September 19th, 2022

Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada on Smash Bros.’s Sakurai: “he’s probably the only one that could properly make that game”
Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News

For those who have been out of the Nintendo-focused loop, Bandai Namco revealed the brand-new Tekken 8 last week during Sony’s State of Play, full of hyperrealistic graphics, cool combos, and of course Mishimas battling each other to the death. And while the exquisitely rendered rain particles dripping off the…

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September 19th, 2022

Pokémon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, September 21st, 2022
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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…

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September 16th, 2022

Pokémon GO September 2022 Community Day Guide
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…

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September 16th, 2022

Sakurai’s YouTube videos are already being used in game dev classes
Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News

Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel (where he explains various concepts and minutiae of developing and understanding games) is already popping off, with over 700,000 subs and hundreds of thousands of views per video. And the high-quality, laconic style, easily accessible to onlookers, has already found a place among more established institutions…

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September 16th, 2022

Wave 2 of Splatoon 3 icons for NSO added
Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Switch

Another week, another slate of Nintendo Switch Online icons to gussy up your profile. It’s already been a week since the release of Splatoon 3, presumably meaning some of you have already unlocked all weapons and achieved level three billion. But regardless of whether you’ve played 50 minutes or fifty…

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