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…
Turning up the heat right from the get go, two new fighters have come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Shattering leaks and entering the ring are the Street Fighter Ken as a Ryu Echo Fighter, and the Pokémon Incineroar. We’ll have more on these fighters as information is revealed and…
The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game’s launch is upon us! Check out the presentation below and follow along with us via our live blog!
It’s been a couple months since the last Smash Direct back in August, and with another one due in just a matter of hours, as of this writing, that means a whole new month of potential Smash Blog posts to look forward to. Closing things out for this stretch of…
I’m a Super Smash Bros. Junkie. I’ve long said that the hype leading up to the release of a new Smash Bros. game is just as exciting as the game itself, and that’s definitely been true with Smash Ultimate over the last few months. Now, many of you may have…
Splatoon 2 may not be getting any more new stages, but its older ones are prime real estate for some renovations. The Reef, one of the first revealed stages for the game, is getting a little work done to make for a better place for squid kids to play with…
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…
Next week, the cute and bubbly World of Final Fantasy will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch along with its fancy new MAXIMA-edition content. This week’s issue of Famitsu features an interview with the game’s Director, Hiroki Chiba, which has handily been translated by Siliconera. While various topics…
Bubsy the Bobcat. Really that’s all I need to say, and you either hear his voice in your head or wonder what mismanaged mascot of the 90’s I could pawsibly be referring to. Well let me spin a yarn and fill you in on a claws encounter for a new…
The start of a new school year at Hogwarts has passed, but with Halloween just a day away, perhaps some aspiring witches and wizards who have yet to receive their acceptance letters can practice their magic today! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are bringing the Lego themed Harry…
Lavender Town is one of the spookiest spots to visit in Pokémon. How does the Switch’s Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee! version stack up against the Game Boy? We compare the two in our latest video:
Available now in the eShop is a Game Boy inspired hero that feels almost like he’s come straight out of yesteryear. Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-san takes plenty of cues from the handheld history of Nintendo, but key to the experience are several collectible hats for our hero to…
While the game may have been delayed ’til May 2019, Team Sonic Racing is still what’s next for Sega’s mascot outside of his oncoming Smash Bros. return. In the spirit of the season, a new music track has been released that points to a brand new race track in the…
