The Pokémon franchise has been capturing the imagination of kids and adults across the world for decades now. Of the countless fans out there who grew up with the series, undoubtedly a resounding dream of many was to become a Pokémon Trainer in real life. While Pokémon themselves may not…
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…
With how long the original Nintendo Switch managed to last on store shelves, it should come as no surprise that some of the earliest Switch 2 games were originally designed for the Switch 1. One such is the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the third installment of Koei Tecmo’s…
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Company San-ei Boeki has revealed via their Twitter account (and a hearty signal boost from Japanese Nintendo) that new Pearl and Marina plushies will be super-jumping to store shelves soon. Tentacles／Off the Hook plushies releasing in Japan in late June https://t.co/bmgKzP0RQz pic.twitter.com/0f6hHFKe07 — Brian Cooper (@toadforsmash) February 19, 2019 …
One of the stories I have been most involved with is the shockingly secretive development of Super Nintendo World at the various Universal Studios parks. And while rumors about what may or may not be included in the parks have been flying around for months, the construction at Universal Studios…
Blade Strangers is one of the oddest fighting games on Switch, being a cross-over brawler with an eclectic selection of franchises, where Curly from Cave Story can fight Shovel Knight. Now another indie character is seemingly set to join the fray, at least going by a mysterious screenshot tweeted out…
Say it ain’t so! Sorry, Shovel Knight fans, you’ll have to wait a tad longer before the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight Showdown, and/or the Treasure Trove amiibo 3-pack can be added to your gaming collection. Shared in a blog post over the…
Note: The rumor’s original source page is having some difficulties at this time. A partial, verified transcript of the information can be found in this Resetera thread. It’s always unfortunate when a game dies out, especially when it’s one from a proven developer. Such was the case for Scalebound, announced exclusively…
Toy Fair has started, and you know what that means — a veritable pile of photos dumped on the internet like bloggers have gotten a peek into Santa’s workshop. And the folks at Wicked Cool Toys have some… uh… wicked cool new Pokémon merch to flaunt of all shapes and…
There’s nothing quite like finding a prototype of a beloved classic that contains a number of hitherto unknown secrets — especially for a game with such an enduring legacy. Pokémon Red & Green is arguably one of the most essential games to ever exist, but it’s also a notoriously buggy…
I’m still trying to decide how to feel about some of Detective Pikachu’s designs for Pokémon, and now I’ve been informed there are actually going to be cards of some of these designs. We’ve seen the Detective himself, Charizard, and Greninja already, and now thanks to a recent tweet, we’ve…
Get your fishing poles ready, campers, because Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has an extra lovely treat for everyone today! Head over to Saltwater Shores and speak with Chip as soon as you can — you’ll find that the new fishing tournament (#11 to be exact) has you catching fish so…
For those of you excited about the upcoming new Snapshot feature in Pokémon GO, now’s the time to start getting ready. Over the next few days, you should start to see a new update for the game rolling out on both iOS and Android, with the updated version presumably including…
Whenever a new demo is available in the Nintendo eShop, there’s a chance that the Digital Foundry team will dive in and start analyzing the technical aspects. After last week’s Nintendo Direct dropped one for Yoshi’s Craft World (marking Nintendo’s first foray into the Unreal Engine for Switch), John Linneman…
