Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Fan of the catchy theme song that’s caused Super Mario devotees’ toes to tap away? In addition to the free download of the short version that was available earlier this week, the full “Jump Up, Super Star!” song will be available in just a few days. The song in its…
We already got a peek at what’s in store for the world’s first Super Mario Odyssey review via Edge Magazine. We now have our first look at the cover, which considering how spectacular the magazine’s Breath of the Wild issue was in that respect, I had high hopes. Subscribers won’t be…
Starting today, you can encounter a new Pokémon friend at Build-A-Bear Workshop locations all over the country. Vulpix joins Pikachu, Charmander, Eevee, Squirtle and Meowth along with some of its own, exclusive add-ons to their available accessories. The online-only Vulpix bundle will help you catch yours and everything launching…
October is here, and Halloween is fast approaching! Here at Nintendo Wire, we all appreciate good, spooky fun, which Nintendo has been known to dish out pretty frequently around this time of year. In the spirit of Halloween, this month, I want to cover some more of the lighthearted spooky…
Earlier this week we brought you news from the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine regarding a few new Z-Moves and Rotom Dex capabilities. Now they’re officially confirmed via an English trailer, which you can check out below. It definitely seems like Roto Loto is filling a similar niche…
Last summer a few orchestra concerts were held to celebrate the ongoing 25th Anniversary of that cute, pink puff that just can’t eat enough – Kirby. I just missed the mark as far as timing goes on being able to attend one of these dream come true concerts, but soon…
Even though we’re barely seven months into the Nintendo Switch’s lifespan, the sheer variety of indie games on offer is quite staggering. You can play as everything from Tiny Barbarians to hip teens or even agile blobs of slime. Soon another bizarre occupation will be joining this rapidly-growing list: “cleaner.”…
We’ve already had a look at some key art for Japan’s own upcoming sporty Splatfest, but for a more costumed combat we need only turn to Nintendo of America’s Twitter. There we spot Pearl and Marina dressing to impress, representing vampires and werewolves respectively. It’s one of my favorite pieces…
My Nintendo continues to roll out 3DS themes in North America, with the latest three offering Halloween fun to three corners of Nintendo fandoms. They all cost 20 Gold Coins and will be available til the beginning of December. Mario’s hosting of course, sporting vampire like fangs and a cloak…
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…
Ready to run and slash? Nicalis is bringing Knight Terrors to the Nintendo Switch later this month. The procedurally generated runner has you controlling a nameless Knight equipped with sword and wings, slashing through demons and other hordes of evil through the night. Going by appearances, it all seems very…
There’s no shortage of outstanding indie games on the Nintendo Switch right now, and it’s far too easy to let an indie gem slip through the cracks. One outstanding indie you can’t let pass by is Tiny Barbarian DX. Tiny Barbarian combines fast action platforming with an unforgettable look and…
