The Season of World of Wonders’ Research Day is finally here in Pokémon GO. This quarter’s event is themed after Flying-type Pokémon – specifically Spearow, Doduo, Hoothoot, Taillow, and Rufflet. Trainers will have to spin PokéStops during the event hours for event-exclusive Field Research tasks featuring these Pokémon. There will…
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…
As the games industry continues to push for an all-digital future, there has been a lingering worry that the Switch successor would forgo physical games and become the first all-digital Nintendo platform. At least for the immediate future, that doesn’t seem to be in the cards. According to the latest…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Dynamaxed out” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. It’s the week before E3, which traditionally means it’s time for light news save the occasional leak. Nintendo…
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…
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…
To surprisingly little fanfare, it was announced that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games would be returning later this year for an official Tokyo 2020 tie-in game. If you’ve been wondering how it plays you don’t have long to wait to find out, as Sega has confirmed it’ll be…
Yooka-Laylee are heading back to Switch with a whole new game, and this time it’s a 2D sidescroller punctuated by a top-down overworld to explore, with accompanying music by David Wise and Grant Kirkhope. Watch the announcement trailer below: The game will release for Nintendo Switch later this…
Once the latest Pokémon Direct concluded, artists from around the world became inspired by the Galar region’s newly announced Pokémon creatures and NPC characters. And thanks to the power of technology, a plethora of fan art is constantly getting shared online. We’ll no doubt see more interpretations of Wooloo, Corviknight,…
Xseed Games has officially shared their game lineup for consoles, including Nintendo Switch, for E3 next week. You can expect that a diverse array of titles will be available to demo and to view in the company’s showcase, including the following: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Heroland, Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound…
The first pieces of Nintendo’s E3 swag have been unveiled and they’re a My Nintendo exclusive. Prior to Nintendo’s Direct and Treehouse Live streams, they’re taking over The Theater at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 8th. A limited amount of seating is available to the general…
Last week during BitSummit 7 Spirits, developers Brace Yourself Games boogied down with 4Gamer to discuss everything Cadence of Hyrule. During the interview some juicy tidbits regarding the game’s development emerged — from graphical overhauls and musical arrangements to standards set by Nintendo. According to lead designer Oliver Trujillo, the…
Are you on the hype train for Devolver Digital’s My Friend Pedro? If so, you can look forward to its Nintendo Switch release on June 20th! The new trailer announcing the release date takes place on a bullet train, followed by Pedro, the talking banana, saying, “all aboard the hype…
Year after year, it’s become easier to consume the news that pours out of E3. Add in public passes, and it’s been more accessible to enter the show floor and play newly announced games for everyone. There have been some exceptions outside of Los Angeles, with retailers hosting demo events…
It’s taken a while but the those of us in the west will finally be able to pick up two of the most recent Sega Ages titles released in Japan – Virtua Racing and Wonder Boy in Monster Land. Virtua Racing is one of the most impressive titles released so…
