Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
While speeding through Penny’s Big Breakaway, the studio debut of new development company Evening Star, I could swear I was playing an underrated Sega 3D platformer from years ago. It brought me back to the ’90s and 2000s when platformers held the same weight as AAA story-centric single player games…
In the latest round of layoffs for the video game industry in 2024, Electronic Arts has announced that it will be cutting around 5% of its workforce (around 670 employees) as the company pivots to a new development model that it feels will be the most successful in the coming…
Yesterday, February 27, was officially “Pokémon Day.” A celebration that has been going on for years now, it’s not a national holiday or anything (…yet), but it is a nice way for fans of the Pokémon franchise to commemorate their love for the series. Nintendo is obviously really big on…
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…
Pokémon Day 2024 has come and gone, and while the major news was the shock announcement of the second installment of the Legends series, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, there were numerous updates to the mobile games! Pokémon GO celebrates Pokémon Horizons Pokémon GO will feature Pikachu with Cap’s hat,…
As reported by Stephen Totilo on Twitter, it looks as if Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the Yuzu emulator creators, Team Yuzu, alleging that their technology “illegally circumvents Nintendo’s software encryption” and potentially “facilitates piracy.” As with previous lawsuits against cheat makers, Nintendo is seeking damages against the company…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Sometime this year, a new take on the Pokemon Trading Card Game is coming to mobile platforms. Revealed during the February 27 Pokemon Presents event, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is not only putting the classic card game in a(nother) digital format, it’s reimagining what the individual cards can look…
For Pokémon Day 2024, Trainers can celebrate by partaking in a short 24-hour-long impromptu event (which was then extended unexpectedly). A handful of party hat-wearing Costumed Pokémon return to celebrate Pokémon’s 28th anniversary. Yet, for Trainers who live near the Empire State Building in New York, you’ll get some extra…
It’s the 28th anniversary of the release of Pokémon Red & Green in Japan, and that means it’s Pokémon Day! The tradition of fans across the world waking up bright and early (or not early at all, depending on the timezone) to watch a new presentation has lived on for…
Happy Pokémon Day, trainers! The latest Pokémon Presents will soon be here and you can watch it live below at 9 a.m. ET. We’ll be sure to bring you the biggest news as it comes in!
When Nintendo was actively releasing virtual console titles for the 3DS, there was always one system people were dying to see: the Virtual Boy. The Virtual Boy may have been Nintendo’s biggest failure and a potential black mark on the company’s legacy, but it still is a piece of video…
