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…
Mario’s Spirit Board event is about to let’s-a-get outta here, leaving room for a new theme to take up those spots and offer up some extra rewards. This time around it’s games and characters from the NES, Famicom, and Famicom Disk System showing up at a higher rate and hoping…
Welcome to 2019! Take a look at our plans for 2019 and beyond. We have loads of new de-makes, Wiretaps, and more for you to look forward to!
In January of 2018, the news broke that the creator of Downwell, Ojiro “Moppin” Fumoto, was hired by Nintendo. After working at the studio for almost a full year, however, he’s announced that he’ll be leaving Nintendo to pursue indie development again. I was working at Nintendo for most…
Happy 2019 from all of us at Nintendo Wire!
“I have to believe that I can do this.” – Madeline, Celeste We live in an age without standard. Every day the news cycle churns out another scandal or misdeed perpetrated by those in power. Social malaises thought to be banished to history have returned, as hateful and consuming as…
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently stated that Nintendo’s goal to sell 20 million Switch consoles by the end of the fiscal year is “a bit high, but it’s achievable.” He added that the “first order of business” is to maximize the console’s holiday sales numbers. Nintendo ought to be pretty…
The latest look at Travis Strikes Again brings on its third game-within-game. This time around it’s Coffee & Doughnuts, which looks to borrow ideas from side-scrolling beat ‘em ups with a little bit of platforming for good measure. It’s all the 2D thrills you never would’ve expected, plus a boss…
It turns out the rumored Persona 5 R is real, but it may not be everything you hoped for… The news landed during a one-hour long special devoted to Persona 5: The Animation. As the vague teaser shows a PlayStation logo at the beginning, that’s the only confirmed…
It’s that time when we all look back at what we played this year and try to figure out what our favorite game of 2018 was. Several strong titles came from Nintendo, and while we had a certain, massive crossover giving us a great deal to look forward to the…
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 already knew that physical editions of Matt Makes Games’ platforming opus Celeste would be coming courtesy of Limited Run Games, but it appears there’s going to be another option for the most ardent climbers among us. LRG announced on Twitter that on the 1st of the new year, limited…
Ever since the Fighters Pass was announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans have been wondering if Mii costumes and individual stages could see separate releases. Thanks to an updated support page over on Nintendo.com, which has been sitting under our noses for a few weeks now, at least…
