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,…
Niantic is bringing back the Sustainability Week event for Pokémon GO this year. For 2024, the event is focused more on hatching Pokémon from event 2 km Eggs. Luckily these Eggs will have a shiny hatching boost. Other than that, there aren’t any themed Wild Encounters or Raids. (For more…
Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The month is wrapping up and that means some new offers and rewards are available via My Nintendo. If you’ve got some coins piled up, now’s the time to cash in before some of them might be expiring, even if the offerings boil down to wallpapers, 3DS themes, and discounts…
Members of My Nintendo have a number of options for rewards right now! More than a dozen 3DS and Wii U games are discounted at up to 50% off, including popular titles like The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Welcome amiibo), and Kirby: Triple…
If you watched today’s Nindies Summer Showcase, you might have noticed a freshly dug hole where Shovel Knight should have been. While the franchise was sadly absent, Yacht Club Games did give IGN the honor of announcing Shovel Knight Showdown – an upcoming, multiplayer title coming to the Switch and…
During its Kickstarter run, Shovel Knight garnered enough support to earn a multiplayer battle mode, one of the stretch goals that definitely stood out most. While it’s been quiet on that front, with most post-release attention focusing on the larger Knight campaigns, Yacht Club Games has finally spoken up about…
To celebrate the Kyogre and Groudon code promotion through GameStop that takes place August 3rd through the 26th, My Nintendo is offering a few Pokémon themed discounts as rewards. Check out the new offerings: 3DS: Pokémon Battle Trozei: 30% discount – 180 Platinum Points 3DS: Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30% discount…
Gotta love well kept secrets, especially when you’re the one finding them. That’s how Shane Marchis has gotta be feeling right now, with a new discovery deep beneath the waves of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s Amiss Abyss level. Take a look to spot a familiar foe: Here's a…
Three years ago today, the world lost one of the most beloved game creators of all time, as the legendary Satoru Iwata passed away. Iwata was cherished by audiences worldwide for his humorous skits during Directs, his programming genius in his earlier years, and for being a passionate and genial…
The month’s almost over and that means it’s time for me to desperately click around and try to find how to spend the vast number of My Nintendo coins at my disposal. As I did that, new rewards started to pop up, and sure enough, a few last minute additions…
Ubisoft’s E3 press conference is going on right now, and to start off the show, they showed off a brand new Just Dance, coming this October to the Nintendo Switch, Wii U, and, bafflingly, the Wii. Just Dance 2019 will feature 40 tracks, including those listed below: Fitness (Remix) –…
The fighting game community reaches across the world and the country, and this year Nintendo looks to be expanding its presence to more and more events. We already knew it would be a big part of this year’s Evo, and now it’s been announced that the company will be partnering…
Prior to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s release, speculation was rampant about Zelda being playable. After the game’s DLC was released, those hopes were squashed… officially. With the fan community stepping in, now that idea is now a reality. For the last month, the Breath of the…
