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…
UPDATE (5/5): Vans has officially announced its partnership with Nintendo on its U.S. website! It’s important to point out that this means that the shoes will, in fact, be making their way stateside. Other than that, not a lot of information about the line has been provided yet, but you…
Its been a week since Humble Bundle teamed up with Nintendo for a second time with the Friends of Nintendo bundle, and it’s been a massive success so far, with over $1 million being raised for charities and developers. Now three more games have joined the selection to make it…
Hey, trainers! Ready your PokéBalls, because there are two new Pokémon catchers in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Get it? It’s a play on words. Free play? Yes! Practice catcher: Jump(luff) quickly on today’s Fighting-type Pokémon badges, as they’ll be gone tomorrow! Also, don’t forget about the Badge Arcade’s special theme…
The ever generous Pokémon Center is continuing to celebrate this yearlong Pokémon event by sending out free codes to fans. Anyone who has signed up for the company’s newsletter will receive three Legendary Pokémon codes for Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos in the email titled “Get the Mythical Pokémon Darkrai in…
UPDATE: North American box art for Callie/Marie and the Inkling 3-Pack have been added. Since Splatoon’s launch nearly a year ago, and with a certain update that happened a couple months back, we all guessed they were coming. And finally, here they are. The Squid Sisters themselves, Callie and Marie,…
UPDATE (5/2): Nintendo has released a new version of the Squid Sisters concert, this time providing English subtitles for all of the dialogue Callie and Marie speak while performing. So even if you checked out the original version below, you might be able to enjoy the experience even more by…
A few days ago the Pokémon Company announced the download distribution of the legendary Pokémon Zygarde, which is currently on-going until May 8th in North America. It turns out that was just the beginning of their Kalos legendary plans, as North America will be getting two more free downloads this…
The highly anticipated Kirby series amiibo will be released on April 28th in Japan. Exciting, right?! There’s no better way to celebrate the occasion than by having a whole string of giveaways for each and every Japanese figure in the line. Four individual Twitter accounts are sending off an amiibo…
More Mario Kart, Pokémon and Animal Crossing badges have found their way into the Badge Arcade today! Take a look at all the awesome new offerings! Act fast on those Pokémon badges, because today’s the only day for them, but everything else will be around for a while, so go…
Keiji Inafune’s Mega Man spiritual successor, Mighty No. 9, has had a rough cycle of development, with several delays pushing it back from its initial planned release window of April 2015. The wait will soon be over, however, as the developers at Comcept have confirmed Mighty No. 9 has gone…
Last week’s investors meeting provided the gaming world with a lot of new information regarding the future of Nintendo in terms of games, the direction mobile plans are headed in, what we should expect at this year’s E3, and (most interestingly) information about the NX. The new hardware’s release window–…
A Q&A with Nintendo’s President Tatsumi Kimishima from last weeks investor meeting has been released and based on the questions asked, it is apparent that investors are interested on how Nintendo plans to keep its momentum going in the mobile market. When asked why Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem were selected…
