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…
At this year’s Mobile World Congress convention, Samsung was on the show floor with several different smartphones and mobile devices to showcase to both spectators and investors. As spotted by outlet T3, there was a rather interesting concept for a portable console that Samsung was highlighting called the “Flex Gaming”…
Time comes for all of us, and soon it comes for the beloved Nintendo 3DS eShop – Nintendo is shuttering the service at the end of March, apparently not finding the upkeep cost worth whatever value (monetary, moral, or otherwise) they get from keeping it up. It’s a sad affair…
The Nintendo Switch is a truly mighty console by now, one of the best-selling pieces of video game hardware ever and home to blockbusters like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Super Mario Odyssey. But it wasn’t so long ago that accusations from a certain group of people (mostly a subset…
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…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Wahoo! The Super Mario Bros. Movie, long slated for April 7th in the US, is being bumped up a whole… two days! It’s now going to release on April 5th here (and in many other markets around the world). Wahoo! The #SuperMarioMovie is moving from April 7 to April…
The upcoming RPG Trinity Trigger is a game from a powerhouse team of genre veterans, such as character designer Raita Kazama (Xenoblade), scenario writer Yura Kubota (Octopath Traveler), and composer Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana). Now, XSEED has confirmed when it’ll be heaving overseas to English-speaking territories. Trinity Trigger is…
Pokémon merchandise is ubiquitous in Japan, showing up everywhere from living rooms to manhole covers. This latest announcement simultaneously manages to be nostalgic and funny – Slowpoke udon noodles! As spotted by Tokyo Game Life, the new packaged noodles are produced as part of a collaboration with Japan’s Kagawa prefecture,…
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,…
Inkoming! The long-awaited v.3.0.0 patch for Splatoon 3 drops today, finally bringing the Inkopolis DLC and Fresh Season 2023 update to the game. The detailed additions include the following: Inkopolis DLC Fresh Season 2023 on March 1st New catalog About 126 new items Stages Uma’mi Ruins and Manta Maria…
Shigeru Miyamoto continues a string of interviews related to the opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood, this time appearing on the bastion of public radio and background noise for suburbanites driving kids to school in the morning, NPR’s Morning Edition. Miyamoto discussed several items, the primary of…
During The Pokémon Company’s Pokémon Presents presentation on February 27th, 2023 (a.k.a. Pokémon Day), connectivity between Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and Pokémon GO was detailed. Initially teased back in November 2022, the feature was rolled out shortly after the presentation. Trainers that connect Pokémon Scarlet and/or Violet to their Pokémon…
Happy Pokémon Day! During today’s Pokémon Presents, it was reiterated that not only will Pokémon GO and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be able to connect to one another, but that the feature was made available today. Trainers can send Postcards to Pokémon Scarlet and/or Violet once a day and…
