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…
The infernal game that started it all is coming back this fall for plenty of laughs, leveling, and exploding penguins. Disgaea 1 Complete touches up the first entry in the series and joins the fifth as a strategy RPG offering for Switch owners to pour hundreds of hours into. Watch…
For those who love highly customizable first-person dungeon crawlers, the Switch will finally have a little something for you, courtesy of NISA. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk will be delving deep into layer upon layer of uncharted territory with plenty of ways to tailor the experience to your liking…
Two more ladies have joined the roster for SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy during E3, each bringing new fighting styles and outfits to the flashy character. This time it’s the kick-based fighter Luong and Chinese opera dancer Mian taking the spotlight. You can see these two relatively new King of…
So E3 has come and gone, but our coverage isn’t over just yet. Many of us here at Nintendo Wire had the opportunity to attend, and while we’ve covered several games in depth already, we wanted to give every title its due. So here are some rapid-fire impressions from a…
We’d already learned when Koopa Troopa and Blooper would be hitting the court, and now, thanks to Nintendo of Japan, we’ve also got word on who’s next after them for Mario Tennis Aces. There were rumors, but now we can say for sure that Diddy Kong, Birdo, and Paratroopa will…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the ink soaked kicks of our Splatoon 2 challenge comes another ruthless run that’ll leave you writhing…
The Nintendo Switch is slowly but surely getting a collection of visual novels, with the well-regarded Mages studio bringing over the likes of Steins;Gate Elite and Anonymous;Code to the system. Now, another semi-colon’d adventure is joining the party – Robotics;Notes Elite. The reveal comes from an unusual place. During the…
Since Ultimate’s thrilling reveal during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, I’ve been lucky to play 16 matches of the next entry in the Smash franchise. I think it’s safe to say this isn’t just a port of Smash Wii U. The mechanics feel faster, the physics are much different, and the art…
After plenty of punches thrown and parties crashed, ARMS has finally made it to its one year anniversary! One of Nintendo’s newest IPs, ARMS has managed to stay a relevant member of the Switch’s line up by offering a balance of one-on-one competitive fighting, as well as fun and frantic…
It sounds like every squid kid worth their sea salt is already riding the Octo Expansion rails in Splatoon 2. The long awaited, new single player campaign is full of new challenges and info for fans of Nintendo’s freshest franchise around, but for those that want a little something on…
A lot of recent Splatfests have either put me firmly in Pearl’s corner or had me going back and forth between both options, but this time Splatoon 2 made siding with Marina all too easy. Asking whether players like their orange juice with or without pulp, it’s no contest: no…
After the Tuesday morning rush of Nintendo’s E3 Direct I was able to head over to the show floor to check out some of Nintendo’s upcoming titles. First on my grand tour of recently announced games was Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, and I wasn’t disappointed. Once…
