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,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
While Theathrythm Final Bar Line was a very comprehensive celebration of Final Fantasy when it launched back in February, it was soon outpaced by mainline releases when Final Fantasy XVI made its debut just a few months later on PlayStation 5. Thankfully it’ll be brought up to par as Square…
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,…
Amiibo enthusiasts are gearing up for a spotlight moment at PAX West, where the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo + me Exhibition 2023 tournament is set to kick off later today! Although there may not be any explicit anticipation for amiibo-related announcements during the event, a boy can dream, can’t…
A Community Day Classic event may have kicked off the Season of Adventures Abound, but this trip to Paldea will be the season’s first multi-day event. That’s right, a variety of Paldean Pokémon are debuting in Pokémon GO and thanks to Trainers working together during the global edition of Pokémon…
As we find ourselves in the latter half of 2023, it’s evident that the steady stream of rumors surrounding the Switch 2 / Switch Pro refuses to stop. However, unlike previous leaks and rumors, this latest batch in particular appears to have some legs to stand on. Yesterday, the renowned…
PAX West is in full swing, and Nintendo is live showcasing the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Wonder on stream! Check it out below!
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…
Today marks the debut of Splatoon 3’s Drizzle Season and that means it’s time to get back to splatting with new weapons for fresh catalog rewards. To get you pumped up you might want to swing around the Nintendo Switch Online tab because a selection of new icon parts are…
Plenty of cartoons from the ’90s have the aesthetic of the decade, but I’d argue few encapsulate it quite like Nickelodeon’s Rugrats. Fittingly, the show is getting an all-new game that’s set to ape some of its 8-bit contemporaries. Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland will be a very meta adventure where…
Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 4 years old in 2022. Four years means a plethora of Pokémon have been shown off with special, event-exclusive attacks and increased Shiny rates. (And now that we’re in 2023, it’s five years’ worth!) Yet, for newer Trainers, chances are they’ve missed…
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…
Vanillaware’s mind-bending strategy/adventure sci-fi epic 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has crossed a huge milestone – the game has sold a million copies worldwide. There’s also some commemorative art featuring Juro and Shiba. After releasing on the PS4 in 2019/2020, the game hit the Switch in 2022 to rave…
