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…
It seems like just about 10,000 years since Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch was announced during the tail-end of a Nintendo Direct, and even longer since the last mainline Animal Crossing game, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, was released for Nintendo 3DS. Even more astounding is that it’s been over 10…
The wonderful folks over at Nicalis have once again provided the Nintendo Wire team with their newest game, Crystal Crisis for Switch. As usual, on top of the physical cart and beautiful box art, a bunch of fantastic goodies are also included. Nicalis never disappoints when it comes to bringing…
Oninaki, the upcoming title from Square Enix, has shared a few trailers so far. Most recently it revealed its core cast — but this time around, it’s shedding light more so onto its Daemon characters and the skills they bring. Altogether, they’re offering unique skills and abilities tied…
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…
We’ve gotten a pretty good handle on the weekly Spirit Board events that come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo announces a theme, characters that fit the theme show up more frequently (with bigger rewards); rinse-repeat every weekend. This time around though, things are slowing down to help you bring…
Motion Twin’s Roguevania hit, Dead Cells, hasn’t died again and again — it’s lived on to new adventures. It debuted in August, with stellar reviews following it, which culminated to winning Best Action Game at The Game Awards in December. Free DLC was then announced at PAX East, and now…
America doesn’t have nearly enough holographic squid-idol performances, especially when compared to Japan. Recently Splatoon 2’s perfect pair, Off the Hook, performed live in Makuhari in emulation of the Squid Sisters’ own performance there. Pearl and Marina do things their own way though, and if you want to treat your…
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…
If you ever played that one WarioWare Twisted mini-game, “Meowtroid”, and wanted more, you have very specific interests that are sure to be fulfilled by Gato Roboto. Originally announced for Switch by Devolver Digital at PAX West 2018, the game has you play as a tiny cat in a big…
After their noticeable absence from the likes of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite and Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, comic fans rejoiced when Wolverine and Storm popped up during the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 reveal. If you were one of them, buckle in, as this latest trailer is all about mutantkind, showing…
While the Nintendo Switch has games from seemingly every genre in existence already, there is one notable exception – the MMORPG. There are plenty of big online games to be sure, like Warframe, but few that follow the traditional mold, especially outside of Japan. That’ll finally change this summer, as…
Back in April, the official Final Fantasy Portal App celebrated the launch of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age on Switch and Xbox One with a poll asking fans to pick their favorite from the game’s six Moogle siblings. Considering his major appearances in other Ivalice-set games, it’s no surprise…
