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…
The year of wild collaborations continues! Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble has revealed two new collaborations, featuring the iconic Kaiju Godzilla and the digital diva Hatsune Miku. Both collabs will be available on November 26th as a part of the big 2.0 update. While the update itself is free, Godzilla…
The history of the Fire Emblem franchise is one fraught with a lot of obscurity and uncertainty. With the franchise nearly being canceled entirely prior to the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening, it has been quite a winding path to get to where it is now. Despite these troubles, the…
It turns out it wasn’t just a Partner Showcase we were getting today, as once it wrapped up we were treated to an entire Monster Hunter Direct, focusing on the just-announced Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. The Direct features input from key staff members…
Today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase opened in the best possible way: with a big, beautiful doggo bounding across a rich, grassy landscape. That was the opening for the announcement trailer of Monster Hunter Rise, a new title in the popular hunting series coming to Nintendo Switch. The canine creature…
As part of today’s surprise Monster Hunter Direct, Capcom has announced a trio of brand new amiibo! The three new figures will be compatible with Monster Hunter Rise and offer exclusive layered armor for you to use. The three amiibo will be the extra good boy Palamute, this game’s take…
Yet another Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase is on the way, but unlike the prior two videos, this one is being livestreamed instead of dropped out-of-the-blue! You’ll be able to catch the stream below as it starts today, September 17th, at 7 a.m. PT:
Undertale turned five years old earlier this week, so the merch gods at Fangamer have rolled out a new slate of goodies to celebrate! The often out-of-stock Series 1 Figures are available for pre-order, as well as a batch of new items fresher than a cinnamon butterscotch pie. You can…
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition released back in May to rave reviews and popular acclaim, but Nintendo understands that some people are slow on the draw, and have thus released an “Available Now” trailer that sums up just about everything there is to say about the game in three short minutes:…
Today, we have a new and updated look at Natsume’s next entry in the Harvest Moon series, Harvest Moon: One World. Announced earlier this year, a trailer consisting of early, in-game footage debuted during New Game+ Expo 2020’s showcase in June. Later that day the trailer was removed from Natsume’s…
The web animation RWBY has come a long way over the years. Not only has it grown in popularity and crossed overseas borders, it’s crossed over in a different way as part of BlazBlue: Cross Tag battle. Now it looks like Arc System Works’ partnership with production company Rooster Teeth…
We only have a few more days to go before Super Mario 3D All-Stars is released! If you want a refresher or a taste of what to expect from Super Mario Galaxy, one of the three Super Mario titles included in Super Mario 3D All-Stars, then Nintendo’s latest trailer offers…
Nippon Ichi Software America has been bringing titles old and new to the Nintendo Switch since the system launched, and it’s likely that trend won’t be stopping. If you want to see for yourself, they’ll be hosting a panel as part of PAX Online to detail their upcoming titles, their…
Though we’re rightfully excited for Donkey Kong Country 2, once again Japan’s Nintendo Switch Online service has a little something western fans are missing out on. Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, the remake and expansion of the original Fire Emblem, is one of the more popular in Japan —…
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…
