Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
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…
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is shaping up to be one of the most visually impressive kart racers yet, set to launch this September on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. While there’s still some time before release, SEGA is kicking off the 4th of July celebrations with a brand-new animated…
Back in 2015 the popular CoroCoro Comic magazine kicked off a Splatoon manga series, which added a little bit of a story to the typical Turf War battles. Now it’s been revealed via ga-m.com that the company will be producing an anime series for its YouTube channel starting August 12th…
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,…
It’s that wonderful time in July where EVO, the greatest fighting game tournament in the world, graces us with some good punchin’. For the third year in a row, there were not one, but two Smash games with fierce competitions — both the aged-like-fine-wine Melee and the fresher Smash for…
Splatfest isn’t the only Splatoon event going on. Kicking off today, the Splatoon x Kyoto Aquarium cross promotion is open. We wrote about the event previously, but thanks to Nintendo of Japan we have some more photos and new information. Throughout the exhibit there are chalkboard signs with drawings left…
If, like many of us, you have devoted hours upon hours to exploring Breath of the Wild’s beautiful rendition of Hyrule, you most likely can’t get enough of its stunning vistas and colorful characters. That said, it’s always fun to see some alternative takes, and thanks to a new zine…
Free demo, free concert, at least four fun-filled hours of splatdowns and getting splatted. Did your teams win? Let’s see which teams came out victorious between the two Splatfests whose results are already in. We’ll be sharing Europe’s results once they’re revealed! Splatfest North America: Team Cake vs. Team Ice…
Earlier today at this year’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Kingdom Hearts III received a major update during the “Level Up! The Walt Disney Company’s Video Game Showcase” panel in the D23 Expo Arena. We covered the announcement on our sister site, PlayStation Wire, thanks to Keyblade wielder Tyler Beyer….
Redditor oneleftstanding has gotten their hands on a pamphlet promoting the next Nintendo event at GameStop and has posted it to r/NintendoSwitch. The game? It’s Splatoon 2 of course. Oh yes! At select locations this Saturday from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. your local time you can stop by a…
UPDATE: The Super Mario Bros. ornament is now available at Hallmark stores and online. The Hallmark store is about to become slightly more bearable! Late last year, the greeting card and keepsake company had announced it would be partnering with Nintendo to bring a Super Mario and Yoshi ornament to…
It’s always fun to see game publishers do something a little more interesting with their physical boxes, and it looks like Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 will be no exception. Thanks to Zmart Games we have a close look at the box and its contents, revealing that owners will have the option…
The third game in the frustratingly fun Bit.Trip Runner series, simply titled “Runner3”, is already shaping up to be as weird and wonderful as its predecessors. Case in point – puppet shows. Once you’ve complete a world and collected all of the required items throughout its levels, you’ll unlock a…
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…
