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…
According to a recent statement given to Eurogamer, Nintendo has said that Mario Kart World does not contain any AI-generated images. Why would the game even have that, you may ask? Despite how Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser stated just last month that he believes developers are what makes…
Something all video game manufacturers need to be mindful of when creating and publishing their products is piracy. Nintendo themselves are no stranger to battling against the practice; just last year they successfully filed a lawsuit against the company behind the Switch emulator Yuzu. With the Switch 2 now on…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week where we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the banana-peeled squeals of our ridiculously retro Super Mario Kart challenge comes yet another ruthless run that…
Kirby is Nintendo’s unsung hero when it comes to spinoffs. Yes, Mario is the main man, with a much longer list of appearances on this or any system. You can’t really argue with the likes of Kart and Party, but golf’s a different story. Mario had already hit the links…
Over the weekend I got the chance to play the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s Switch version at Nintendo’s EGX 2017 booth. It truly is a marvel to see the massive game rendered on a portable, even if it is over half a decade old at this point, and the performance…
With its release in Japan just days away, Fire Emblem Warriors has had its DLC groundwork laid out via the game’s official site. There will be three packs of content for the game, each priced at about $12.50 when converted from yen to dollars. Each will be based on one…
Mario Party: The Top 100 will be out in about a month, reminding you of all the times you nearly lost your friends over a handful of coins. In the meantime, Nintendo’s unveiled how amiibo will work in the “best-of” minigame package, though some of it remains unclear due to…
Here w-, here w-, here we go! So they’re finally here, performing for…. Wait, wrong game. Cue Cranky Kong and his wind-up phonograph. For those of us who aren’t quite old enough to have experienced the old school arcade cabinets in their glory days, Donkey Kong Country may very well…
Pokémon and fighting games were my bread and butter back during high school. Somehow that never led to me thinking the two should mix in any big way, and yet I’d go on to put plenty of hours into the Wii U version of Pokkén. I even managed to play…
Both Caeda and Tiki are the newest batch of characters confirmed to be playable in Fire Emblem Warriors, according to Famitsu and a trailer shown at Tokyo Game Show 2017. Marth finally has some company from home, as both come straight from the Hero-King’s home game of Shadow…
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…
After Nintendo Wire broke the news that Super Mario Run would be getting a new mode containing super short levels that had Mario rescuing Daisy, Nintendo has finally officially announced the update. The new mode, officially called Remix 10, has players running 10 second levels in groups of 10. These…
My first foray into Final Fantasy was the franchise’s seventh entry, Final Fantasy VII — a timeless classic that is widely regarded as one of the most influential and important RPGs ever made. But while I enjoyed my time with Cloud and his moseying gang of misfits, it didn’t…
One of the cooler features of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con is the built-in IR based motion camera. While only a few games have actually used this component, it’s still a feature that developers can use to make games unique to the Nintendo Switch. With that in mind, it looks like…
