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…
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…
One of the most appealing aspects of the Pokémon franchise is how iconic all of the Pokémon themselves are; with over 1,000 unique characters now, each one is someone’s favorite. That being said, some are certainly more popular than others. In the hallmarks of fan-favorite Pokémon, Gyarados ranks highly as…
The average Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers episode had about ten minutes of fighting in a 30 minute episode. Ask anyone who was glued to their television as kids (or even adults… like me) and they’ll tell you that was more than enough time to justify tuning in every week. Perhaps…
So it goes with the internet, rumors are running rampant about information regarding the Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo wants to call it). As with the speculation about an enhanced port of Kirby: Planet Robobot coming to the original Switch, this latest rumor about when Nintendo will finally give us…
While rumors abound about the upcoming Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo wants to call it), there is still a current system Nintendo has on the market and it’s still going strong. For 2025, we already know that Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is hitting in January and a new rumor…
We’re coming up on a month since the release of the latest installment of the Mario & Luigi games, Brothership. The developers of Brothership did an interview for Nintendo’s series Ask The Developer, and in Part 3 of the interview, the new mechanic Luigi Logic was talked about as well…
For about as long as the video game industry has existed, the divide between competing systems has been palpable. From Nintendo, to PlayStation, to Xbox, the arms race of video gaming has been ongoing for decades. However, in recent years, it almost feels as if it has come to a…
With Sonic the Hedgehog 3 still a few weeks away from hitting movie theater screens across the globe, it’s obviously time for corporations to start promoting it with all kinds of nonsensical merchandise. As with the previous two live-action Sonic movies, McDonald’s has acquired exclusive rights to gimmicky toys. We’re…
Over the past three weeks, Nintendo has been steadily rolling out the Donkey Kong Land trilogy for Nintendo Switch Online, bringing the classic handheld classics to the Nintendo Switch for the first time. Lucky for us, last night’s addition of Donkey Kong Land 3 officially completes the trilogy with all…
Update (1/6/25): Square Enix has shared that Triangle Strategy is once again available to purchase in the Switch eShop after being delisted for over a month. Triangle Strategy is once again available to purchase on Nintendo Switch eShop. Thank you for your patience. — Square Enix (@SquareEnix) January 6,…
Longstanding fans of the Mario & Luigi series can certainly share how uncertain the past decade has been. Prior to Mario & Luigi: Brothership, most were convinced that there would be no more installments to come. After all, the last new entry was released all the way back in 2015,…
In a new “Ask the Developer” article posted by Nintendo on Mario & Luigi: Brothership, it was revealed that Mario’s original design concept was that he would be more rugged in appearance. In a push to differentiate the newest title from past Mario & Luigi games, the design team devised…
Late last night, Nintendo added the final Donkey Kong Land game to its Nintendo Switch Online classic library. Released in late 1997, Donkey Kong Land 3 capped off the portable trilogy of titles by taking the themes and visuals from its SNES counterpart and downmixing them for Game Boy owners….
New icons have arrived over at Nintendo Switch Online! We’re getting a 2-for-1 special, including icons for Super Mario Land 2 and Animal Crossing. Super Mario Land 2 icons Five icons are available for Mario Land 2, each costing you 10 Platinum Coins. These icons include Bunny Mario,…
