Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Get those orbs ready everybody, the upcoming Fire Emblem Heroes Focus is going to be a good one. Announced back during the recent Feh Broadcast, the chosen heroes will be available at a 5% chance instead of the more typical 3% and are described as being good for those just…
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After teases, hints and all kinds of hoping, it looks like we have solid confirmation that Super Meat Boy is going to die and die again on a Nintendo Switch near you. The notoriously difficult platformer’s found its way onto plenty of systems in the past, but with The Binding…
Toys”R”Us isn’t the only retailer celebrating Pokémon Sun & Moon Burning Shadows’ release. Instead of a promo card of Stufful, GameStop is having a bit of a digital giveaway – a Salazzle for your copy of Pokémon Sun and/or Moon! The Salazzle will be level 50 and have the Corrosion…
In less than a week, I’ll be speeding through the hybrid nostalgia trip/step forward that is Sonic Mania, and for the second day in a row, Sega has a new video up to mark the occasion. This time it’s a new music track for mini bosses called “Danger on the…
Since the game was announced, I’ve wanted to see how certain classes would play and behave in Fire Emblem Warriors. Pegasus Knights were at the top of that list, and thanks to the reveal of Awakening’s Cordelia, we can finally get a brief look. While nothing indicating a greater sense…
In anticipation of the game’s release later this month, Monster Hunter XX has a demo that was just added to the Nintendo eShop. Curious to try it out? You’ll need a Japanese Nintendo account to log in and access the shop. From there, you can follow this nice step-by-step guide…
One of my favorite things about Pokémon Sun & Moon are the Alolan forms of Kanto Pokémon. Revealed early on in the game’s announcement cycle, Alolan forms are versions of Pokémon raised in Alola’s tropical climate, which caused their physiology to change. The very first Alolan form to be revealed…
Pokémon GO is just over a year old, and Niantic is celebrating the anniversary of the game with various events across the globe. The most recent event is taking place at The Pokémon Company’s annual Pikachu Outbreak in Yokohama, Japan. Attendees are being treated to all kinds of goodies, such…
It’s been a while but the long-awaited fourth entry of the Ace Attorney series is finally making its 3DS debut. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney may have pushed long running protagonist Phoenix Wright aside for a young, hotter-blooded lawyer, but the trademark writing, characters and intrigue of the series were still…
In preparation for the next character to join the ARMS roster (oh yes, you read that right), a new update has been added for ARMS. Nintendo of Japan’s Twitter page tweeted out the announcement with the Japanese ARMS account (run by Biff) adding a little anecdote about the game’s future. This update…
We’ll skip right to the chase — Risky Boot’s DLC now has an official name: Pirate Queen’s Quest! The DLC is complete and is being reviewed by Steam, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Sometime in the near future, those who backed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will receive a download code. The Tinkerbat…
