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…
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
Pokémon freebies have always appeared in many different forms — trading cards, special Pokémon that you can train and battle with, figurines, toys, activity books, etc. Smart devices and digital-only goodies can also be thrown into the mix. What if the Pokémon Company mashes these two forms together though? Chris…
Arriving just in time for the new Idle Beats garden event, DJ KK’s Beat Booth, and Cherry’s rockin’ cookie is an all new rock-star themed clothing collection. These new items you can craft will quickly transform you into the edgy star of a rock concert! Have a look at the…
DJ KK is here to make all our lives a little more musical in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! If you adore this pupper as much as I do, you’re going to love what he has in store for us all in this new garden event. You’ll be collecting riffbats this…
If you’ve been out and about in the past 24 hours playing Pokémon GO, and noticed an influx of Ground-type Pokémon, you’re not going crazy. Niantic is following through with more promises and more bonuses, and as celebration for all the Trainers out there who participated in Earth Day cleanups…
Sinnoh’s legendary trio has finally popped up in Pokémon GO, but Niantic is breaking the mold when it comes to their distribution. Rather than having them be top-level raids, Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie have started cropping up in the wild, but they’re very rare finds. Hmm. We’ve been hearing…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “remember Miitomo?” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. It’s the most wonderful time of the (financial) year — when a bunch of corporate suits in Kyoto…
We got a glimpse of the new fortune cookie in a tweet from the Animal Crossing account the other day, and it looks like the game has delivered! Cherry’s rockin’ cookie has been added to the Fortune Cookie Shop in Pocket Camp’s Market Place today. In it, you’ll find a…
Yesterday saw the release of Nintendo’s Fiscal Year 2018 results, and late last night President Furukawa and other Nintendo execs sat down with investors for a presentation and Q&A. While the latter usually takes a while to be translated and uploaded, we have all of the slides from the former,…
There’s a certain cadre of characters in Fire Emblem Heroes labeled “these fellows really deserve an alt but somehow don’t have one yet.” And while it’s perpetually dwindling, there are still a few who ignobly remain cooped up in the unpopular zone (sorry, Anna). One of the most aggrieved finally…
As we inch ever closer to the end of April, announcements for various plans in May are bound to pop up this week. Enter the official Pokémon GO Twitter account killing two tweets with one, announcing Research Breakthrough changes for May and June, as well as an Egg pool shuffle….
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has brought a whole new side of the series to the forefront for longtime players. What began as a simple life sim mobile game that tasked players with helping out animals around a rather small map has evolved into so much more. It’s now a small…
Dragalia Lost’s first crossover event is nearly here, and a new trailer has been released revealing more of the characters crossing over into the world of Dragalia. First up is Marth, squashing any worry that this collaboration would focus solely on characters original to Fire Emblem Heroes, though he is…
