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…
A little over three months into 2016 and we’ve already seen four plushes from the Pokémon 20th Anniversary line hit store shelves. Pikachu, Mew, Celebi and Jirachi have all been available for purchase for fans– if they’re lucky, that is! With the hype of the anniversary so high, Pokémon fans…
National StreetPass Weekend is back, folks! To celebrate the coming of the spring season, Nintendo is bringing back three days of StreetPass fun for anyone with a 3DS. From March 25th to March 27th, enjoy the StreetPass festivities by collecting six special StreetPass tags when you stop by any Nintendo…
Last week, a few images popped up around the internet that seemed to be very similar to an image that accompanied a Nintendo patent that was filed earlier this year. Many assumed that these images were those of the controller for the highly anticipated NX, though we never reported on…
According to Yahoo Japan, Nintendo has filed a trademark for the ever-so-familiar coin sound effect heard in the Super Mario Bros. series. The trademark was filed on February 10th and can be viewed below. While we wait to see if Nintendo is granted a trademark on the two note sound…
Three Mario vs. Donkey Kong catchers have marched their way back into the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Their feud won’t last forever, though; they’ll be gone tomorrow! Free play? No. Practice catcher: It’s also the final day for some of the Super Mario Maker and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess…
UPDATE (3/23): The Official Pokémon Channel has shared an all new video illustrating the creation of the monster Pikachu Pokémon card that was composed of 12,987 individual Trading Card Game cards. The company set out to capture the largest mosaic made of trading cards– and it most definitely looks like…
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied take you on another adventure in the world of amiibo. This week, they discuss Twilight Princess HD, Kirby amiibo, Gold Mega Man and much, much more! They also look ahead for what’s to come with the Amiibo Newscast.
Just under a month to go till Wii U owners can get their hands on Star Fox Zero! To hype everyone up, Nintendo UK has released a retrospective video showcasing the Star Fox crew across the years, from their humble SNES beginnings to their later GameCube and DS adventures. Take…
UPDATE: Nintendo has made an official statement denying that the report from Nikkei came from them. "That report didn't come from us" Nintendo has denied the Nikkei's claim that Wii U production is being shut down https://t.co/MG3EwM1DiO — Daniel Feit (@feitclub) March 23, 2016 It is interesting to see Nintendo…
Some new yummy Tomodachi Life badges are new in the Arcade today! Along with the big update from yesterday, there’s lots to choose from with your plays todays! Free Play? No. Practice Catcher: Make sure to act quickly, though– today is the only day for the Tomodachi Life badges! Additionally,…
The release of Miitomo has had quite the positive impact on the Nintendo scene, and the good news just keeps on coming for the company because of it. With the report of the app reaching a whopping 1 million users in just three days after its release, shares for Nintendo…
Despite knowing a new Nintendo platform is on the way, we have very little information to go on as to what it actually is. To deal with the silence, fans are looking to atypical sources to piece together what this next system may be, and one of the most popular…
