Welcome back to our in-depth exploration of the history of amiibo! In our previous segment, we delved into the first half of 2015, covering the releases of Waves 3 and 4 of the Super Smash Bros. amiibo line, as well as the debut of the Super Mario Bros. amiibo series….
Another Dynamax Pokémon debuts in Pokemon GO! This time Drilbur, a Ground-type Pokémon, will be entering the Dynamax pool (and is a good Dynamax Pokémon for battles against Dynamax Charmander, Gigantamax Charizard, Dynamax Beldum, and Dynamax Falinks). (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Nintendo Switch game Super Bomberman R will be receiving a set of free downloadable content in the future, developer Konami has revealed. The news was announced during a Konami-sponsored live episode of The Game Theorists through the teaser below: Further details regarding the DLC, including availability dates, have not…
Snake Pass has only been available on the Switch for two days now and it’s already receiving its first update. Players took to message boards and Reddit to complain of annoying buzzing coming from the Joy-Cons while playing the game. The newly released 1.1 update resolved this issue so you…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Chase McCain cleans the streets of Lego City, Metal Slugs launch a coup d’état on Switch, and Pikmin rally on the Wii U Virtual Console. Some truly fantastic indie games are on sale for the next week! Both SteamWorld titles (Dig and Heist) join…
So you’ve defeated massive enemies, scaled the tallest mountains in Hyrule and even met a God! What’s next for the Hylian adventurer who’s done everything? It’s time for Link to put up his feet and relax with a home of his very own! A side-quest called “Hylian Homeowner” exists in…
Over the past weekend Atlus had a stream for revealing upcoming games, with one of the surprise announcements being an updated 3DS port of the 2009 DS release Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Now Famitsu has released the first images of the game, which we’ve collated below: For comparisons…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
The addition of Specter of Torment for most versions of Shovel Knight will be coming soon — and for the edition that already has that mode, the Switch version, there’s a new update (3.0A). Besides some bug fixes and unspecified text tweaks, the game can now be played in 1080p…
Warning: The content below may contain what some people would consider spoilers. Proceed with caution! Those who stumble upon the Horse God’s domain in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may be fooled into thinking that the fountain houses yet another fae-like creature, ready to enhance their equipment…
Warner Bros. Games has released a new trailer for the upcoming re-release of Lego City Undercover that showcases the vehicles in the game. Check it out: Lego City Undercover comes to the Nintendo Switch and other home consoles on April 4th.
I squid you not, new gear’s planned to hit the Splatoon 2 scene! The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account has provided us with the first closeup look of some of the shiny new pieces of clothing coming to the game. Shown in the two images provided are three different types of…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
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