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…
We’re quickly approaching Earth Day, which means it’s time for this year’s Sustainability Week in Pokémon GO! Get ready for Grass-type Pokémon to be appearing more frequently in the wild as well as a tree-planting campaign tasking Trainers to get their steps in. Plus, since it’s the Season of Alola,…
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,…
Spring is in full swing in Pokémon GO thanks to the recent Spring into Spring event. While Pokémon wearing flower crowns are abundant, Niantic is also celebrating the season by spotlighting some egg-themed Pokémon. For three hours (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. your local time) on Saturday, April 16th, 2022,…
Mario Kart Tour has been globetrotting for a couple years now, driving through the likes of Tokyo, New York, and Paris with its (mustache) hairs in the wind. Now a new real world locale is on its itinerary, taking players all the way to the Netherlands. Get ready for windmills,…
The act of catching creatures is giving way to the act of caring for them — Niantic has revealed its next AR game offering, titled Peridot, a virtual pet game where you can walk around the real world and interact with your pet, like a fusion between Pokémon GO and…
April has been a busy month of announcements for Pikmin Bloom, and the updates seemingly are not stopping any time soon. Niantic and Nintendo’s mobile application has been updated to version 43.0. While the update may not provide a noteworthy overhaul or any major additional content, Pikmin Bloom has received…
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,…
For Trainers living in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s spring! And with Easter around the corner, Niantic is celebrating the season by releasing the next wave of Season of Alola’s Special Research as well as some spring and egg-themed Pokémon. Get ready to enjoy this budding season of new beginnings with…
Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 4 years old in 2022, and Niantic is trying out something new. Four years means a plethora of Pokémon have been shown off with special, event-exclusive attacks and increased Shiny rates. Yet, for newer Trainers, chances are they’ve missed out on most…
Niantic’s next event in Pokémon GO will be embracing the Spring season (for Northern Hemisphere Trainers at least). Just in time for Easter, Pokémon donning Spring flower crowns will be revisiting Pokémon GO, as well as a few more costumed Pokémon and Tapu Bulu. Beginning on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022…
In my experiences, you either love Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance or you hate it. More Specifically, if you’ve played it then you love it. If you’re a GameCube collector who slept on it in the past, then you hate where its secondhand price has landed. Whatever the case, thanks…
