As per tradition for the few decades, The Pokémon Company has announced that the famous “Pikachu and Eevee Pokésled” balloon will be featured in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The 99th one since the ceremony began in 1926, most of the post from TPC is actually about the ways…
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…
In the latest firmware update for the Switch 2 OS, Nintendo has seemingly fixed whatever issues were holding NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition back from running properly on the new console. While not a specific Switch 2 update, which would be pretty awesome, the game should run properly…
As E3 quickly grows closer, we’ve all been anticipating what’s to come during the presentation in June. Nintendo isn’t exactly waiting until then to share some news though! The company’s just announced that a Super Mario Maker 2 Direct will take place tomorrow. Considering the game will be releasing just…
Trine has been an indie staple since the first game launched back in 2009, and with Trine 4 confirmed back in March for a Fall 2019 release, it’s a great time to reflect on the series. This latest video from the devs at Frozenbyte is just that. If you’re a…
The joy of playing a game for the first time after waiting months (or even years) for its release can be quite a thrill. With each disc, cartridge, or download, the journey is different — and so are the feelings. Yet, after beating a game and completing it, what’s next?…
The Switch, in comparison to many of its contemporaries, is pretty light when it comes to many non-game applications — certain services like Netflix are notoriously absent from the console, and it’s unclear when they would be added. However, one particular service, Discord, has shown a desire to appear…
During February’s Nintendo Direct, Marvelous made the announcement that not only would Rune Factory 4 be getting ported to Switch, but a brand new entry in the franchise was in the works. If you were hoping to play it any time soon, however, you’re out of luck. During the company’s…
This month’s GameInformer cover story is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, and there have already been quite a few bombshells for Marvel fans. It’s time to strap in for even more, though, as the magazine has shared seven minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive….
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “literally cannot recall a time in his life where he didn’t know what a Pikachu was” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. There’s one bit of…
Tower defense is a genre of game that I’ve never had a lot of experience with. Besides whatever tower defense games I first played on my iPod Touch ten years ago, my only time spent with this type of game was a quick few days with Pokémon Tower Defense in…
Nearly a decade ago, a little game called Minecraft was released. In that span of ten years, that “little game” became mega-blocky powerhouse series filled with creativity. From humble beginnings of crafting your own world, to now reading and interacting with established characters and storylines — you can’t deny Minecraft’s…
A breath of fresh air is about to hit one of my favorite fighters in recent memory, with BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle getting its long-awaited update to Version 1.5. This’ll get the game in line with the recently dropped Japanese arcade release, offering new balance tweaks and opening the door…
Japan may be grounding things with a Splatfest based on their professional baseball league, but US Splatoon 2 players gotta start thinking a little more fantastical. The theme for our next Fest has been revealed and it wants to know what super power players want: Time Travel or Teleportation? …
When Tetris 99 saw a surprise launch earlier this year, it became an instant, and addictive, hit, but it’s always been a little light on content. Thankfully, Nintendo has remedied that with the surprise launch of a $9.99 “Big Block DLC” pack, which includes various offline modes including CPU battles…
