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…
Splatoon has quickly become one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, with three games being released so far, a plethora of merchandise and collabs under its belt, and numerous mangas available to the masses over the years. Nintendo of Japan has now revealed that a new app featuring the Splatoon manga…
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,…
Ever since launch, Arcade Archives porters HAMSTER have essentially turned the Nintendo Switch into a modern-day Neo Geo – porting the likes of King of Fighters, Metal Slug and Shock Troopers to the system. Now another arcade stand-by is heading to the console this week, at least in Europe –…
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…
Mario Sports Superstars is approaching fast, so we’re continuing our brand new miniseries here at Nintendo Wire! Over the next few days, we’ll be covering each sport that will be included in the new game, choosing real world athletes and matching them up with their Mushroom Kingdom counterparts. Today, we’re…
Get ready for a big shock, folks! A surprise to absolutely no one, the upcoming Castlevania-style action game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been scrapped for the Wii U, with development moving over to the Nintendo Switch. In a statement released on the official Bloodstained Kickstarter page, the game’s…
Pokémon GO received a minor, albeit significant update today. From this day forward, the 7-day ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ streak will now guarantee a random Evolution item drop. High five! As someone who’s yet to be blessed with a single evo item since Johto ‘mons were introduced, this feature…
Nintendo of America has announced that it will be hosting a Treehouse event on March 24th where Splatoon 2 experts will battle it out with other participants during the Global Testfire event. For those hoping to get in on the action or at least watch the Treehouse event, you can…
A couple of weeks have now passed since the release of the Nintendo Switch. And — barring technical issues for some consumers and a typically sparse launch lineup — it seems to be a success so far, given that Nintendo is doubling production of the machine. But while many are…
Buried in this morning’s Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia Limited Edition announcement was some new information regarding how the upcoming Alm and Celica amiibo will function in the game, as well as a brief mention of the upcoming Corrin amiibo! Using the Alm and Celica amiibo will allow…
The latest look at Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has made its way online and it stands out among the rest. Voiced over all the way through, it goes over the game’s back story, the main characters, Alm and Celica, and details their places between the warring kingdoms central…
UPDATE: Pre-orders for the Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition are now up at GameStop! UPDATE: Nintendo UK has also announced a Limited Edition which includes everything in the North American version but also ads both the Alm and Celica amiibo. You can check out a video of…
Just a few hours back Atlus was teasing something related to Radiant Historia, telling fans to keep an eye out for this week’s issue of Famitsu to learn more. Now previews have come in for the magazine we know what the company is working on – a remake of the…
A few days ago, it appeared that Square Enix was teasing a release of Seiken Densetsu 3 for the Switch. Well, now an official announcement has been made and it’s even better than imagined – the company has revealed Seiken Densetsu Collection for the Switch. The title collects the first…
