Another Pokémon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet joins the Pokédex in Pokémon GO! It’s time for Glimmet’s time to shine and be available in Routes. During the Into the Depths event, Glimmet will also be available as encounters in Field Research and paid Timed Research tasks. Plus, shiny rates for…
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,…
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be here in just a few short months, and Nintendo has dropped a brand-new trailer showing off the sights, sounds, and several new characters that will accompany us on this new adventure. While it was a pretty safe assumption that Yoshi would be joining…
On social media today, Capcom has announced that its upcoming Mega Man Star Force Legacy collection will be hitting PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch on March 27th, 2026. Compiling seven games together, the legacy collection also includes things like concept art galleries,…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
Geoff Keighley is probably fuming over how many leaks have been coming from The Game Awards 2025, but yet another game has seemingly leaked ahead of the show tomorrow. Per a new report from MP1st, it looks as if a new Divinity game is set to be revealed during tomorrow’s…
Surprising just about everyone, Nintendo announced this morning that two more N64 games would be joining its lineup of classic games available to Switch Online subscribers. Available as part of the “Expansion Pack” tier starting December 17th, 2025, players will soon be able to replay Rayman 2: The Great Escape…
A scrapped DLC pack for the Nintendo Switch version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, which developer Aspyr promised in 2022, was blocked from release by Disney’s legal team. The Restored Content pack was originally released by a modding group for the PC version of the game….
Fans that have rolled credits on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond already (how?!) have uncovered a pretty neat little factoid about the game: it features voice work from Jason Kelley of Doom Eternal and Doom: The Dark Ages fame. Portraying Ezra Duke, who first appears at the Flare Pool during Prime…
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…
