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….
Please note: This is Part 3 in a series of articles covering the history of Nintendo game competitions. Part 1 explored The Nintendo World Championships, Super Star Fox Weekend and Powerfest ‘94. Part 2 discussed the Nintendo Campus Challenges in 1991 and 1992. After Powerfest ‘94, it would be a…
Activision announced this morning that Dark Edition Starter Packs will once again be included alongside the scheduled release of Skylanders SuperChargers this fall. The Dark Edition includes the same Skylanders game but brings some exclusive variant figures all based on a “dark” theme to set the pack apart from others….
To say that the Star Fox series has had something of a checkered past would not be an understatement. The original Star Fox on Super Nintendo was revolutionary as one of the first games to feature polygonal 3D graphics, and its sequel, Star Fox 64, has regularly been heralded as…
North American and European Splatoon players enjoyed their first Splatfest yesterday, an in-game regional competition in which two teams battled against each other in special rounds of Turf Wars. In North America, players were invited to join either Team Cat or Team Dog while Team Pop and Team Rock went…
Join Amiibo Jason and Lauren (also known as Happily Candied) as they venture forward on the road to Wave 5. Amiibo Jason loses his mind ever so slightly.
As mentioned in Episode 15 of the Amiibo Newscast, the team is excited to hear your opinion about where you would like to see the future of the newscast go. The cast has primarily focused on amiibo since its beginning (for good reason!), but with the transition into the ‘Age…
Amiibo News is looking for volunteers located in Europe and Canada to help us expand our each with our @AmiiboNewsUK and @AmiiboNewsCA Twitter accounts. Both accounts have been established for several months, but we haven’t been able to dedicate the necessary time to really make them shine. That’s where you…
The long awaited final game in the Zero Escape trilogy was briefly teased last night by Aksys Games, during its panel in Los Angeles. The title was introduced by series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi and it is confirmed to be in development by Spike Chunsoft. All that has been shared so…
Things could have been very, very different for the gaming industry. It’s funny how sometimes small and easily forgotten ideas can drastically change the way huge corporations evolve. A picture that surfaced on /r/Gaming recently is a perfect reminder of this, and a first look, for many, at a very…
Pokkén Tournament, The Pokémon Company’s answer to Tekken, had a couple more fighters added to its roster today. During a livestream from Japanese streaming site Niconico, we got our first look at Weavile, a fourth generation Pokémon, and the renowned Charizard in action. For the uninitiated, Weavile is a feathered…
Nintendo recently held its 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which involved Nintendo President Satoru Iwata fielding questions from investors about the company’s plans and strategies for the upcoming year. The full transcript of the Q&A can be found here. Among questions about Pokémon, T-shirts and the Seattle Mariners, there…
Nintendo has announced a few new additions are on their way to its social networking service Miiverse. Along with a redesign, a screenshots album, Play Journal and an overhaul of the communities system are expected to arrive this summer. Among the many new features outlined on the Miiverse website is…
