Nintendo Switch Online is back with new icons, this time themed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Celebrating the Shiny Rayquaza Tera Raid Battle event that will kick off in a few weeks, the icons are meant to get players excited for the battles ahead! In the meantime, you can enjoy…
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…
As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
The line-up for Arc System Works’ fascinating fighting game mash-up BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle keeps on growing. Hot on the heels of Chie Satonaka, Noel Vermillion and Walstein, we’ve got another batch of three brawlers heading to the arena. First up is Gordeau from Under Night In-Birth, complete…
For you fearsome warriors of lords, knights, and more, a small update for Fire Emblem Warriors has landed to hold you over as you wait for next month’s DLC to become available. As we reported earlier this month, there’s a new History Mode map as well as new costumes for…
While we aren’t into December just yet, Time has gone ahead and published its list of 2017’s 25 Best Inventions. The topics are broad: cars, medical, athletic gear, space technology and more. Of course, this is Nintendo Wire and we’re reporting on the subject, so something Nintendo related must have…
Version 4.0.0 of ARMS brought a slew of new items to the game. You can meet the spiritual fighter, Misango, the 13th character in the game’s roster, in our video below. In it, we give a tour of Misango using new ARMS that are available while playing in the newly…
Announced way back in the reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch, Skyrim is finally releasing this week for the system. The game, like many other third party titles on Switch, will have special costumes and gear that reference Nintendo’s own properties. The E3 trailer revealed Skyrim has the Hylian…
First spotted by Vooks, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has an interesting little feature tucked away in its Day 1 patch. If you’ve been enjoying the video capture function that Nintendo has added last month, then Skyrim is the first third party video game in the West to take advantage…
Disclaimer: Due to the fact that Skyrim has made its rounds to other major consoles over the years, we spent the majority of the review below primarily focusing on how it performs on the Nintendo Switch and what this version offers in comparison to other console versions. For those of…
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Time to lace up those Joy-Con straps. ARMS’ update of the month is here, and while the full patch notes are unavailable, we can at least spot one major difference! MEET MISANGO We can finally place a name to a mask — the game’s 13th fighter is Misango….
You have a few more days until Off The Hook throws a crazy party honoring this month’s Splatfest in Inkopolis Square. Once the the clock strikes 9:00 p.m. PT then you’ll have to proclaim if you’re suiting up for a space adventure or donning fairy wings. To get you jazzed…
Another game on the Nintendo Switch is receiving an update today. Hitting servers before ARMS’ update later, Pokkén Tournament DX is jumping from Version 1.0.1 to 1.1.0. The biggest takeaways from this update is that Team Battles are now available online and in Event Mode, there’s been some tweaking of…
It may be late for Halloween, but Resident Evil Revelations 1 & 2’s bringing the horror to Switch later this month. The compilation sandwiches together these chapters of the Resident Evil story along with all the DLC that was released for them over time — at no extra cost. Not…
