Like a handful of current and former colleagues here at Nintendo Wire, I know exactly where I was the morning of June 13th, 2017. Packed into a hotel room turned office, we’re watching Nintendo’s digital Spotlight presentation, typing up news articles and getting excited for our favorites — I got…
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…
In a new interview posted by Video Games Chronicle today, Scott Amos (head of studio) and Will Kerslake (game director) of Crystal Dynamics sat down with the outlet to discuss why it decided to return to the original Tomb Raider game after 30 years. While the obvious answer is that…
Because Geoff Keighley loves his WORLD PREMIERES, Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter film had its debut teaser unveiled as part of The Game Awards tonight. Showcasing a surprisingly faithful rendition of the classic arcade game, most of the cast from the film were on stage to debut the teaser and… I’m…
A new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem debuted at The Game Awards 2025, and it finally confirmed what many of us already knew: iconic series protagonist Leon S. Kennedy has returned as a playable character. What fans may not have expected to see was Mr. Kennedy chopping up zombies with…
As was leaked just a few days ago, Larian Studios was present at this year’s Game Awards with a new trailer for the plainly titled Divinity. Mostly a CG trailer that set the stage for the atmosphere the game would have, Larian certainly didn’t skimp out on violent and grotesque…
The Game Awards are in full swing, and to celebrate, a ton of publishers, including Nintendo, have dropped some excellent game deals at Amazon for the next 24 hours. You can check out the full list here, but don’t wait — these discounts expire tomorrow, 12/12 at 7:00 PM CST….
During tonight’s Game Awards pre-show, Capcom unveiled a brand-new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi action game Pragmata. Long a mystery, the game is set for a 2026 release and, surprisingly, it’s heading to Nintendo Switch 2! Buried at the end of the trailer was a confirmation that Pragmata would be…
Donkey Kong Bananza has beaten out Nintendo’s own Mario Kart World and been awarded Best Family Game of the year at The Game Awards 2025. The creative and destructive monkey mayhem of Bananza has won over the hearts, and wallets, of early Nintendo Switch 2 adopters this year. Bananza…
Fighting-type Pokémon are being featured in Pokémon GO’s Well Armed event. And, if Trainers can team up together from around the world and complete 10 million Max Battles, two Fighting-type Pokémon will debut in Pokémon GO. That’s Clobbopus and Grapploct! Now, check out what’s happening during the Well Armed event…
New week, new music update! On tap for this week, Yoshi’s Crafted World! Released in 2019, Crafted World is the spiritual successor to Woolly World, with the art style focusing on every element in the world being crafted out of different materials. Developers Good-Feel wanted the levels to look like…
In the latest trailer for Capcom’s upcoming action RPG Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, we get a look at the main objective players will be tackling in the game: habitat restoration. As the description reads, “it’s your duty to save endangered monster species from extinction. Through Habitat Restoration, save…
Despite announcing two new additions to Nintendo Switch Online yesterday morning, Nintendo surprised everyone last night by announcing that Wario World would be joining the NSO GameCube app. Instead of releasing in a week, Wario World is actually available right now, and that’s great. The platformer was one of the…
Almost like clockwork, the leaks from tonight’s Game Awards event are starting to leak out in full force. While many were expecting some form of Tomb Raider announcement, it seems the next game in Eidos Montreal’s reboot Tomb Raider timeline will be a remake of the original game. Titled “Tomb…
It’s hard to believe the holiday season is here once again, and I’m sure many of you have a Nintendo Switch 2 on your own wish list or your kids’. Lucky for you, this is one of the best times to snag a Switch 2, along with games and accessories,…
