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…
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,…
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…
Earlier this year, a few games were found to take advantage of a new “Boost” mode within the Switch hardware, which notably improved loading times in the likes of Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Now, another game is being patched to take advantage of the internal overclock…
A round of Pokémon Sword and Shield news will be arriving via Japanese variety show Pokénchi on Sunday, July 21st. The information was made known thanks to Pokémon news site Serebii.net, which states that the July 21st episode of Pokénchi will contain “the latest information” on the two games. Serebii.net…
While Yo-Kai Watch 4 just launched for the Nintendo Switch in Japan a few weeks ago, Level-5 is already planning to go back to the roots of the series on the system, with a port of the original Yo-Kai Watch. The port was namedropped by the company’s official virtual YouTuber…
I’m Ricky Berg and I love Skullgirls. As a Nintendo fan, I’m no stranger to having the same game multiple times, on every platform possible. Blame enhanced remakes, compilations, and the Virtual Console, but at least I try to keep this limited to my personal favorites. I’ve got multiple physical…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Why didn’t they flip the words to call it a Lite Switch” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Huge news this week — Astral Chain has…
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…
At this year’s Anime Expo, the presence of video games was felt more than ever. Plenty of publishers were in attendance to show off upcoming titles, and thanks to the upcoming Kill la Kill If, the Arc System Works booth was easily one of the most popular. Tucked right there…
Just in time for sweltering heat and beach daydreams, the long-awaited DLC for The Messenger is now available. The Messenger: Picnic Panic adds new, tropical action to one of my favorite Switch titles of last year, and it’s absolutely free! Check it out via the new trailer released to coincide…
It’s time to grab your hammers, Builders! Dragon Quest Builders 2 is out today, and Square Enix released a new trailer to celebrate the launch. The trailer mostly goes over what we’ve seen before, as it details a world filled with crafting, combat, and co-op. The spirit of…
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is right around the corner, and today — two weeks before release, a host of previews for the strategy juggernaut has been released. A lot of the reports are extremely positive and promising, but one of the more noteworthy releases is of the game’s opening cutscene,…
Good news, puzzle fans! The Splatoon 2 / Tetris 99 Maximus Cup is officially live! Splatoon will ink over the next Maximus Cup, slated to start on July 12th at 12 a.m. PT and will run until 11:59 p.m. PT on July 15th. If you net 100 points within that…
If you’re looking for an adorable new platformer to play on your Nintendo Switch you may be interested in trying out Songbird Symphony, a musical adventure about a bird heading on an adventure to figure out his heritage. Watch the new narrative trailer below: That’s not all though…
