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…
While speaking to press in Japan this morning, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the company will be making preparations to combat resellers for the upcoming launch of the Switch 2. In the first press conference Nintendo has held since the announcement of the Switch successor, Furukawa was asked about…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Chase McCain cleans the streets of Lego City, Metal Slugs launch a coup d’état on Switch, and Pikmin rally on the Wii U Virtual Console. Some truly fantastic indie games are on sale for the next week! Both SteamWorld titles (Dig and Heist) join…
So you’ve defeated massive enemies, scaled the tallest mountains in Hyrule and even met a God! What’s next for the Hylian adventurer who’s done everything? It’s time for Link to put up his feet and relax with a home of his very own! A side-quest called “Hylian Homeowner” exists in…
The anime streaming service Crunchyroll has just surprised users of the massive PC storefront and gaming client Steam by making several series available to purchase. Not only can those with a Steam account purchase the likes of Free! and Berserk, but last year’s Ace Attorney anime adaptation is available as…
It may not feel like it just yet but E3 2017 is upon us. While the show is opening its doors to the public once again this year, some of you may have missed out on the window to get a ticket or simply can’t afford to make the trip….
The US Pokémon Center has just released a new line of Pikachu plushies based on the teams found throughout the franchise’s history. The costumes include Team Rocket, Team Magma, Team Aqua, Team Galactic, Team Plasma and Team Flare. Sadly, the Team Skull Pikachu that was released in Japan late last…
The Fire Emblem Heroes Spring Festival event is now live! The event features Chrom, Lucina, Xander and Camilla sporting bunny outfits, as well as other Easter themed surprises. Some of the costumes may be considered by some to be a bit… revealing, but we’ll let you decide for yourself by…
This month has been filled with news regarding Atlus’ upcoming Radiant Historia remake for 3DS, subtitled Perfect Chronology. Today, however, the company dropped the biggest mother-lode yet, with a press release covering many of the changes made to the 2010 DS RPG. We’ve collated all of the major news below,…
Over the past weekend Atlus had a stream for revealing upcoming games, with one of the surprise announcements being an updated 3DS port of the 2009 DS release Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Now Famitsu has released the first images of the game, which we’ve collated below: For comparisons…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
The addition of Specter of Torment for most versions of Shovel Knight will be coming soon — and for the edition that already has that mode, the Switch version, there’s a new update (3.0A). Besides some bug fixes and unspecified text tweaks, the game can now be played in 1080p…
That’s no shooting star: Pikmin 2 is crash landing on Wii U Virtual consoles! Originally released on the GameCube back in 2004, Pikmin 2 is a real-time strategy game that tasks players with exploring the surface of a mysterious alien planet from a microscopic perspective. Captain Olimar returns alongside goofy…
Warning: The content below may contain what some people would consider spoilers. Proceed with caution! Those who stumble upon the Horse God’s domain in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may be fooled into thinking that the fountain houses yet another fae-like creature, ready to enhance their equipment…
