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…
Mario Kart World, the brand-new entry in the Mario Kart series and the first new console title in a decade, is racing its way onto Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th, 2025 as one of the console’s launch titles. We’ve learned a lot about the new game ever since it…
That was fast! Mario is on a roll with answering letters from fans after he made a request video last month. Today we’re reporting on the next two videos in his response series. Let’s see what Mario has to say! DEAR SUPER JACKSON Super Jackson has a good…
Recently, Nintendo President Mr. Tatsumi Kimishima has made comments in interviews held by various Japanese outlets. Thanks to his insight, Asahi, Kyoto NP and more, we’ve been given a better understanding of where the Nintendo Switch stands one year into its life after launch. We’ve taken notes from the sources…
We’re still a few years away before the launch of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios. In the meantime, how about another video game franchise to hold you over? On January 19th, Universal Studios Japan is opening Final Fantasy XR, a VR roller coaster that takes you through…
Fire Emblem Heroes’ latest update has been datamined, and revealed a rather juicy bit of information. Not content to simply release one holiday seasonal banner, Intelligent Systems has deigned to feast on the wallets of the poor and gambling-prone once more, with the advent of a New Year’s themed banner,…
If there is one thing about the Switch that can be empirically proven, it’s that it’s been financially successful – it just keeps breaking sales records, particularly within Japan. The latest milestone passed is overcoming the Playstation 2’s first year sales numbers, now totaling over 3.2 million units according to…
Japanese developer and publisher Level-5 has been a heavy supporter of Nintendo for years and it sounds like it’s only going to continue. In a recent interview with 4Gamer (translated via Nintendo Everything) we learn that the studio will “put their power” into Nintendo’s Switch during 2018. The Level-5 games…
Ready for the incoming new year? My Nintendo is here with some new rewards to celebrate – wallpapers, a 3DS theme and discounts on various games. If you’re ready for January 1, 2018 to be here now then Nintendo’s monthly calendar wallpapers are back. Featuring a previous wallpaper, Link riding…
It takes a lot of brass to shake up the strategy game formula, so who better to take on the task than Image & Form? Originally released on the 3DS, SteamWorld Heist has made its way to plenty of platforms between then and its present Switch release. Throwing out overhead…
There’s no shortage of cute plushes from Japan, but a few more never hurt anyone. Coming from the well-known San-Ei company, a trio of Nintendo franchises are getting some love: Pikmin, Kirby and Mario. It’s not often we get to see Pikmin merch, but these new plushes are bringing the…
If you’ve been playing third party games on the Nintendo Switch you may have run into a worrying trend already – developers forcing the player to download sizeable chunks of data before they can play. In a few cases this has likely been down to the publisher not wanting to…
With Fire Emblem Heroes’ v2.0 update came the advent of Fjorm, the game’s first “Legendary Hero” that provides stat buffs to blessed units during particular seasons. And now, just about a month later, the second of these special units has been revealed – Gunnthrá, Fjorm’s elder sister, and the first…
Banpresto is known for making all sorts of fantastic geeky goodies. Ramping up for 2018, the company has a few lottery sets in honor of Super Mario Odyssey and Kirby’s 25th anniversary that will be made available in the near future. MARIO NUMBER ONE With eight items to “choose” from…
