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…
2D actions fans on Switch have a new day to look forward to, as the previously announced Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX now has a release date. Inti Creates shared the news today at BitSummit in Kyoto, Japan during a presentation that detailed not just the date but also ran…
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…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “gotta catch some of ‘em” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. There are a number of companies and properties that I’m pretty sure have the potential…
Back in February, Skybound Games announced that it’d be bringing several classic Dungeons & Dragons-based RPGs to the Nintendo Switch and other home consoles. Now, we have our first look at how the games will run. We also have some details from Skybound regarding the three physical releases…
Previously we saw Splatoon 2 get a set of Octo Expansion Mem Cakes via gacha machines. With how many there are in the game, it was clear we’d see more down the line, and now’s the time to look back fondly and think of which you want most of all….
BitSummit is currently underway in Tokyo, with plenty of developers and publishers big and small showcasing the latest swath of indie games to the Japanese public. To coincide with it, Nintendo has held its latest Indie World presentation in the region, and among the games showcased is Cadence of Hyrule….
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe’s new transformation, Peachette, was datamined as a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit quite some time ago, but she’s finally making her debut as part of this weekend’s Spirit Board event. Titled Super Smash Sisters, it focuses on heroines, from Roll Caskett to Paula. …
It’s been a while since we saw a full Paper Mario RPG, but that’s where the indie developers at Moonsprout Games are stepping in. The adventurous RPG Bug Fables has been in the works for a PC release for some time now, but now in partnership with publisher Dangen Entertainment,…
The next Story of Seasons game is set in the universe of the long-running Doraemon franchise, and it’s set to launch in Japan on June 13th. In the run-up, Bandai Namco has released another Japanese trailer, this time focusing on the story and characters. Doraemon: Story of Seasons…
The rumors were true! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update 3.1.0 is now live. The update brings support for Labo VR and additional amiibo functionality, including online play! Patch Notes: Version 3.1.0 Offline You can use the Toy-Con VR Goggles to enjoy Smash in VR mode via the Games & More…
It’s been a seemingly endless road to the release of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, yet here we are nearly at the dawn of a new chapter of Metroidvanias. Though the game is led by Miriam, it’ll be receiving a second playable character after launch. Those who’ve played the excellent…
