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…
In an incredibly brief trailer today, the Pokémon Company has announced that Mega Zeraora will be coming to Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC. The fourth revealed new mega evolution for this expansion, Zeraora’s potential inclusion was leaked last month ahead of the game’s release. While some of that came…
Bandai Namco may have just given RPG fans Tales of Xillia Remastered, but they aren’t stopping there. The series’ 30th Anniversary celebration continues with another entry — 2016’s Tales of Berseria. This is an interesting choice, as while the game was technically developed for the PlayStation 3, that was…
New week, new me, new Nintendo Music! This week’s addition, the game that made us all self-conscious, Wii Fit Plus. I have fond memories as a child of stepping onto the Balance Board, getting weighed, and getting that dreaded OBESE screen. Good times! Wii Fit Plus’ soundtrack has 90 total…
In collaboration with Aspyr, Square Enix has just shadow dropped 2013’s Tomb Raider on the eShop for both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Coming in the form of 2014’s “Definitive Edition” remaster, this version includes the campaign with all of its multiplayer DLC. That’s right, the multiplayer mode has made…
While still a couple of weeks away, The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be revealing some new information about Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s upcoming DLC, Mega Dimension, tomorrow on November 19th, 2025. Set to be revealed at 6:00 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. CT | 9 a.m. ET, no…
It seems like Black Friday arrives earlier and earlier every year — and 2025 is no exception. Tons of video games and electronics are already discounted across major retailers, so if you’re hunting for deals on Nintendo Switch games, now is a great time to start browsing. Here’s everything we’ve…
In a livestream event this afternoon, host Geoff Keighley revealed the entire list of nominees for this year’s Game Awards event. While the Game of the Year category actually leaked ahead of the stream, the rest of the awards were not follow until 12 p.m. ET. Now, we can present…
It’s incredibly hard to believe we’re now less than a month away from the launch of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond—a game we’ve waited a whopping eight years for since its announcement at E3 2017. But here we are, on the cusp of an all-new first-person Metroid adventure. To get you…
It seems that nothing can stop the might of the Pokémon franchise. According to Mat Piscatella, senior director of market research company Circana, Pokémon Legends: Z-A has become the “best-selling physical game of the year” in the US thus far. The information comes from an interview he did with YouTuber…
Feast upon new tracks in Nintendo Music, with the addition of Kirby’s Dream Buffet! The multiplayer party game was released for Nintendo Switch in 2022, with the goal being to be the largest Kirby at the end of the match. You were thrown into minigames, races, and a Battle Royale…
Sonic Racing: CrosswWorlds continues to grow its lineup of free Sega crossover characters. While we knew NiGHTS would be joining, in today’s State of Play Japan three more were revealed – and two of them are sure to make Sonic fans happy! Get ready for a victory lap! There's…
Over two years since its previous update, Pikmin 4 has just received a brand-new patch with a couple of additional features. Now live on the eShop, version 1.1.0 gives players some difficulty options to play around with and introduces a “Field Camera” item that grants access to a photo mode….
