Today’s Mario Kart World Direct used its short duration to detail a couple of interesting tidbits about the game. While the jury is still out on whether or not the game justifies its $80 price tag, at least when it comes to free roaming in its large open world, you’ll…
The Mario Kart World Livestream kicks off on April 17th at 6:00 AM PT / 9:00 AM ET! Check out the live stream below and make sure to stay connected to Nintendo Wire after the broadcast for coverage!
Live like an Alolan with this new collaboration between Pokémon and Grand Hyatt Tokyo! This new unique experience will bring a touch of the beach to downtown Tokyo, along with all of the charm of Pokémon. Two options will be available in this collaboration. Pokémon Beach Resort Suite Stay…
Late last night, Square Enix dropped a keyblade-shaped bombshell upon a sleepy world by revealing not only the release date for the entire Kingdom Hearts series on Nintendo Switch, but also a surprise playable demo. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5, 2.8, III + Re Mind (DLC) as well as the all-in-one…
Well, 2022 is certainly starting with some bombshell news. Microsoft has announced plans to buy Activision Blizzard for a whopping $69 billion. The deal will come into effect in the 2023 fiscal year. Activision Blizzard has been mired in controversy these past few months regarding gender discrimination and harassment. The…
Thanks to Team Instinct leader Spark’s intuition, the second mechanism of the mysterious door was unlocked during Pokémon GO’s Mountains of Power event. In hopes of unlocking the third and final mechanism, Spark is trusting his intuition again. He believes that Electric-type Pokémon can use their powers to open the…
The original GBA was a fine little console in its heyday, but it of course had limits — nobody would expect it to run a game in 3D very well, if at all. Yet in a seismic showcase of porting chops, the console has now been shown to run the…
Pokémon Sword and Shield’s 2022 International Challenge has been announced and the reward for participating in the event might just be worth every Trainer’s participation. Players who register and battle in the upcoming online competition will be able to receive all three of the Shiny Galarian versions of the Kanto…
Pokémon continues its slate of Sumo wrestling promotions with a new, kid-friendly venture — Makuhita competing against a former Yokozuna. The Guts Pokémon enters the ring against Nishinoseki Yutaka, known during his career as Kisenoseki Yutaka, the 72nd Yokozuna in Japanese Sumo history, as the two face off with seven…
Nintendo NYC has no shortage of exclusive merch, and this latest piece is for the bounty hunters among us — a Metroid Cayenne hoodie. Featuring a minimalist design, including a custom 8-bit Samus patch on the sleeve, it’s going for a whole $49.99 at the store. Suit up with…
Gachapon toys in Japan always provide fun little novelties, and this appears to be one of the most charming yet — a set of watches based around the Sony PlayStation One and the Sega Saturn of the ’90s, going for ¥400 (~$3.50) a pop. 「セガサターン」と「プレイステーション」が腕時計になってカプセルトイに登場！ 2月中旬発売 “白サターン”に“PS one”も！ 盤面はディスクデザイン https://t.co/zhO2dcXlIx…
Last year NIS America made the surprising call to officially license the fan translations of the two missing games in the Trails saga – Zero and Azure. These two final PSP entries had been skipped by localizers in order to more quickly reach the full-3D Trails of Cold Steel saga,…
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, the upcoming sequel to 2015’s Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (lots of mysteries around here, it seems), has revealed its redone battle system in a new trailer (that is for some reason soundless): Now battle can…
Kirby has been having a fantastic new year so far, and it’s looking like that trend is going to continue. Following up on a new Kirby and the Forgotten Land trailer and the debut of his 30th Anniversary logo, a pair of plushes have been announced to celebrate the latter….
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,…
