This year’s Pokémon GO Fest event will have a Sun and Moon theme – celebrating the Pokémon Sun and Moon games and Pokémon from the Alola region. Of course, Pokémon GO Fest 2024 will have multiple events – three in-person events and one global event. As an incentive for Trainers,…
During the previous Pokémon GO seasons, Niantic started selling a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses). The paid Timed Research ticket is back, but slightly changed. Instead of buying a ticket for each month, an entire season’s worth of monthly paid Timed Research quests is…
Niantic is bringing back Diancie for all Trainers in a free Special Research Story (similar to the rerelease of Shaymin’s Special Research). For Trainers that didn’t purchase the paid ticket for Pokémon GO Fest 2023, here’s your chance to add Diancie to your Pokédex thanks to the free Glitz and…
Kirby’s starred in a lot of Japanese Ichiban Kuji lotteries, but this might be one of my favorites. Called Kirby’s Dream Remix, two of the top prizes received their own spotlighted videos. One look at them and you’ll know why: they’re absolutely adorable. You actually see both of…
It wasn’t all exciting announcements and good news coming out of Sega Fes 2018, as a certain title I’ve been keeping an eye on has slipped from a summer release to fall. Valkyria Chronicles 4, the next iteration in Sega’s tactics based fantasy-war series, has already released for PlayStation 4…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been gearing up for the game’s next big update, which is releasing to players around the world very soon. As mentioned previously in our piece dedicated to the introduction of fortune cookies, three popular animals will have their own series of items available through the…
The number of callbacks and subtle references in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is staggering, and yet people continue to find or point out new ones all the time. This latest discovery is found in the game’s Trial of the Sword, with its seven monks striking some…
Donkey Kong will be making his official debut on Switch when Tropical Freeze comes to Nintendo’s newest console May 3rd in Japan, and then on the 4th in Europe and the US. While you might already be looking forward to the release, it appears as though there may be even…
During February’s D23 Japan Expo there was the sneaky confirmation of something rather unusual in Kingdom Hearts 3 – minigames inspired by retro LCD game systems, namely the Game & Watch, seemingly part of a call-back to what could be seen as Mickey Mouse’s first video game appearance. For an…
During Sega Fes 2018, it was announced that several classic Sega games would be heading to the Nintendo Switch as part of a “Sega Ages” collection, with over 15 games on the way. So far we know of Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star and Thunder Force IV, but two more…
If you’ve been intrigued by Valkyria Chronicles 4 which is heading to Switch later this year but have yet to experience the franchise, you may be in luck. As part of Sega Fes, the company announced it will be porting the game that started it all to the Nintendo Switch…
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During Sega Fes 2018 a Mega Drive Mini console, similar to the NES Classic in practice, was announced for release. No word on pricing or release timing beyond 2018, but stay tuned for further developments.
UPDATE: It’s since been confirmed (via Gematsu) that the Sega Ages games will be ported by M2, the team behind the well-regarded Sega 3D Classics on 3DS. We should learn more about Thunder Force IV shortly, as it will be the focus of a Sega Fes panel. Sega has…
On April 27th, you’ll be able to complete Thora’s quest to Valhalla on Nintendo Switch. That’s right, the Kickstarter game that appeared on the Wii U is taking the same Switch route that the indie community has taken. Priced at $14.99, Jotun: Valhalla Edition will only be available digitally. When…
