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…
For those of you still working on kicking your friends’ butts in Pokkén, we’d suggest going on your Wii U and updating to the most current version of the game (Ver. 1.2), which is live as of today. While it’s on the smaller side, the update will help fix several…
The folks over at GameXplain released a short video showing how amiibo function works in Star Fox Guard. You see the Fox and Falco amiibo in action below! Pre-order Star Fox Zero on Amazon today! 20% off with Prime!
Despite EarthBound’s 22 year presence in the world, fans are still discovering and sharing fun little facts about gameplay. Buzz Buzz, the creature that very much resembles a bee in one of our favorite nostalgia driven Super Nintendo games, is best known for helping Ness embark on his crazy adventure…
More pixel badges are in the Arcade, and today’s theme is Mario all dressed up in his formal attire! You might remember these badges from the first day of spring, so if you didn’t get the chance to get all of them back when they first hit the Arcade, now’s…
After their series of “real” Mario commercials it seemed the Mercedez-Benz GLA was to be the king of Nintendo references when it comes to motor vehicles. While they were enjoyable in their own way and led to a series of cross-promotional DLC options in both Mario Kart 8 and Super…
Thanks to Good Smile’s blog, we have new pictures of the beautiful Zelda Wind Waker HD Nendoroid to admire, along with an official description of the figure. From the popular game ‘The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD’ comes a Nendoroid of Princess Zelda! She comes with three expressions…
While the reception of Yo-Kai Watch has been tepid in the West so far, it’s still huge in its home region of Japan, with new games releasing every year since 2013. Now Level-5 has revealed in the latest issue of CoroCoro that, much like Yo-Kai Watch 2, the third main…
Another month has come and gone, and, just like clockwork, we’ve got our first look at the April issue of CoroCoro, thanks to a set of scans collated by Serebii. You may remember that last month the magazine promised “special features” regarding Pokémon Sun and Moon, and while that’s technically…
According to an article published by GameSpot earlier today, a new entry in the Valkyrie Profile series is on its way to Japan– but for which platform is currently unknown. Called Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin, the only info released about the game so far comes from a teaser website that…
Revolutionary. Timeless. Genre-defining. Few video games can lay claim to even one of these descriptors, but these 1993 classics somehow managed all of the above. I’m talking, of course, about Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, The Legend of Zelda’s debut releases on the Philips…
A couple of days ago, a video surfaced on YouTube from the YouTube channel Game Escape, giving us a ten minute clip from a 1994 French documentary filmed titled Otaku. The film was translated to German, which is the version of the clip on YouTube, however, it was never released…
If you’re 18 or older and you’re looking to break into gaming journalism, look no further! The Nintendo Inquirer team is looking to expand and we’d love to hear from you. Read all of the requirements stated on this page to get the full scope of what you need to…
