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,…
Right after the awards ceremony for the Splatoon 2 North America Open 2019 tournament at PAX East, a special announcement was broadcast! Straight from the Squid Research Lab, Hisashi Nogami (Splatoon 2 Producer) gave us details on Splatoon 2’s next version update and what April’s Splatfest is all about. VERSION…
Today is the big day at PAX East, where finalists from throughout the United States are duking it out to be the best there ever was. The focus is on two particular games; Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A pattern of sorts, given how Nintendo has hosted competitions…
Earlier today Sega of Japan announced the line-up of games for its version of the Sega Mega Drive Mini, which includes a couple of titles that never saw a release in the west so it was looking likely different regions would get different games. Now, it’s confirmed, and oddly enough,…
Today’s Sega Fes streams have brought us some big Mario + Sonic and Mega Drive Mini news drops, but there was still some time to squeeze in some Sega Ages reveals. M2’s series of classic Switch ports has been slowly but surely been expanding, and another six titles have been…
During this year’s Sega Fes more details on the previously announced Mega Drive Mini were provided. For one, the tiny console will be sold in two varieties in Japan – one with a single controller for about $65 and one with two controllers for closer to $85. 9/19発売『メガドライブミニ』は、6,980円（税別）で販売いたします。 コントロールパッドふたつを同梱した『メガドライブミニ…
Line is back with another batch of adorable stickers! This time, Yoshi and Poochy are featured with an array of poses and expressions available to use on your mobile device. Get a closer look at them in our video below! You can pick up the stickers over at the Line…
Next year brings the Olympic Games to Tokyo, and it almost felt inevitable but now it’s official – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is heading to Switch! Announced during today’s Sega Fes stream, the game will come to the Nintendo Switch in Winter 2019, with an arcade game…
Few Legendaries command the respect that Mewtwo does, and with good reason. Though a manmade Pokémon, it was the capstone to the original Red & Blue adventures and it made its mark as the first movie’s antagonist. Now that the plot’s getting revisited this summer, it’s only fitting that Mewtwo…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “I bought an extra copy of Tales of Berseria just so I could get it signed by the VAs” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Another…
Freshly cut and folded from more cardboard than any game out there (and that includes Labo), Yoshi’s Crafted World is available now! It’s been in the works for a while to make sure everything’s held together nicely, but the wait was worth it: the followup to Woolly World makes its…
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the absolutely adorable Eeveelution statue, but back then it was an unpainted prototype. Now though, we get a full and fully colored taste, and it doesn’t disappoint in the slightest: With nine Pokemon total piling up, each one with their own…
It’s been a long road to Super Meat Boy Forever, though thankfully one not one wrought with sawblades and pitfalls. During PAX East, SMBF designer Tommy Refenes spoke with Dualshockers about what fans could expect from the game once it does make its debut later this spring. Specifically, Refenes spoke…
