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…
Introduced at this year’s The Game Awards as a surprise announcement, Sea of Solitude will finally let Nintendo Switch owners chart the gorgeous yet foreboding waters via Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut. Thanks to a new partnership with Jo-Mei and Quantic Dream, Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut will…
The Game Awards broadcast last night was chock full of announcements, almost putting E3 to shame, and one surprise announcement title making its way to Switch is Evil Dead: The Game. Developed by Saber Interactive, the team behind Ghostbusters: The Video Game and World War Z, Evil Dead: The Game…
The Nintendo Switch (and Nintendo Switch Lite) sold over 1.35 million units in November, bolstered by Black Friday sales to bring its 2020 sales up to 6.92 million and make it the best-selling console of November. That alone would just be another figure for a shareholder to make moony eyes…
Winter’s my favorite season for a lot of reasons, and thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizons all our islands can now really embrace it. Maybe you’ve had a little bit of snow this month already, but Isabelle herself is reporting a more thorough smattering. Brrr! It's not my imagination…it…
There’s not long now till Bravely Default II launches worldwide on February 26, 2021! Square Enix Japan recently updated the official website with some more details regarding the world, characters, and game mechanics. Gematsu has handily translated all of the info, and we’ll cover the essentials below, but be sure…
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise was in a weird place in the early ’90s, with each of Sega’s regional branches having their own takes on the characters when it came to licensed media – that’s how we wound up with the Archie and Fleetway comic series, which diverged greatly from…
Though Mario wasn’t Nintendo’s main nominee at The Game Awards 2020, you can’t stop this plumber from celebrating until March 31st, 2021. As part of the event, the London Philharmonic performed a brief Super Mario Bros. medley out of Abbey Road Studios. Fitting for the 35th Anniversary year,…
Capcom’s final announcement from this year’s Game Awards was a big one, showing a fresh look at the next title in the Monster Hunter series. The new trailer for Monster Hunter Rise introduced new monsters, brought back some familiar ones, and a “Rampage” threatening Kamura Village. The two…
Though Ghosts ‘n Goblins is getting a full on Resurrection, Capcom is bringing on a collection of other retro classics. Announced during The Game Awards 2020, Capcom Arcade Stadium will curate 32 of the company’s arcade titles in one virtual game center on your Switch. With a solid…
As part of The Game Awards, Capcom had multiple titles to show off that are making their way to Switch. Leading them was a noble knight that just can’t quite keep his armor on… Adding a new visual style with a parchment-like aesthetic, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection is the arcade…
Catch the Mr. Sakurai Presents Sephiroth stream live below! As we pick ourselves up off the floor from tonight’s announcement of Sephiroth in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo continues to roll out info and images. If you want to see how the fallen SOLDIER plays, though, you’re going…
Earlier this year a Switch port of Disco Elysium was announced, and now we finally have a release date for the subversive RPG courtesy of the Game Awards. Disco Elysium is a game that’s all about the narrative and your place within it, but this is no power fantasy. As…
