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…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
The Festival of Lights event returns this year during the aptly named Season of Light! Along with the appearance of Electric-type Pokémon and a few others that have a fairly nice glow when they’re in dark environments, this event is the debut for Morelull and Shiinotic (the Illumination Pokémon). You’ll…
It’s official! Splatoon 3 amiibo will be releasing in North America on November 11th. Here’s where you can pre-order now to make sure you get yours on day one! Best Buy – In Stock Now! Small Fry Inkling Girl Octoling Boy More retailers will be added as they become available!…
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,…
Following in the footsteps of the Season of Light’s Psychic Spectacular event last month, Pokémon GO’s Evolving Stars event will be hosting a very special Raid Day event. This time, Trainers will be able to take on Mega Gyarados in Mega Raids (which is rather convenient as Mega Gyarados isn’t…
The first big event for Pokémon GO in October 2022 will have Trainers seeing stars! Aptly called Evolving Stars, it will also contain the next part of the Season of Light’s Special Research. Progress has been made with Professor Willow and GO Ultra Recon Squad Researcher Rhi’s study of Cosmog….
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,…
It’s a competitive, battling kind of weekend for Trainers in Pokémon GO! For one day only, Trainers can take a break from the Fashion Week event and bring their team of three Pokémon into GO Battle League. This time, Trainers can battle in more sets and get more Stardust rewards….
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
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…
Kirby, Bandana Waddle Dee, Meta Knight, and King Dedede are reuniting again for a familiar adventure! Kirby’s Return to Dream Land brought four-player co-op to the series, added some great copy abilities, and introduced the world to Magolor. Now it’s coming back with a fresh look and some new content…
