This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
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…
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…
No doubt some people have already opened up their Labo kits and began putting together robots, pianos, and everything in between. If you’re curious about what’ll be in the box, the Japanese Labo site has you covered. You can access PDFs of what appear to be all the cardboard sheets…
Well, this is a bit out of the blue! Three companies that are heavily invested in Pokémon in different ways – Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. – have trademarked a new term in Japanese: ウルトラシャイニー, or “Ultra Shiny.” You might think that means we’ll be getting incredibly shiny versions…
It’s a collaboration that should have seemed like an obvious get for Nintendo – Bill Nye + Labo. The iconic “science guy” has gone hands on with the cardboard contraptions in a new official video, which you can watch below: This is definitely a great way to mark…
If you were looking for a chance to party it up with friends next week with the launch of Runbow on the Nintendo Switch, you might have to change plans. “In order to further optimize the game’s performance” publisher Headup Games have announced that the PS4 and Switch ports of…
After being announced just after the Nintendo Switch reveal event in January of last year, we finally have a release window for the dystopian future adventure game State of Mind. The Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will arrive this August, with a $39.99/€39.99 price on…
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…
It’s here at last, the final rundown of Mario Tennis Aces’ playable character types. We’ve already looked over the first two Treehouse Log posts, detailing All-Around and Technical types as well as Powerful and Defensive players. Now it’s time to lace up those shoes and practice your slice: Speedy and…
The Octo Expansion isn’t even here yet, but all you squid kids and Octolings-to-be can’t seem to get enough of your favorite game. That’s the case in Japan at least, with an all new Splatoon 2 soundtrack coming out this July to accompany the release of the new content. Titled…
If you’ve been waiting to drum up some fun on Switch, Taiko no Tatsujin has you covered. Localized as Taiko Drum Master, the latest version of the game is coming to the Nintendo Switch in Japan — and with its website officially open, we finally have some new details about…
At this year’s British Academy Game Awards (an affiliate award and ceremony to the BAFTAs), Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi was present to accept awards for both Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, both of which he served as a producer for. When stopped on…
A fan of Disgaea? You might want to check out the NISA Online Store then, as a very jam-packed Disgaea 1 Complete special edition is available for pre-order for $99. Available for both PS4 and Nintendo Switch, each of the Rosen Queen’s Finest Edition comes with the following goodies: Disgaea…
If you’re familiar with Japanese culture you may know the name GREE. The developer/social media platform has been huge in the region for years now, but it’s only just starting to branch into console game development. Following the announcement of Fishing Star, the studio’s next port to Switch is the…
