Amidst the countless game genres that live on the Nintendo Switch’s vast library, perhaps one of the most successful has been the cozy life sim category. With games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stardew Valley, and more, there’s no shortage of wholesome relaxing experiences to be had here. For those…
Fighting game fans are in for a treat this April. With the recent release of Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition, Arc System Works has announced a concert in Japan on April 5th, 2025. Guilty Gear Strive Music Live will be a two hour live concert featuring many of the…
The next expansion of the wildly popular app Pokémon TCG Pocket is just around the corner! Space-Time Smackdown, themed around the Sinnoh legends Dialga and Palkia, is available today and is the first major expansion since the game’s release. However, just two days ago players were greeted with a warning…
For years now we’ve been calling the upcoming Illumination-produced Super Mario movie the “Mario Movie” but it sounds like those days may finally be at an end. As reported by an Out of Context Despicable Me Twitter account, the name “Super Mario Bros.” is listed on Illumination Studios Paris’ official…
The Inkay Limited Research Day was just a warmup for Pokémon GO’s Season of Light! The first nearly week-long is here and it’s all about Psychic-type Pokémon. This year’s Psychic Spectacular will see a new Mega Pokémon debut, a new shiny added to Pokémon GO, all four forms of Deoxys…
While there are common addictions — drugs, alcohol, gambling — the truth is that any person can develop a pathological need to do certain things, whether it be to play video games, eat snacks, or rerelease The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim until you’ve bled every last cent it could possibly…
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…
If you’re a Nintendo fan, you may be somewhat familiar with the idea of themed cafes in Japan — the likes of Kirby comes to mind, for example. While game franchise collabs with certain chains is certainly not unheard of, they rarely go all out stateside. But that’s exactly what…
Tighten up the hatches and be on the look for spoiled fish — Splatoon 3 has leaked ahead of schedule, dripping ink (content) all over the monitors of any sailor salty enough to crack it. That means that spoilers are in the wild and videos of the game’s single player…
Want to celebrate the pink puffball of pop star in a manner akin to receiving a dozen keys to the city? This Kirby 30th Anniversary Deluxe Collection – Key Motif Set (try saying that five times fast) contains dazzling key-shaped charms styled after each mainline Kirby game, with the key…
Once again a new Pokémon-themed Ichiban Kuji (lottery) is scheduled to spread across Japan and this time the theme is café goods based around the bashful ghost Pokémon, Mimikyu. As Famitsu and Siliconera report, the lottery will appear at game centers and book stores across the region and will cost…
Later this year the notorious crime lord Sabu will be returning to River City to cause havoc. Thankfully Misako, Kyoko, and their allies are on the scene to help out, but they have quite a few villains to face. Those nefarious foes are the focus of the game’s latest trailer,…
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,…
We’ve hit the one-week mark! Splatoon 3 is nearly here, launching on Friday, September 9th. And today’s report from the Squid Research Lab (a.k.a. the official Splatoon Twitter account), it’s all about Salmon Run. The addictive, gotta collect all Power and Golden eggs I can with friends before being splatted…
Another week, another Mystery Gift code is being released in honor of Ash’s progress in the Master Tournament arc of the Pokémon anime. As for which Pokémon is being distributed today, it’s Ash’s Gengar! From now until Thursday, September 15th, 2022, you can add Ash’s Gengar to your copy of…
