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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
Watch the Nintendo Direct for ARMS here! We’ll be reporting all the details in written form below. 5:19 p.m. CST: The ARMS Global Test Punch has been announced. 5:14 p.m. CST: Byte & Barq, the 2-in-1 tag team and the A-list movie star, Twintelle are ARMS latest fighters! 5:10…
Warning: If you don’t want to be spoiled, now is the time to turn away. Hours before today’s ARMS Direct, information that may be presented in mere hours has been leaked. The internet is forever and mirrors will take advantage. Thanks to those eagle-eyed fans, we know about three new…
Ahead of Inti Creates’ BitSummit appearance this weekend, where the plan was to unveil two games for the Nintendo Switch, Famitsu has gotten an early exclusive by revealing Mighty Gunvolt Burst. An upgraded version of the original 8-bit flavored game for the Nintendo 3DS, Mighty Gunvolt Burst plans on fleshing…
After speculating about whether or not Nintendo Switch’s 2.3.0 update included a fix for the recent glitch of randomly taking pictures, 4J Studios confirmed on Twitter that Nintendo has discovered the source of this problem. Tied to Minecraft’s Switch version that recently released, this issue, along with the problem regarding…
With the Electronic Entertainment Expo only weeks away, the E3 Twitter account is continuing to build the hype for this year’s event by sharing official video game publisher schedules with fans all over the world. The timetable covers Xbox, Bethesda Softworks, PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft, PlayStation and Nintendo’s schedule. On…
Only a day after the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the tentatively titled Project Rap Rabbit, in which the Nintendo Switch version was a $4.95 million stretch goal, fan demand forced the team to reconsider the game’s order of goals. The team, in a lengthy Kickstarter update post, stated…
Last month, we reported that The NPD Group, a well known market research company in the US, shared astoundingly positive results for the Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launches. A staggering 900,000 units were sold at the time the stats were released, with the…
In the latest issue of popular Japanese magazine V-Jump (via Gematsu), a release window for the Nintendo Switch port of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was finally confirmed. It will arrive in the region this fall. The magazine also shared some more specific details regarding the port. Up to six players…
The Pokémon Company has just sent out a press release confirming many details regarding Pokkén Tournament’s 2017 Summer Championship Series. The series will consist of three qualifier events followed by the grand finale World Championships in Anaheim, California on August 19th. The first qualifier will take place on June 16-18…
Later today Nintendo will be showcasing a lot of upcoming Switch exclusive ARMS in the game’s very own dedicated Direct. To get people hyped up, the Japanese ARMS Twitter account has tweeted out two images teasing the event to come. To start with, there’s a very professionally composed image of…
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Right on the heels of our Disgaea 5 Complete review, NIS America has unveiled a new trailer for the game and a demo has gone live on the Nintendo Switch eShop. You can check out the jazz-infused video below: As for the demo, head on over to the Coming Soon…
