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,…
Trainers will be able to get another Master Ball during the Season of World of Wonders with its next event – Catching Wonders. No Pokémon will be featured (or debuting) during this event, but Trainers can get a free Masterwork Research quest and start tackling this challenging questline. (For more…
Thanks to the dedicated members of the Famiboards forum, some new information about the RAM and storage specifications of the Switch 2 may have been discovered earlier than expected. In an effort to get the drop on Nintendo’s official reveal of the Switch successor, Famiboards members have been tracking customs…
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…
I’ve seen Street Fighter crossed over with plenty of things, from X-Men to Hello Kitty, but I never would’ve expected this. This time the robots in disguise have scanned not vehicles, but World Warriors, with four figures releasing in the lineup in Japan. Bringing back the original Street…
While Mega Man 11 was revealed for Switch, it might’ve been a little lonely without the rest of the Classic series. Capcom’s got us covered, with Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 both set to release on Nintendo Switch! These’ll bring games 1 through 6 in the first Collection…
Capcom’s Mega Man 30th Anniversary stream got off to a great start, revealing that all of the Mega Man X titles would be coming to Nintendo Switch and other platforms. After some fond words from members of those games’ staff, an 8-bit video began to run showing off where the…
The Nintendo Switch is quickly becoming my go-to place to feed my appetite for punishingly hard platformers. Back in August the boldly bouncy Slime-san wormed its way into my brain, followed more recently by the gravity defying visionary VVVVVV. Soon we’ll see legendary game designer Edmund McMillen’s meaty mascot beefing…
Warning: Minor spoilers regarding the main game and the Captured Memories quest are discussed below. The Champions’ Ballad DLC is almost upon us at this point, and after marathoning Super Mario Odyssey for the past month I know that, personally, I’m ready for a change of pace. The prospect of…
This Thursday 5pb. will be bringing its multiplayer beat ’em up Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds to the Nintendo Switch, which previously released for PC, PS4, Vita and Xbox 360. A chibi-filled spin-off of the fighting game Phantom Breaker, it has multiple modes and even four player co-op. If this interests…
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 mighty mountain of our twitchy TumbleSeed challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’s sure to result…
Third-party companies have been no stranger to Nintendo’s line of toys-to-life figures in the past, from Yacht Club Games with its Shovel Knight amiibo to Capcom with Monster Hunter Stories. According to a new interview with Famitsu, though, Capcom didn’t plan to stop at Monster Hunter: Apparently a line of…
Another month has arrived and that means it’s Splatfest season. While we’ve yet to hear about North America’s next bout, Nintendo UK has announced the next face-off for Europe: Film vs. Book. EU #Splatfest ink-coming! Are you a film fanatic or a book buff? Pick a side in-game and…
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…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is finally here! We play through the first 20 minutes of the game and show you what’s waiting for you in the world of Alrest.
