During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons are now the center of a turf war in a supposed patent infringement case. Gamevice, the maker of Wikipad, is throwing its hat into the ring over Patent ‘119: “Combination computing device and game controller with flexible bridge section.” Of course, this patent’s technology is not…
Get ready to change up your Splatoon 2 strats as the game is about to get a fresh type of weapon. The Splat Brella was first announced last month with no specified release date, but now Nintendo of Europe has confirmed it will arrive via a free update early tomorrow….
I’d been interested in Sonic Mania since its announcement over a year ago, but the hype really picked up the pace once the animated pre-order trailer dropped. The art style and music, courtesy of Tyson Hesse and Hyper Potions respectively, gave the game a new identity in my mind. We…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Sonic takes us back to the future, Phantom Trigger delights with its pretty pixels, and the Galactic Federation retires from hunting Space Pirates to paint things with their butts. Switch sales continue to trickle in this week with the ever Graceful Explosion Machine marked…
UPDATE: The Monster Hunter Stories demo is now live in the North American 3DS eShop. Have fun, folks! Less than a month away from its release date, a demo for Monster Hunter Stories is out in Europe and will be available later today on the 3DS for US players. Nintendo…
Few game franchises quite capture the feeling of summer like Splatoon, with its sunny stages and vibrant colors perfectly encapsulating the best of the season. Now Splatoon 2 is about to get even more tropical though, with new summer-themed gear heading to SplatNet 2 starting August 11th. All you need…
Earlier this week, Darkrai got its own Pokkén Tournament DX trailer. Today, we’re getting a look at another fighter who was exclusive to the arcade version of the game, Empoleon! Being the final evolved form of a water starter, most of Empoleon’s moves are all about soaking foes, from…
Do you like fun? Do you have friends? Do like having fun with your friends? Then you need to consider grabbing the Jackbox Party Packs. While not every game is created equal in a given collection, as a whole the franchise has been great for parties with just about anyone,…
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…
After teases, hints and all kinds of hoping, it looks like we have solid confirmation that Super Meat Boy is going to die and die again on a Nintendo Switch near you. The notoriously difficult platformer’s found its way onto plenty of systems in the past, but with The Binding…
In less than a week, I’ll be speeding through the hybrid nostalgia trip/step forward that is Sonic Mania, and for the second day in a row, Sega has a new video up to mark the occasion. This time it’s a new music track for mini bosses called “Danger on the…
Since the game was announced, I’ve wanted to see how certain classes would play and behave in Fire Emblem Warriors. Pegasus Knights were at the top of that list, and thanks to the reveal of Awakening’s Cordelia, we can finally get a brief look. While nothing indicating a greater sense…
