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…
In just a few days Eiji Aonuma and two other artists who worked on the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be heading to Paris’ Japan Expo to deliver a masterclass on the franchise’s artwork. To advertise it, Nintendo of France has tweeted out a brand new image…
The wonderful team at Dark Horse is bringing another video game art book to North America. If you were a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts and The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening, then you’ll want to make space on your…
I’ll be the first to admit these tattered thumbs have lost track of the countless calamities put to rest and worlds saved from complete and utter annihilation. In my 30 years spent tirelessly battling the forces of evil, I’ve traversed the Wings of Time alongside sentient frog knights under a…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild provided countless hours of gameplay in one of the most fleshed out video game worlds that’s ever been created. Now, with the first pack of the expansion pass, titled The Master Trials, players have even more reason to jump back into the…
Thanks to the European eShop, we now have an idea of how much space Splatoon 2 will take up if you’re a digital download connoisseur. Starting out at 3.1GB, the game will probably grow with any content updates that roll out in the future. It’s nice to know this inktastic…
The 3DS ain’t dead yet! Nintendo of America has just released a new trailer showcasing some of the amazing games coming to the Nintendo 3DS later this year, including Metroid: Samus Returns, Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and many more. Check it out below!
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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…
New artwork released on the official PlatinumGames Twitter account in Japan has just set the internet on fire this morning with speculation and hopes of seeing a Bayonetta title on the Switch. #はじめてのツイート#ベヨ好きならフォローしてもいいよ プラチナゲームズ国内向け公式アカウントを新設しました！@platinumgames ←からは英語で情報発信します@PG_y_hashimoto が描いたベヨ姉さん?????#Bayonetta #ベヨネッタ pic.twitter.com/L2GpcIaC60 — プラチナゲームズ公式アカウント[NEW] (@platinumgames_j) July 3, 2017 While the artwork looks…
Nintendo has just announced that a brand new Splatoon 2 Direct is coming this Thursday, July 6th. The event kicks off at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. Not a whole lot of information is known at this time but you can check out the Direct page here. We’ll…
One of Super Mario Odyssey’s more visually intriguing worlds was shown off primarily in its initial reveal trailer. It was colorful, low-poly and filled with food, while a few bizarre talking forks called it home. Now, thanks to the game’s official UK Twitter account, we have a name for the…
It has almost been two years since the unfortunate passing of Nintendo’s last president, Satoru Iwata. It’s hard to understate just how much the company has changed since then; we’ve had a brand new system launch, the NES Classic Edition, apps on smart devices and more than a few traditional…
Back in February we reported on the latest game in the long-running Jake Hunter Detective Story franchise, which at the time was only confirmed for a Japanese release. Now, via an Anime Expo 2017 panel, Aksys Games has confirmed it will be bringing the new entry to North American 3DS…
