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…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
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,…
If you’re a fan of the cute, the pretty, and pastels, I’ve got a treat for you — Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’s newest fortune cookie, Chrissy’s royal cookie, has made its way to the Fortune Cookie Shop today! “Dabble in fantasy as you sip your tea!” That’s how the game…
For aspiring pianists (or hobbyists just looking for some tunes to diddle away on the ivory), here’s some news for you — Celeste: Piano Collections now has sheet music on sale, courtesy of the Materia Collective. The beautiful, colored books feature gorgeous illustrations by David René Christensen, and run for…
Last month, what was once unthinkable happened – Final Fantasy VII launched on a Nintendo system. It was a game that revolutionized the industry in more ways than one, and as part of Square Enix’s “Inside” series, which previously covered Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon and Final Fantasy IX, we’ve got new…
Tomorrow you’ll finally be able to get your hands on Nintendo’s first foray into the world of VR since the ill-fated Virtual Boy, with the Switch’s Labo VR solution. To mark the occasion, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is sending out some free cardboard contraptions for your campers to use –…
As we’ve known for some time now, this year’s animated Pokémon movie will be a CG remake of the very first – Mewtwo Strikes Back. We’ve seen clips of it before, but this latest trailer is our first good look at some iconic scenes remade, with close-ups of the human…
Thanks to Nintendo’s trusty CPSIA page, we can always see what toys are being manufactured. This page is the place to find any updates with amiibo — past, present, or future. Recently, we noticed that Mipha and Wolf Link were being reprinted. We were perplexed as to why, until Nintendo…
There’s no shortage of Pokémon apparel, and with this latest collaboration we might be reaching a whole new level of style savvy. Pokémon Center stores in Japan are partnering with shirt designer and retailer Graniph to produce some new clothes that you’ll wish you could’ve worn to school back in…
In the latest issue of Famitsu, one of the articles focused on the upcoming Doraemon x Story of Seasons crossover game that will be out in Japan on June 13th. Ryokutya2098 posted a summarized version of the interview, which mostly highlighted the process behind Doraemon: Nobita’s Story of Seasons. There…
The Samurai Shodown series has a massive cast of weapon based fighters, and in order to get ready for the upcoming revival of the series, SNK is sharing freshly cut trailers of them in action. Each of these will focus on one of the playable characters, and the first of…
Just a couple weeks ago, we reported that Niantic had announced what Pokémon would be featured in this month’s Pokémon GO Community Day. That Pokémon, Bagon, is the first form of one of the Hoenn Region’s two pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, and one of the region’s main and most desirable Dragon-type Pokémon….
Video games are my bread and butter, but I can’t say no to a board game night with friends. Now one of our staples, and one of the best known names in the industry just got itself a release date. Have your trades on point and think about which way…
In the days when the 3DS eShop was my favorite digital marketplace, one set of games I’d always turn to was the BoxBoy! series by HAL. The devs who brought the world Kirby introduced a cute, simple hero of another shape who was more into puzzle platforming than typical running…
