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….
When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced a few days ago, fans such as myself were excited. It’s been too long since the THPS series was prominent and while the excellent THPS 1+2 hinted at a bright future, Activision Blizzard put the kibosh on things after the game sold…
The official Japanese ARMS Twitter page has uploaded some new art and even a pretty cool GIF of the game’s newest fighter: Min Min. The image features the “ramen bomber” showing off her flexibility by delivering a pretty amazing high-kick. The GIF, which was included in a tweet sent out…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features a wide selection of Nintendo characters to choose from, and one in particular will prove to be a challenge to unlock. Gold Mario was first seen in a trailer earlier this year, but players quickly noticed that he wasn’t present in the character select screen….
Time to roll up to the starting line and get ready to shop, because Nintendo is teaming up with Target to offer guests a bit of Mario Kart theming in its stores across the country. Starting today, visitors will be greeted by Mario and Luigi coverings on the large, red…
A new pair of Fire Emblem Echoes themes have hit the Japanese eShop. There’s one each for Alm and Celica, showing them prominently along with a scrolling line up of the characters that will join them throughout the game’s story. Smash Bros. fans might recognize the music playing for Celica’s…
Splatoon 2 and its amiibo are still a few months away, but the Squid Research Lab has pulled back the curtain to provide a look at some of its figure related features. Highlighting just how social Inklings are (they thrive on a team sport, after all), you’ll be able to…
The celebration for Kirby’s 25th Anniversary has been in full effect in Japan. The recent symphony concerts have been selling out to the point of requiring follow up performances to accommodate fan demand, and plenty of new merchandise has been released and announced. The latest batch expands on the existing…
After just releasing an update that addresses many of the issues players had with Super Bomberman R, Konami has announced it will be stuffing the game with some fan-service. At some point in the future the game will be patched with characters based on Castlevania’s Simon Belmont, Gradius’ Vic Viper…
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We play the Nintendo Switch version of Puyo Puyo Tetris and test out its online capabilities!
Chances are, if you’re a fan of Pokémon merch then you’re familiar with Pokéshopper at this point, and two of the site’s newest tweets highlight a novelty that you may not want to miss out on. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon anime, eight beautiful looking snow…
Well, it looks like everything we’ve suspected about the Nintendo Switch is true — the release of the console has broken records as evidenced by the NPD results, which Nintendo managed to get ahold of. Some of the most staggering stats include the 900,000 units sold and the over-100% attach…
We take a look at the upcoming Fire Emblem Echoes amiibo that were just released in Japan. Both Alm and Celica have arrived and they look absolutely stunning!
