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…
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,…
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…
The announcement last year that longtime Mario actor Charles Martinet would be leaving the role for all future games shook the gaming landscape to its core. While Mario’s voice has been criticized for being a bit stereotypical and simple, it was so iconic and clearly defined that everyone assumed Martinet…
Tekken, an elaborate and fluid 3D fighting game series, has been going steadily since its 1994 arcade launch. As Namco’s premier fighting franchise, it’s quite impressive that 30 years later we are just days away from Tekken 8, at least if you’re playing on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series or PC….
Get ready for a month filled with gaming music bliss! Nintendo has officially revealed the rescheduled dates for both The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert and the Splatoon 3: Deep Cut concert, airing on YouTube on February 9th and 10th, respectively. Initially planned for Nintendo Live 2024, these concerts were…
Gear up, Squid Kids! Nintendo of America has announced that Wave 2 of the Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass, Side Order is launching on February 22nd! For those of you not sure with what to expect, Side Order will put you in the shoes of Agent 8 as they…
Last time we saw new Spirits come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate I thought we had it all figured out. We’d see highlights from Nintendo’s 2023 first party releases like Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4 and that would be it. Oh how wrong I was, as the second…
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Nintendo has issued a DMCA takedown notice for the recently revealed Pokémon model swap mod for Palworld. A teaser video posted on Twitter by mod creator ToastedShoes yesterday made the colloquial moniker of “Pokémon with Guns” quite literal as it swapped not only…
It’s been almost an entire year since The Super Mario Bros. Movie first aired. The film was a massive hit, plus the presence of easter eggs and fun callbacks for big-time Nintendo fans is nice as well. All of the artists who worked on the project are undeniably extremely talented,…
No time to Dilly-Dally or Shilly Shally! Advent Children is back, baby! That’s right, Final Fantasy fans! Mosey on down to your local cinema next month as Square Enix has officially announced the return of the cult-classic Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children to theaters in the US for two nights…
Just in time for the release of Princess Peach Showtime! (and just a few weeks shy of Valentine’s Day), Nintendo is dropping a set of new pastel pink Joy-Con; releasing day and date with Showtime! on March 22nd. Wait? Haven’t we seen these before? If these Joy-Con look familiar, you’re…
Nintendo is prepping the theatre marquee for Princess Peach Showtime’s March 22nd debut. A new trailer has been released this morning detailing some new roles that Peach will take on in her curtain call this Spring. Which roles have been previously revealed for Princess Peach Showtime? Up until the new…
Over the past several years, the Nintendo GameCube has quickly become one of the most beloved consoles for game collectors and Nintendo fans. I personally started collecting GameCube games back in 2010, and over the past ten years, I’ve accumulated quite the collection. While I don’t play these games as…
It’s a good day for Ace Attorney fans. Not only has the embargo lifted for reviews of the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy collection (read Nintendo Wire’s fabulous review here), but a new interview with series producer Kenichi Hashimoto has confirmed some great news: Ace Attorney will not be stopping…
