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…
The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom look like solid upgrades over their Switch 1 counterparts, but the majority of new features will be tied to a smartphone app called “Zelda Notes.” While we already know…
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,…
Despite rumors indicating that Nintendo gamers would see the announcement of Mother 3 for the Switch during last night’s presentation, no such news came out of the event; however, Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé has acknowledged the game’s demand, as well as the demand for a new…
Sad news for fans and active users of Nintendo’s proprietary social networking platforms, as neither Miiverse nor the Nintendo 3DS’s StreetPass feature will be making the jump to Switch consoles. The news comes via David Young, Nintendo of America’s assistant manager of public relations, who broke the tidbit to Gamesbeat…
Game Boy Advance cartridges, Super Famicom peripherals and more join this week’s smattering of retro Nintendo classic consoles. My personal favorite addition goes to Mario Paint’s infamous mouse and mousepad combo. Don’t forget, the Badge Arcade is taking players on a nostalgic trip through history all this week with a…
The Nintendo Switch Presentation had a lot of huge announcements, but it was one of the smaller games that stood out to me most – Super Bomberman R. Not only is it the first console Bomberman game in years, it also shows Konami is willing to use the oft-forgotten former-Hudson…
During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream for the Switch, a surprise Nintendo Direct for the upcoming Koei Tecmo crossover game Fire Emblem Warriors was announced. It might be worth pointing out that while the presentation was said during Treehouse Live to be about Fire Emblem Warriors, it is titled as…
All you Squid Kids and Turf Warriors get hyped, because Splatoon 2 is coming soon and thanks to today’s Treehouse Live and the official reopening of the Squid Research Lab, we got to see some fresh content for the upcoming sequel. The game looks great on the Switch, with updates…
With Breath of the Wild on everyone’s mind and only a month and a half away, it’s only natural that more spectacular looking products tied to the game would start to make themselves known. Today First 4 Figures showed off a ten inch PVC statue of the upcoming Zelda game’s…
Refresh page to see latest live blog updates. 13:49 CST: And on that incredibly bizarre note, it’s the end of the Treehouse Stream! More Switch info is no doubt going to come in waves now the release date is set, so all of us here at Nintendo Wire will be…
What was long speculated and hoped for has at last become reality: Nintendo and Koei Tecmo have announced Fire Emblem Warriors, the next entry in Koei Tecmo’s long running “Musou” series, and the second Nintendo title of theirs since Hyrule Warriors. However, the teaser is barely a minute long —…
Oh boy, do we have a lot to cover here. If you tuned in for the Nintendo Switch presentation, or have been paying attention to anything Nintendo related at all in the past hour or two, then chances are you’re probably aware that a brand-new, absolutely stunning The Legend of…
Jumping out in a big way, Super Mario Odyssey is looking like a Mario game I never knew I wanted from just this reveal trailer alone. Taking inspiration from the more recent “Super Mario 3D” titles in terms of presentation, it seems the game carries more of the spirit of…
There are a ton of games coming to the Nintendo Switch that weren’t necessarily showcased in tonight’s livestream presentation. Below you can find a full list of what’s coming your way in 2017, complete with brand new Switch gameplay trailers where available: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild…
