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,…
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…
Hatsune Miku. Pop idol. Synth software. Leek spinner (okay, it’s technically a green onion). The world is hers, and we’re all just living in it. And while her holy visage has been sold in countless forms, whether in Racing, Snow, or Sakura form, this might be her most divine appearance…
Pokémon has done many a collaboration with Build-A-Bear Workshop at this point, with plush Pokés ranging from Pikachu to Eevee to Gengar. But there has been a slight deficiency in all this — I mean, it’s Build-A-Bear. Not Build-A-Mouse or Build-A-Lizard or whatever. Fortunately, they’re rectifying this most egregious mistake,…
Bring the thunder — a PVC statue of Urbosa from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available for pre-order, exclusively on maker First 4 Figures’ site. We are proud to introduce the latest collectibles from the The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild line of…
Sometimes I wonder if Kirby is actually a Sanrio character at heart. Lovely, squishy, used in so many consumer products that you could probably build a life around him… and never bereft of plushies to squeeze. The latest in Kirby plushies focuses on Kirby and the Forgotten Land, particularly the…
Most of the denizens of the Splatlands (and elsewhere in the world of Splatoon 3) are, by nature, sleek and squishy rather than soft and furry — with the exception of two fuzzy felines. Judd and Lil’ Judd, the pair of cats with big “Don’t talk to me or my…
For the Pokémon completionist who has lots of shelf space and some extra dough to throw around, The Wand Company is adding yet another entry into its impressive collection of Poké Ball replicas. After hitting all the big ones, like Great, Ultra, Premier, and Poké, The Wand Company has moved…
Last month Tag Heuer announced a pair of analog Mario Kart watches featuring plenty of bells and whistles (and a sizeable price tag!) Casio is the latest company to debut a Mario-themed watch and this time it’s digital and retro. The DW-5600SMB is a themed G-Shock watch which incorporates multiple…
Over the past two weeks we saw a prequel comic to Sonic Frontiers which was cut into two parts. We’ve known of another project for months now, however, and it’s finally landed. Check out Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence and its Knuckles debut below: It’s quite the showcase and…
First 4 Figures has been teasing its Urbosa statue for quite some time now, and we’re happy to report that the wait for the newest Champions piece is nearly over. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champions series from F4F will finally be one step closer to completion…
We may have recently seen the reveal of various holiday-themed goods from Pokémon Centers around the globe but Japan is getting even more! The new selection, themed around a Pokémon Toy Factory, is a bit meta, with recreations of in-universe toys and of the Pokémon making them. It’s also noteworthy…
With the imminent dawn of a new Pokémon generation comes the dusk of an old one — the final Sword and Shield set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, titled VSTAR Universe, has been revealed. It features a variety of reprints of cards from this generation, including secret cards that…
Netflix has shared its second teaser trailer for Sonic Prime and it gives us our best look yet at the dimension-hopping adventure. In the trailer we see Sonic and friends taking on Eggman before their reality is quite literally shattered, with Sonic being flung into an alternate, darker dimension. Give…
