Over the past few months, Nintendo has quietly restocked numerous hard-to-find amiibo at various retailers across the U.S. However, tracking them down isn’t always easy—many are retail exclusives, online-only, or available solely through Nintendo’s online store. But fear not, fellow collectors! We’ve compiled a full list of every amiibo you…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
This week’s Nintendo Music update gives us music from an iconic Super Nintendo game: Super Mario World! One of the most critically acclaimed games from the SNES era and most beloved Mario games, Super Mario World released back in 1990. Super Mario World is a direct sequel to Super Mario…
UPDATE: An official tweet from Toys”R”Us confirms Nintendo Switch units will be restocked in stores across the US tomorrow, May 19th! .@NintendoSwitchC is returning to store shelves on Friday, May 19! ?All stores nationwide will have a limited inventory! Get in line early! pic.twitter.com/otLnT1RgzC — ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) May 18, 2017…
Planning on going digital with Splatoon 2 when it launches in July? We finally have confirmation of the game’s file size, and it’s looking pretty good for those of you who are still using up the Switch’s internal storage. According to the game’s Amazon Japan listing, it will take up…
Nintendo is ramping up the hype for ARMS and dropped some minor details about the 2017 ARMS Open Invitational. Adding to the little we know about the June 14th competition, Nintendo promises gamers to “Play-in from the Nintendo booth at E3 for your chance to take home the belt!” Given…
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…
Among today’s deluge of news comes a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update. (Hey, it didn’t want to skip ARMS day!) Nintendo has released the version 1.1 patch that fixes a few errors and corrected others. The full notes for the update can be found on Nintendo’s site and here: Opponents’…
Get your pens, pencils, erasers, cintiqs, styluses and sketchbooks ready! Nintendo Minute is hosting a fan art competition for some awesome prizes! Here are the important bits about the contest: General guidelines If you name, tag or depict any person in your artwork, it can only be yourself or a…
We’ve pulled together detailed pieces of information about the fighters in ARMS, provided to us from various sources, including today’s Nintendo Direct, a recent Nintendo Minute video, a Business Wire article and the Japanese ARMS site. Below, you’ll find facts about characters’ physical builds and fighting styles, along with self-defining…
Today’s ARMS focused Direct schooled us in much of what’s to come in Nintendo’s upcoming colorful competitive fighter. The first lesson delved deep into two core mechanics that are important for any budding brawler to get a handle on: weight and attributes. When it comes to the former, it’s key…
To say the ARMS Direct was a smash hit wouldn’t be a stretch, with plenty of new things to see. At the forefront of these announcements were three new fighters extending their reach into the game’s cast of colorful combatants. Let’s waste no time and take a look at the…
At the very end of today’s ARMS-focused Nintendo Direct, a brand new trailer for Splatoon 2’s single-player campaign was revealed. The trailer opens on the player walking around a new hub-world similar to the Inkopolis hub in the first game. After wandering for a bit, the player spots Marie standing…
Looking to try out some ARMS action before the game drops in June? Fear not, for Nintendo is giving you and millions of others a chance to try it out in person, as it’s announced a “Global Testpunch” (a play on the similarly titled Global Testfire for Splatoon) in the…
Nintendo UK has announced during its Nintendo Direct that a series of Splatoon 2 accessories are coming to the UK, including neon green and pink Joy-Cons, a Splatoon themed Pro Controller and even a Switch bundle. Nintendo Japan has also announced it would receive the accessories as well,…
