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…
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…
Below is a great look at some upcoming promotional material for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, shared by CoolBoxArt on Twitter. The promotion looks to feature gummy ChuChus and sword picks to eat them with. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sword picks and…
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios’ Hollywood just opened, and the park innovates in several respects technologically with interactive elements and “side quests” to complete. It’s not something that absolutely nobody has ever done before, but it’s a creative implementation that seems exactly like the sort of thing Nintendo would…
Super Nintendo World just opened at Hollywood’s Universal Studios, a theme park that brings a world of childlike wonder and imagination to life. Of course, Southern California already has a place with that reputation. And so GameSpot asked Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi upfront – lots of people have called…
GameSpot recently sat down with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi to enthuse about Universal Studios’ new Super Nintendo World expansion in Hollywood. But for a park with such a broad name, it sure seems centered around one property in particular. So GameSpot asked Miyamoto about why the park named after…
Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3’s next Big Run event will take place during the first weekend in March, starting at 4 p.m. PT on Friday, March 3rd, and will run until 4 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 5th. This time around, Grizzco is tasking Inklings and Octolings alike with…
According to a translation by SatsumaFS on behalf of Nintendo Everything, Kyoto Shimbun is reporting that a 36-year-old woman has been arrested following threats she made to a Nintendo executive last June. The woman, who was taken into custody on February 9th, 2023, reportedly sent a package containing a bag…
Well, this is unfortunate. Somehow, the artbook for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been leaked online, months before the game is set to release in May. Given the low quantity of information released about Tears of the Kingdom so far by Nintendo, that means the artbook…
During the last Nintendo Direct we got the surprise reveal of a We Love Katamari remaster for the Switch, but if you’ve yet to play its immediate predecessor then you’re in luck as Katamari Damacy REROLL is the latest Game Trial for Nintendo Switch Online members! You’ll be able to…
Final Fantasy VII celebrated its 25th anniversary for most of the past year and in that time Square Enix released a wide variety of goods based on the iconic game. Naturally music was included in that mix, with the Radiant Melodies album having some fun arrangements in particular. Now Square…
Out of the blue, it’s been announced that Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition will be getting an update this month! The remaster of the classic PlayStation RPG released last April and featured both the full RPG and the first-ever official localisation of the Radical Dreamers interquel story. This new…
After upping their stake very recently, the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has raised their share of Nintendo’s stock to 8.3%, or about 1/12th of Nintendo’s total stock. This puts the PIF ahead of Japan’s own Government Pension Investment Fund’s holding and behind only Nintendo itself in terms of…
For many generations, Wailord stood (floated?) as the biggest Pokémon at a whopping 47’07”, only being bested by the legendary Eternatus once Sword and Shield rolled around. This massive size has often been a bit of a meme – while it’s in scale in some games like New Pokémon Snap,…
