Niantic is bringing back the Sustainability Week event for Pokémon GO this year. For 2024, the event is focused more on hatching Pokémon from event 2 km Eggs. Luckily these Eggs will have a shiny hatching boost. Other than that, there aren’t any themed Wild Encounters or Raids. (For more…
Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
While the world still recovers from the bloodshed (er, inkshed) and accusations of a broken point system following the Great Condiment War, Nintendo has felt the need to divide the community again. The theme for the next Splatfest is: “Which superpower would you choose: flight or invisibility?” Nintendo of Europe…
Finally! Ever since we saw that the Nintendo Switch was getting a Splatoon 2 themed bundle with new Joy-Con colors, the game and stickers (in Japan only), Splatoon fans have been clamoring for the oh-so-fresh package. While Europe’s bundle had the Neon Red/Blue Joy-Cons swapped in, they still had a…
UPDATE: North America will also be seeing Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy hit the 3DS on October 6th. #LaytonsMysteryJourney: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy comes to #Nintendo #3DS on October 6! pic.twitter.com/WkT7Bj6eE1 — Layton Series (@LaytonSeries) August 17, 2017 The latest main entry in the puzzle-busting…
Just like clockwork, the Japanese Pokémon Company YouTube channel has released yet another Pokkén Tournament DX trailer, though this time we get a closer look at a Johto favorite – Scizor. You can catch the Pincer Pokémon using moves like Sword Dance and take on its Mega Evolved form for…
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 a…
Warning: Spoilers for Sonic Mania are provided below, including full list of zones and some unlockables. If you’re like me you want to practice and explore through Sonic Mania at your leisure. When completing the game with a given character, it will let you select a zone and start from…
The Pikachu Outbreak in Japan has come to a close, but at least one part of the festivities has made its way overseas. As reported, Shiny Pikachu, Pichu and Raichu were available during the event in the Pokémon GO, and have also been found in the game’s source code. Now…
Last month Sonic fans in San Diego were treated to an event that not only revealed Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces to the world, but also featured music performances by the beloved Crush 40. Those of us at home, though, had to endure all sorts of technical difficulties, with the…
To celebrate the Nintendo x LeSportsac line that debuted online recently, LeSportsac is hosting some events for the line starting this Friday. Marketed as a “West Coast vs. East Coast” game of sorts, it seems like all attendees will be winners. Starting off with the East Coast, New York events…
While Telltale has yet to go all-in with bringing its modern adventure games to Nintendo platforms, next week’s port of Minecraft: Story Mode to the Nintendo Switch definitely shows the company testing their tech on the new system. Not only that but last month, via a GameSpot interview, Telltale’s head…
It’s dangerous to go alone during a song of storms, so take this! Online retailer Merchoid is bringing a slightly new spin to one of Banpresto’s raffle items from earlier this year. Similar to the lightsaber and samurai sword umbrellas, the Master Sword is finally getting this merchandise treatment. With…
Few genres have played such a pervasive role in my gaming upbringing as the plucky platformer. From seasoned staples Mario and Mega Man to more modern mascots like Meat Boy and Shovel Knight, these seductive side-scrollers have become a kind of comfort food that helps nourish my soul after a…
