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…
From the jammed pack announcement trailer for the next wave of free DLC for Splatoon 2, there’s been a barrage of social media posts and press releases detailing the entire update. Here we’re going to go through each post and break it down! FORWARD FASHION AND FRESH CUTS Prepare your…
Sneaking into ARMS’ last update, an event simply called “Party Crash” will be taking place this month. Thanks to Nintendo Versus on Twitter, we now have a better idea of what Party Crash is and what will happen from November 22nd to the 24th. R.S.V.P. AND BYOC – BRING YOUR…
It was only five days ago when we learned that the Nintendo Switch made Time Magazine’s 25 Best Inventions of 2017 list, and the good news for the Big N hasn’t stopped there. Just yesterday, Time announced that the Switch also landed the number one spot on its Top 10…
Ever since the game launched in July, Splatoon 2 has seen a steady splattering of free updates. To close out 2017, though, Nintendo is going all out. As shown in the video below, new hairstyles are being added alongside more gear, new stages both for normal play and Salmon Run,…
It might be hard to believe, but we’re just ten days away from the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the Nintendo Switch. While the recent game-specific Direct no doubt helped any hardcore gamers still on the fence, Nintendo is trying to advertise the game to more casual consumers through…
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 special breaking announcement is less than 12 hours away, according to the Splatoon Twitter account. Promising an investigative report from the Squid Research Lab on November 21st at 6 a.m. PT | 9 a.m. ET, a one and a half minute video will go live. イカ研究所の調査員から、突如連絡が届いた。本日11月21日（火）23：00から、今後のアップデートに関する1分半程度の映像が公開されるらしい。要チェックだ！ pic.twitter.com/Vvu9ADVoys —…
After a successful journey through the United States Kingdom to launch Super Mario Odyssey, Mario and Cappy are now taking a break. Relaxing between the Mushroom Kingdom and Nintendo of America Kingdom, they’ve decided to go through some fan mail. In a new video series, Mario is inviting you to…
Announcing and hyping up what Sega is saying to be the best game in the series, Valkyria Chronicles now has a “4” next to its name. Simply dubbed “Valkyria Chronicles 4” with a coming soon release of 2018, the watercolor styled game taking place in a land and time based…
Rocket League has been one of my most anticipated Switch releases this year. The demolition derby/soccer-hybrid has been a smash hit since its release back in 2015, and it doesn’t show any signs of stopping. Psyonix porting Rocket League to Switch, with the help of Panic Button, was a no-brainer,…
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 Badnick crusted kicks of our Sonic Forces challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’s fated to…
Set phasers to done – Fantasy has won out against Science Fiction in the latest North American Splatoon 2 Splatfest. Once again it’s a 2-1 result, with Fantasy winning in terms of the vote and solo victories, while Sci-Fi just barely managed to snag the team battle category. Perhaps Switch…
