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…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
On Christmas Eve, an edition of Dragalia Digest revealed that a Monster Hunter event is heading to Dragalia Lost, following in the footsteps of fellow Capcom franchise Mega Man. The event is expected to kick off later in January, but to tide you over an official screenshot has been released…
It’s time to widely speculate about tomorrow’s Direct! Join us as we talk about our DLC and amiibo dreams in a live episode of Smash, Switch, Speculation. Kicks off at 8:00 p.m. CST!
Welcome back to the Nintendo WireCast, this week, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason discuss Pokémon DLC, amiibo, and so much more!
All you Trainers can look forward to heading out this Sunday, January 19th, for Community Day in Pokémon GO. Piplup is the featured ‘mon, bringing players ¼ hatch distance when Eggs are placed in incubators, along with 3-Hour Lures. Niantic has also confirmed that once Piplup is evolved into Prinplup…
There was (and arguably still is) a prevalent attitude about video games as a medium in regards to the essentiality of gameplay: namely, that a video game is only really a video game (or a video game worth commending, at least) if it has some sort of core mechanics and…
The line between beauty and ugliness is a fleeting one… for true beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and who among us can truly determine what does or does not please one’s aesthetics? Perhaps this is what the cake masters over at the Food Network were trying to…
If you’re a fan of the world’s premier Bandicoot racing game, take note: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has a new event — the Rustland Grand Prix — starting tomorrow, January 16th, with a whole host of new features and additions to take advantage of. Besides a new character (Mega-Mix) and…
After a recent deluge of details and promotional material, some new construction photos give a look at Super Nintendo World’s continued progress towards completion. From them we get more detail on its Mushroom Kingdom ridge, as well as some gauge on its scale both overall and within Universal Studios Japan….
The “Ice Tour” has kicked off in Mario Kart Tour, adding Ice Mario, Penguin Luigi, and Peach (Wintertime) as playable characters along with two new courses, four new karts, and three new gliders. The Ice Tour is here in #MarioKartTour! Are you ready for some heated races on the…
UPDATE: The English dub is now available! Last month, a new series of Pokémon shorts were announced, subtitled “Twilight Wings”. As promised, the first episode has made its debut in January, and you can watch it below: While there are no subtitles as of yet, you…
Being one of the most critically acclaimed Sega Genesis games, it’s a little odd it’s taken Sega Ages to get to Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but at least we now know it’ll be pulling out all the stops as Knuckles the Echidna has been confirmed as a playable character via…
A new Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore trailer has given us the best look yet at the Persona 5 Joker costume available for main character Itsuki Aoi. In addition to a costume based on Persona 5’s Joker, a handful of other new costumes can be seen for other…
