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,…
It’s still surreal to know that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is being produced by Sony Pictures. With Nintendo and Sony being strong rivals in the console space, it’s almost as if we’re living in a bizarro world where cats and dogs live in absolute harmony. However strange the…
Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
While most of us Nintendo fans will associate Shigesato Itoi with the Mother series, he has actually been successful in various fields, from TV presenting to authoring several books. Even his own website, Hobonichi, which started as a personal blog way back in 1998, has become an outlet for his…
With the North American launch of Metroid Prime: Federation Force today, Nintendo has released a new trailer for the game highlighting its multiplayer aspects and Metroid Prime: Blast Ball. Check it out: Metroid Prime: Federation Force is available in North America in stores and on the Nintendo eShop starting today….
Out of the blue another Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer has released – confirming 3 of the former CoroCoro leaked Pokémon and a brand new creature – Crabrawler. Check it out: Stufful Stufful’s cute appearance and movements—plus the fluffy feel of its fur—all combine to make it super popular! This…
The new amiibo bundles discovered through retailer Mighty Ape yesterday have now received an official announcement via a tweet by Nintendo AU NZ, Nintendo’s Twitter account for Australia and New Zealand. The bundles are set to feature amiibo figures of Marth, Ike and Samus, which will be included with copies…
To celebrate tomorrow’s release of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Nintendo has released several new, Metroid-themed Miitomo items! Among the clothing and accessories now available is a Metroid Hat, which can be downloaded for 0 Platinum points on My Nintendo until September 15th at 12:00 a.m. PST. An 8-Bit Samus tee…
While Game Freak is best known for its work on the mainline Pokémon series, the studio has made multiple smaller games over the years, from Pulseman on the Sega Mega Drive back in 1994 to 2012’s HarmoKnight on the 3DS eShop. One of their strangest experiments came last year: Tembo…
Uh oh, SpaghettiOs: it looks like the previously shown boxart for upcoming title Mario Party Star Rush has been canned. The new boxart for the game features a number of characters from the Mario franchise, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadette, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and Rosalina….
Pixel badges return to the Arcade today, with a heavy focus on Nintendo’s extensive history in console and handheld gaming. Make sure you catch everything from the SNES catcher to decorate your SNES Virtual Console folders in style. Also, in celebration of Federation Force’s release tomorrow, a duo of repeat…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Samus warms the bench in Metroid Prime: Federation Force, you finally pass Gracie’s fashion check in Style Savvy: Fashion Forward, and more Pokémon become enslaved in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. In celebration of the last days of summer, Nintendo’s throwing a Summer Savings sale…
Nintendo of America just tweeted brand new footage from the Magnesis Trial in the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Check it out: The footage shows Link entering the Shrine Oman Au and using the Magnesis ability with his Sheikah Slate to reveal secret passages, move blocks, and…
Summer is coming to an end, but the good folks over at the big N are here to help end it with a bang! The Nintendo eShop Summer Savings sale starts right now and includes discounts up to 30% off select games, most notably The Legend of Zelda: A Link…
Wii U owners will no doubt remember the rapid drop-off of third party support that happened just a few months into the Wii U’s life cycle, once it became apparent the system wasn’t setting sale charts on fire and more powerful consoles from Sony and Microsoft were on the way….
