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…
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon still ranks as one of the best dark horse releases of 2018. It came to be as a stretch goal for the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter, bringing Classic-vania action to Switch and other platforms. A year has passed since its release, and it’s…
Towards the top of the year the Humble Store debuted Switch and 3DS titles, leading off with a whole heap of Nintendo published games that’s grown since then. Now it looks like a few more publishers are supporting the sales platform, with 2K, Curve Digital, and Humble’s own published titles…
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…
A year after the game made its debut on Steam, Azure Saga: Pathfinder is heading to the Nintendo Switch eShop with a Deluxe Edition. Developed by MassHive Media, the game is heavily inspired by classic ’90s Japanese RPGs, with puzzle-laden isometric maps and turn based combat, though it’s presented with…
Last month we got word of a patch planned for Wargroove, one of our favorite games of this year and a must have for strategy fans. Focusing on a mix of planned fixes and community feedback, the update dropped yesterday and looks to make an already great and accessible game…
A brand-new Nintendo Labo kit has been announced by Nintendo, bringing VR experiences to the Nintendo Switch; say “hello” to Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit! The announcement was made through Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account. Experience a new dimension with the latest #NintendoLabo kit! With more…
The mark of a truly great and popular game isn’t found in day one sales — in fact, it’s not really found in sales at all, but they do provide some metric by which we can estimate the impact and longevity of a video game. And The Legend of Zelda:…
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…
Update: As promised, a new kharacter trailer dropped after this look into the game’s story. See not only Kano, but a showcase of the freshly revealed Cassie Cage. Check it out and scroll down for the original article and story trailer. A new trailer focusing on the plot…
The 3DS was a platform filled with hit JRPGs, and ever since the Switch launched, many have been eager for those games to make the leap to Switch, either by way of remasters or sequels. FuRyu seems to have heard the call, as its 2017 title The Alliance Alive will…
Whichever designer was behind T-Spinning Tetris 99 deserves a medal, because it’s holding out as a solid competitive game exclusive to Switch that makes the online subscription a little more tempting. If you’re a little burnt out on just playing and vying for that top spot again and again with…
Fellow F-Zero fans, hear me out. We’ve had a raw deal, a really raw deal. No console game since the (absolutely incredible) Gamecube’s GX, and our favorite anti gravity racing circuit only really comes up at large when we’re talking about Smash. Today’s no different really, I’m just using this…
