Amidst the countless game genres that live on the Nintendo Switch’s vast library, perhaps one of the most successful has been the cozy life sim category. With games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stardew Valley, and more, there’s no shortage of wholesome relaxing experiences to be had here. For those…
Fighting game fans are in for a treat this April. With the recent release of Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition, Arc System Works has announced a concert in Japan on April 5th, 2025. Guilty Gear Strive Music Live will be a two hour live concert featuring many of the…
The next expansion of the wildly popular app Pokémon TCG Pocket is just around the corner! Space-Time Smackdown, themed around the Sinnoh legends Dialga and Palkia, is available today and is the first major expansion since the game’s release. However, just two days ago players were greeted with a warning…
Pokémon GO Fest returns this year, albeit a litter earlier than usual. Typically slated for July, this year the big two-day event is the first major event for the Season of GO! Similar to previous GO Fests, 2022’s will see the return of rotating habitats, Unown, the debut of a…
A new type of Decor Pikmin awaits around your local train stations. Niantic has announced that Pikmin Bloom has gotten a new Decor Pikmin type, beginning yesterday. When visiting any train station, users can now discover “Ticket” Decor Pikmin. On each “Ticket” Decor Pikmin, users can find the name of…
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…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months-long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain areas…
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…
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,…
There’s one more surprise event for the Season of Alola! Get ready to battle during this one-day-only GO Battle Day event. Since Pokémon GO’s GO Battle League Interlude Season is ending soon, Trainers will have a day dedicated to battling their way up to Rank 20 and earning even more…
Mario Kart Tour might not rake in as many gatcha monies as Fire Emblem Heroes, but it’s still fe-line fine. That must be because it’s bringing back the Cat Tour, finally filling out the Super Mario 3D World cast. Cat Mario and Cat Luigi will join the game…
Summer is almost here, which means that Pokémon GO’s Season of Alola will soon end. Slated to say “Alola!” to the Alola region on Wednesday, June 1st at 9:59 a.m. your local time, Niantic has shared some details about the game’s next season. With Pokémon GO Fest 2022 on the…
The Johto Villain Arc in Pokémon Masters EX is in full swing, and there’s more coming. The app was updated to Version 2.21.0 last night, bringing some under-the-hood changes and a brand-new icon featuring Lugia. The changes live right now are mostly music-related, giving us some new songs in the…
Being a family friendly game, Pokémon GO naturally has had little in the way of messaging. For die-hard fans, however, an official solution is on the way for chatting with like-minded raid goers. Campfire, a companion app that is already live for Niantic’s other AR game Ingress, will be getting…
The worldwide Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event may almost be here, but there’s still more planned for the summer. Previously announced, Niantic would be hosting in-person GO Fest events in the US, Germany, and Japan. Tickets sales for the Germany and Japan events went on sale earlier this month, and…
