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,…
Trainers will be able to get another Master Ball during the Season of World of Wonders with its next event – Catching Wonders. No Pokémon will be featured (or debuting) during this event, but Trainers can get a free Masterwork Research quest and start tackling this challenging questline. (For more…
Thanks to the dedicated members of the Famiboards forum, some new information about the RAM and storage specifications of the Switch 2 may have been discovered earlier than expected. In an effort to get the drop on Nintendo’s official reveal of the Switch successor, Famiboards members have been tracking customs…
The Nintendo Switch eShop now has plenty of great little indie games on offer, but one of its earliest is still proving to be quite a sales success. The cheap and cheerful top-down action game Kamiko, which we gave a score of 8.5 back in May, has surpassed the 150,000…
Welcome to the Nintendo 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…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Metroid learns to crawl, retro royalty conquers kingdoms and sportsball slam dunks on Switch. DrinkBox Studios continues to dominate the sales department, slashing both limbs and prices off a handful of their critically acclaimed games. Just like last week, Wii U’s legendary luchador-inspired Metroidvania…
In some sort of secret plot to push the sales of the New 2DS XL, Nintendo has revealed not one, not two, but five new designs for the handheld. For those of you who are just desperate to have all of them, I will warn you that three of them…
Welcome to the Nintendo 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…
Welcome to the Nintendo 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 a…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Sonic takes us back to the future, Phantom Trigger delights with its pretty pixels, and the Galactic Federation retires from hunting Space Pirates to paint things with their butts. Switch sales continue to trickle in this week with the ever Graceful Explosion Machine marked…
It’s back! Nintendo of America and Best Buy have announced that the Nintendo World Championship is returning starting on August 19th. Select Best Buy locations around the country will host a Mario Kart 7 qualifying round, where competitors will try to get the best result in a time trial. Two…
Kirby, Kirby, Kirby — it’s a name you should know; thanks to Nintendo, he’s the star of the show! This month marks the 25th anniversary of his release in America and Europe, and we’ve already seen some celebratory flair. The recent eShop sale and My Nintendo rewards are hopefully just…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Theftropolis gets a surge in crime, slimes worm their way out of gargantuan digestive tracts and a bunch of surprise Arcade titles strike on Switch. Our discount cups runneth over in today’s exciting eShop update! Nintendo’s patented pink ball of puff is headlining a…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Bandai Namco reminisces over the golden age of the arcade, Olimar embarks on yet another voyage for Earth’s garbage, and your many Miis mingle in a quest for friendship. The slow summer of sales continues this week with not much new to report. Wii…
Please understand: This newest edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the video version. The video, however, will return for the Wiretap this week. Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo…
