Following reports earlier this week that the new Ho-Oh EX card in Pokémon TCG Pocket featured traced-over fan art, The Pokémon Company has asked players and fans to stop harassing the artist involved for the card as it takes full responsibility for the mishap. For anyone not up to speed,…
Nintendo announced this morning that starting on August 3rd, 2025, prices for the original Switch hardware and “certain” Switch 2 accessories would be receiving an increase “based on market conditions.” Despite the Switch 2 not even being two months old at this point, the original Switch is actually getting more…
A remaster of the 2010 Pop Cap classic Plants vs. Zombies has been announced for Nintendo Switch systems. A reveal trailer for Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted was shown during today’s Nintendo Partner Showcase presentation, boasting improved HD visuals and the addition of a new co-op mode. It will launch on…
The Season of Light’s focus on the sun, moon, and stars lines up with a yearly event – the Harvest Moon! Yes, it’s a full moon, but this particular month has always been special. Since it’s so close to the Autumn Equinox, this full moon gives off plenty of light…
Community Day dates for Pokémon GO’s Season of Light were announced right before the game’s new season started. As for which Pokémon would be featured during each one (and a special Classic Community Day planned in November), they were all a mystery. Yesterday, however, Niantic announced the Pokémon starring in…
The Inkay Limited Research Day was just a warmup for Pokémon GO’s Season of Light! The first nearly week-long is here and it’s all about Psychic-type Pokémon. This year’s Psychic Spectacular will see a new Mega Pokémon debut, a new shiny added to Pokémon GO, all four forms of Deoxys…
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,…
Nintendo’s slew of mobile titles with gacha mechanics is shrinking once again (RIP Dragalia Lost), though this time around it’s not because they’re shutting down any of their titles. Instead, they’re simply removing the gacha elements from Mario Kart Tour. Instead of spending your hard-earned Gems on a random chance…
Forget about Mario and Bowser. It’s time to pin brother against brother — that’s where the battle really heats up in Mario Kart Tour! Beginning September 6th, 2022, you’ll be able to jump into the Mario vs. Luigi Tour with two dedicated teams racing each other to the core. Find…
The Season of Light has begun in Pokémon GO! This month, the Psychic Spectacular event from September 2021 returns. To get Trainers excited, a small, but very special Limited Research Day will be happening beforehand. Debuting last year’s Psychic Spectacular event, Inkay is here along with its shiny version for…
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…
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…
Back in March, Nintendo and CyGames confirmed that Dragalia Lost would be shutting down later in the year. Now we have a concrete date for when the mobile action RPG will no longer be playable. The shut down will take place at 10:00 p.m. PT on November 29th or 01:00…
The Season of GO in Pokémon GO will be ending this Thursday. While the recent Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Finale event aimed to be its big send-off, Trainers can still enjoy the season’s bonuses for a few more days. After that, Trainers can look forward to the Season of Light!…
