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…
Nintendo Japan has released two brand new trailers for the upcoming Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World for the 3DS. The first is an all new stop motion animation featuring blue, green and pink Yarn Yoshis! The second video is a short 30 trailer showcasing some of the games bosses….
While Archie has been running Sonic comics for over two decades now, one of their most exciting experiments lately has been a spin-off series that was kicked off last year to celebrate the blue hedgehog’s 25th anniversary – Sonic: Mega Drive. Featuring classic designs and a decidedly ’90s aesthetic, Mega…
Are you prepared to meet with a terrible fate? Only days after First 4 Figures detailed the work behind the creation of its life-size Majora’s Mask replica, pre-orders for the gorgeous product are now open by the company. Standing at 25 inches tall, 23 inches wide, and 13 inches deep,…
Dark Horse Comics and Nintendo have announced a limited edition of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts book coming in February. The book will be limited to only 10,000 units and will come with a beautiful slip cover featuring the Master Sword. You can take your first…
The Pokémon franchise’s efforts/threats to fill the world with products emblazoned with the creatures’ faces marches ever onward, as a new trio of hoodies from ThinkGeek features the starter Pokémon of Sun & Moon: Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. Each jacket features a color scheme and embroidered name imitating its respective…
Just over a week ago First 4 Figures announced it was making two new Zelda statues – one of Midna’s true form, and another of Majora’s Mask. Now the company has released a very long video going into detail on the latter, showing it off from all angles in the…
Watch as we count down our favorite amiibo of 2016 in our very first Top 10 video of 2017!
Hey everybody, welcome back to Collectors Corner! Every other week I’ll be bringing you a special article on the Nintendo consoles, merchandise and collectibles that I love. Ever since I was a kid, Nintendo has held a special place in my heart, and has inspired me to collect and…
Japanese company San-ei Boeki has announced two new lines of “All-Star Collection” plushies, each featuring a handful of Mario and Kirby characters. The Mario characters announced are Magikoopa, Dry Bones, Blooper, Hammer Bro, and most interestingly Rosalina, along with a Red Shell and a 1-Up Mushroom. Meanwhile on the Kirby…
A brand new batch of Super Mario Bros. Happy Meal toys are starting to arrive at McDonald’s locations around the UK. They feature Mario, Peach, Luigi, Bowser and Yoshi, as well as other iconic Mario items and villains. @nintendolife picked up an early Mario Happy Meal toy today, here's what…
While the Switch event is a week away a few third party accessory makers have come forward with add-ons for the upcoming system at the ongoing CES event. While a lot of them are pretty generic, a few actually give us a better idea of how the Switch will work…
There are many companies around these days that are targeting the retro enthusiast crowd, and Retro-bit is one of the most prominent. With its variety of multi-purpose consoles and handhelds to replica accessories like controllers, adapters and even the N64 Expansion Pak, they have the growing audience covered. Now the…
