a “simulation” game where players powerwash things. That’s the entire elevator pitch, and the game never did anything to stray from that design ethos. It was mixed with some convoluted lore regarding…
A few months back, Nintendo had secured a rather ambiguous patent for a mechanic it called “summoning a character and letting it fight another.” While a reading of the patent without context would make you think it’s too vague to even apply to anything, the ongoing legal battle between Nintendo…
The Switch 2 might be the new hotness for Nintendo and the games industry, but that doesn’t mean the previous console has stopped selling games. As part of its financial results report for the latest fiscal quarter, Nintendo revealed updated sales figures for the most popular Switch 1 games and…
As part of its latest financial results report, Nintendo has revealed that the Switch 2 has sold a staggering 10.36 million units as of the end of September 2025. In comparison for time frames, this figure outpaces the original Switch (4.7 million), the PlayStation 4 (7.5 million), and the PS5…
With a little under a month to go before Metroid Prime 4: Beyond releases, Nintendo has uploaded a new trailer simply titled “Survive” that sets the stage well. Containing a mixture of some cutscenes and gameplay, this new trailer gives off the impression that Samus’ latest adventure is going to…
Fresh off last week’s surprise announcement of a huge free update and Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has updated Nintendo Music with a fan-favorite Animal Crossing game’s soundtrack. Starting today, Monday November 3rd, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can enjoy the sweet, nostalgic sounds of Nintendo…
Atari and Digital Eclipse’s Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a klassic kompilation that documents the gratuitously violent fighting franchise’s meteoric rise to blockbuster status from Midway to NetherRealm Studios. If you’re here for the entertaining scrappy story about four young Chicago upstarts creating one of video gaming’s most recognizable marquee…
Capcom has announced an unexpected promotional tie-in for Resident Evil’s 30th anniversary next year. The legendary horror series will join forces with Japanese kawaii metal band Babymetal in 2026, bringing “exclusive collaboration merchandise.” Bizarrely, the announcement was made by popular Resident Evil Village antagonist, Lady Dimitrescu, in a video shared…
November has arrived, and it’s shaping up to be one of the biggest months yet for Nintendo fans! With the Nintendo Switch 2 celebrating its very first holiday season, there are tons of games, amiibo, and accessories available to pre-order before they fly off the shelves. November 6 …
As part of a livestream a few days ago, Warframe developer Digital Extremes confirmed that the belated Nintendo Switch 2 port of its popular third-person shooter would be releasing sometime in 2026. Some brief footage shows a development build of the game running and, overall, it’s quite nice looking. The…
In a recent interview with YouTube channel Spawn Wave, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella was asked a range of questions about how the video games market has been trending towards digital for the past few generations. While the Nintendo Switch 2 launched with an emphasis on physical media, Piscatella believes that…
