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…
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,…
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…
During its E3 Digital Event today, Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, a party game spin-off of its popular community simulation franchise. In the title’s reveal video, Animal Crossing characters Tom Nook, Isabelle, Mabel and K.K. Slider are seen running around a Mario Party-esque board located in a classic Animal…
Nintendo España sent out a promotional email showing off the newly announced amiibo, and when doing so it unintentionally also included some images of unreleased amiibo. Whenever viewers shared the link via Facebook (or other social media outlets), the following images would pop up in the thumbnail preview screen. As you can…
The early morning Nintendo Direct focused on the new Super Smash Bros. content, and Nintendo pulled back the curtain on the wildly popular amiibo figures as well. It was finally officially confirmed that every single character in Super Smash Bros. will indeed have a corresponding amiibo. While it had been…
Today’s Nintendo Direct gave us a crazy amount of new content, including a whole lineup of new amiibo. We thought you’d like to have a closer look at all the new figures we’ll be getting in the near future so we’re sharing some beautiful hi-res images. Simply click each image…
According to documents found on Nintendo’s safety website, a large selection of rare amiibo have had an additional month of production added to their runs. Some of the more notable amiibo on this list are the Villager, Captain Falcon, Ness, Lucario, and Rosalina and Luma. This news comes as a bit of…
Wave 5 amiibo has officially released in Japan, which means the U.S. Amazon Marketplace is flooded with Japanese imports. We’re seeing the prices dropping already since they first appeared a few days ago. We’ll be tracking the links several times a day and updating you with the lowest prices. Happy hunting!…
It’s officially morning in Japan, which means four of the seven amiibo in Wave 5 have arrived in stores across the country. Long lines didn’t stop hundreds of people from getting their favorite characters. Check out the mega album below to see what all of us in North America will be missing…
Amiibo News and Nintendo Inquirer are proud to announce that Evilos is returning as a featured artist for Customs for a Cure. Evilos is known for his unique artistic style in not only the amiibo community, but the custom figure scene as well. Evilos has donated a stunning custom Samus…
Amiibo Jason and Lauren (a.k.a. Happily Candied) talk about the aftermath of Black Amiibo Friday and some exciting amiibo announcements that happened this week! Directly download the newscast here. (Right click and choose Save Link As…) (Sorry! This episode of the Amiibo Newscast is now unavailable.)
We’re placing this piece of info under the speculation category at the moment. In the latest episode of The Giant Beastcast, an offshoot of the Giant Bombcast, Giant Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstman rehashed a conversation that he had with the Skylanders SuperChargers development team. When Jeff asked about the possibility of…
Amiibo News and Nintendo Inquirer are proud to announce that Customs for a Cure is returning this July. We kicked off Customs for a Cure earlier this year with a week-long charity auction. 100% of the proceeds were donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This time, we’ve partnered with some…
UPDATE: We have located a listing including all 4 of the previously listed counterfeit amiibo on Ali Express. You can now see many different angles of the fake amiibo. It was only a matter of time. Counterfeit amiibo have been spotted in the wild at several locations around the world….
