Runbow Pocket launches on June 20th

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News, Switch

It’s been nearly a year since we reported that Runbow will be making its way to the Nintendo 3DS. After months of release date confusion and developer commentary, we now have a solid release date for the title, thanks to a recently published article over at Nintendo Life. Runbow Pocket…

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So fresh! Takoroka clothing is back for Splatoon 2

Categories: News, Switch

Start prepping your re-rolls again, the sporty brand, Takoroka, is showing off some fan favorites and new duds on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account. Headgear Takoroka Mesh is back. The hat is back and matches the returning Choco Layered LS perfectly! If you prefer visors, then it looks like Takoroka…

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New Fire Emblem Warriors character images surface

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News, Switch

Yesterday’s images showing off characters that will appear in Fire Emblem Warriors came as a big surprise after going months without any news regarding the upcoming Nintendo Switch and 3DS title — and it looks like that wasn’t quite the end of it! Once again, Famitsu has provided us with…

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Lego Dimensions Wave 9 to launch September 12th

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Wii U

The next wave of Lego Dimensions figures finally has a release date – September 12th. The cross-media crossover will only get more varied as The Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans Go! and even Beetlejuice join the ever-growing selection of characters and worlds. Here’s the run-down of each set from Warner Bros….

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The Pokémon Company releases a quirky Magnemite song

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

For those unaware, The Pokémon Company’s Japanese branch has a tendency to celebrate specific Pokémon with elaborate campaigns. One recent example that eventually did head westward was The Magikarp Song, but there have been many others. Today, a new campaign was kicked off focusing on Magnemite with another delightfully bizarre…

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New mobile game PokéLand announced

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Mobile

Yet another Pokémon game for smart devices has been announced, hot on the heels of Magikarp Jump. Thanks to Serebii we know this new game, PokéLand, stars the low-poly toys of Pokémon Rumble and seems to feature similar gameplay, while applying a free-to-play model akin to the last 3DS entry,…

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Nintendo Wiretap (5/30/17)

  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…

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Wolf Link amiibo receives a reprint

Categories: Amiibo News

Nintendo of America updated their CPSIA hub today and one of the pages that jumped up to the top with a new print run during May 2017 is Wolf Link! If you missed out on bringing this amiibo into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’ll able to…

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Sonic Mania lands on the Nintendo Switch August 15th

Categories: News, Switch

Sonic fans, clear your calendar for August 15th! Sonic Mania’s release date has been confirmed thanks to the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account. Just this morning, a trailer was dropped with the release date closing out the video. Definitely check out the entire announcement as there are some super…

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Natsume announces River City: Rival Showdown localization

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, 3DS

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that River City: Knights of Justice would be getting localized, Natsume has revealed that another game in the franchise is heading west. This time it’s something a bit more familiar – River City: Rival Showdown. Called Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari SP in Japan, the…

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Pokémon.com interviews designer POLYGRAPH

Categories: News, Merchandise

The Pokémon151 Collection finally came to the North American Pokémon Center within the last few months. The t-shirt series was first launched in 2008, but only for Japan. The line’s designer, Polygraph, was interviewed about its process and how certain Pokémon were picked. Contacted in 2007, Polygraph was given the…

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