During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced a few days ago, fans such as myself were excited. It’s been too long since the THPS series was prominent and while the excellent THPS 1+2 hinted at a bright future, Activision Blizzard put the kibosh on things after the game sold…
Round 2 of the Kirby Battle Royale Copy Ability Poll will be coming to a close this weekend. If you’re wondering whether or not your favorite will make the cut, this update might be of interest to you: Nintendo has posted the top eight abilities based on the votes received…
Welcome to a bonus edition of the Nintendo Wiretap! Today, we look at the rumored Super Mario Cereal from Kellogg’s. Does a cereal box really have amiibo support? We discuss the possibility of it here.
Known as a love letter to classic RPGs, The Longest Five Minutes on the Nintendo Switch is sure to charm players who have a passion for 16-bit style and retro inspired music. Nippon Ichi Software has created a sweet, lighthearted comedy mixed with a powerful story, giving people an opportunity…
In honor of the ‘mon themed anime and this year’s newest film in the series, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, a mini CD album is being released in Japan. Containing music from both the film and anime series, The Pokémon Company posted one of the songs on YouTube. Footage…
I still remember just how captivated I felt while playing Pokémon Sun last year. I poured myself into the game as much as possible from beginning to end, savoring some convenient time off and putting together a full review that I still feel pretty proud of. Just a year later…
It’s been a long time coming but Nintendo fans will soon be able to play Yooka-Laylee. Playtonic has announced via their official blog that the Switch version will land on December 14th, with eShop pre-orders opening on the 7th. Yooka-Laylee is a throwback to classic Nintendo 64 platformers…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 releases this Friday, the last of Nintendo’s big releases for the year. But calling what should be a niche JRPG a “big release” is, in and of itself, a rather intriguing thing. Most wouldn’t call the Xenoblade franchise – or its spiritual predecessors – big names in…
Based on the performance of Trainers across the world in the recent Global Catch Challenge, Ho-Oh will now be appearing in Pokémon GO for two weeks. Smashing that goal of catching three billion Pokémon has brought more than just Kangaskhan and Farfetch’d to new locations. This shouldn’t be too much…
Originally released for the Nintendo 3DS in early 2012, almost a year-on from the system’s launch, Resident Evil: Revelations showed just how capable the little system could be. Sure, we had beautiful games like Pilotwings Resort and Ocarina of Time 3D in that first year, but very few attempted realistic…
Mario has graced various Post Cereal products this year, all advertising a Nintendo Switch bundle contest. Before that we saw Mario, Link and Inkling Girl on Frito-Lay family packs of chips. Needless to say, the cross-promotion with food has been pushed out in full force this year, and now…
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…
Fans and critics alike have speculated the Nintendo Switch to be a hot toy this holiday season, and Adobe Digital Insights has the data to back up all the positive claims. With the console being available in the market for nine months and the high success of its sales, Nintendo…
