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…
Barbara the Bat, a character from the Japanese music game Daigasso! Band Brothers, is coming to Super Mario Maker. Daigasso! Band Brothers was released only in Japan all the way back in 2004 so many Western gamers may not recognize this Super Mario Maker newcomer. To get a closer glimpse…
Kirby is all geared up to adorn your home or workplace with these new wall outlet and switch panels being sold on Runatown, a Japanese store that sells a load of cute character items. Up for sale on the page are four varieties of panel designs featuring old school Kirby…
UPDATE (2/23): Sega announced that all first print copies of Sega’s 7th Dragon III Code: VFD will include a gorgeous 28 page art book. The book will give fans “a closer look at the design work that went in to creating the game’s esoteric character classes, ferocious dragons, vile monsters,…
With an update a bit on the smaller side today, the Badge Arcade’s gotten a single new Pikmin themed catcher that didn’t appear in yesterday’s update. Additionally, in replacement of the veggies catcher that was featured yesterday is a seafood catcher! This catcher is only available for today though, so…
The popular Pokémon spin-off game originally released for the Nintendo DS, Pokémon Ranger, will be getting a Virtual Console release this Thursday in Europe. However, contrary to what you might think, Ranger is not coming out for the 3DS Virtual Console but instead the Virtual Console on the Wii U,…
JRPG fans might be in for a huge treat: the developers of the popular Bravely series, Silicon Studio, have announced a collaboration with Mistwalker, the development team founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy. Check out the first piece of concept art from the as-of-yet untitled game: There’s…
A whopping 16 new catchers have been added to the Badge Arcade today, with a few series being represented! Lots of adorable new Pikmin badges are now available for your catching pleasure, but if that’s not really your style there are plenty of 8-bit badges as well! Classic Mario is…
There’s no stopping Splatoon from taking over the world, and it looks like food is no exception! Nintendo’s colorful and unique shooter is getting its own line of candy. Candy company Nobel will be producing unique candies that will come in four different colors and flavors. If this deal isn’t…
While Nintendo Inquirer is extremely excited about our upcoming selection of Zelda articles throughout the year, all part of our very own Year of Zelda, we also think it’s important to recognize today, February 21st, as a very important event – as it’s the day the first game was released…
The latest Splatfest was no doubt a nostalgic battle for many: Red vs. Blue/Green. Which would turn out on top? Well, it turns out Red won unanimously in each region when it came to voting, but once the battles begun the fans of Blue/Green were victorious, swinging the end results…
UPDATE (02/20): We now have some footage of the game’s amiibo functionality in action, courtesy of Nintendo Town. Check out the unlock process: Since the announcement of the Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card for Pokkén Tournament, fans have been wondering what other kind of amiibo compatibility the fighting game might offer….
The Nintendo World Store has been the mecca of everything Nintendo since it opened its doors over ten years ago. Nestled in the heart of New York City and Rockefeller Plaza, the store was the one stop shop for anything and everything Nintendo related, bolstering the best selection of video…
