Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
In the weeks since Apple announced that it was relaxing its App Store policies regarding emulators, we’ve seen a few emulators for Nintendo systems come and go for various reasons, like iGBA being delisted for using entirely stolen code or an NES emulator that was uploaded and approved before being…
This Friday, the last leg of Pokémon GO’s Throwback Challenge 2020 will end and Pokémon Trainers will be eagerly awaiting the release of the Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 Special Research. In preparation for the event’s start on Wednesday, June 3rd, Niantic has been updating the app. While small, these visuals…
Last year, Pokémon GO came to Chicago, Dortmund, and Yokohama in a big way with the multi-day Pokémon GO Fest events. These brought multitudes of people together for special research events and rare encounters, something that is unfortunately not possible due to ongoing precautions and restrictions related to COVID-19 at…
Mario Kart Tour, the mobile game version of Nintendo’s famous go-kart racing franchise, has been having a barrel full of bananas adding in members of the DK Crew. Previously announced, Funky Kong and Dixie Kong would enter the game’s gatcha-à la-warpipe during the Jungle Tour event. Split into waves, it…
The Mario franchise has been host to some of the most iconic characters in the history of video games, from perpetual second fiddle Luigi, to long-lasting antagonist Bowser, to that one Goomba in 1-1 who always seems to kill you no matter what you do. And yet with such an…
Another week, another character added to Dr. Mario World: starting May 28th, Dr. Koopa Troopa will be added to the mobile game. In addition to Dr. Koopa Troopa, there will also be a variety of new stages added with the new update, which is set to go live on May…
Nintendo’s mobile game version of the Dr. Mario series is getting a new update this week. Hours after announcing a scheduled maintenance, one of those pesky viruses decided to go ahead and let World 16 out of the bag on the game’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. Yellow: "New stages…
Behold, the unassuming Weedle. Ever common in Viridian Forest and known for their big nose and bigger horn, they’re not exactly superstars of the Pokémon world. Yet here we are, with it topping the votes and winning the honor of being Pokémon GO’s June Community Day! Second place is bringing…
Are you excited to catch them all? Right now in Pokémon GO, Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region are appearing more frequently in the wild, hatching from 7 km Eggs, and are being featured as exclusive Field Research task reward encounters. So load up your app, flip your trusty…
Hey there, Trainers! If you’re hoping to get out and enjoy some social-distancing Pokémon GO as the summer months finally approach, or you’re still playing from home without having to go out and walk around, just make sure you avoid trying to log on to the game on June 1st….
Pokémon GO posted a statement congratulating Trainers who have completed the Kanto and Johto themed Timed Research and are on their way to completing the Hoenn event. In just a couple days, the Throwback Challenge 2020: Sinnoh Timed Research will begin, bringing Trainers one step closer to accessing the Throwback…
Ahh, the Unova region. Home to some of the more interesting Legendaries in all of Pokémon, we first saw these draconic beasts in Pokémon Black and White. Now, it’s been revealed that Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem are slated for an appearance in Pokémon GO as well. Reshiram makes…
Mario Kart Tour is continuing to add more and more folks from the Mushroom Kingdom, but this latest duo is swinging in from DK Island instead. Both Funky Kong and Dixie Kong are coming to Mario Kart Tour, marking both Funky’s return and Dixie’s debut to the series. The two…
