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,…
It’s hard to believe that Nintendo’s legendary mascot Mario is over 40 years old. Harder, still, is that the NES killer app Super Mario Bros. is now 39, making it one step closer to being middle-aged. Certain events in life make you realize how old you’ve gotten and for me,…
As the release of a new game grows ever closer, the excitement around it builds. With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom only two weeks away, the anticipation among fans is getting stronger and stronger. Unfortunately, that eagerness may sometimes lead people to leak games online before they are…
The 19th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Science’s long-running entertainment software industry award ceremony, will be held next month. The Awards recognize teams and individuals whose contributions to the gaming industry push it forward in meaningful ways. This year, Nintendo’s late president Satoru Iwata will join…
The first images of January’s issue of CoroCoro magazine in Japan have leaked, bringing us quite a bit of new Pokémon information, just in time for the 20th anniversary celebrations announcement! First up is a few pages regarding the Pokémon anime, with a few new details regarding the next movie,…
A new video just went up on the Japanese Nintendo account, opening with a look back at the number of amiibo released so far and some of the titles they can be used with. The opening leads to a reveal of a new amiibo based game. This will be the…
Yet another costume is headed (or, in this case, flying) to copies of Super Mario Maker worldwide, according to a tweet from Nintendo UK. The latest costume to be earned through Super Mario Maker’s recently-added Event Course feature pays tribute to Yasuhisa Yamamura, well-known as one of Nintendo’s oldest level…
We all know that Tumblr is a great place to find tons of Nintendo fans, with innumerable amounts of gifs, fanart, and other Nintendo content. However, have you Tumblr kids ever wanted a blog where you’re guaranteed to get all the latest news as quickly as possible? Well, just in…
Splatoon, Pokémon X & Y and BOXBOY! badges make a reappearance today in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Snag yourself some badges of those nasty Octarians, Qbby and Pokémon– like Yveltal, Delphox and Greninja– for a limited time. Today’s practice catcher is based off this: The Badge Arcade’s special theme promotion…
It’s hard to believe that Pokémon is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To make sure fans have something to celebrate, Nintendo is releasing a bunch of merchandise, downloads, 3DS/2DS bundles, and more. Not to overshadow all of that, Nintendo will also be airing an advertisement for Pokémon during Super…
While we all knew February would be an exciting month for Pokémon fans, with the original Game Boy titles coming to Virtual Console, this morning Nintendo made it clear that the festivities won’t end there, with a host of other Pokémon products coming to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the…
Starting February 27th, Pokémon fans living in Europe can purchase three different limited edition 2DS bundles, similar to the ones announced for Japan last month. The three different 2DS bundles will come in the colors of the original Pokémon games: Red, Blue and Yellow, and will come with their respective…
Join Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied as they welcome the gang from Toys for Games to the Newscast. This week they talk Skymiibo, Shovel Knight, and why people seem to hate Animal Crossing amiibo!
If you’re anything like me, you’re one to admire all those gorgeous custom amiibo from afar, without ever being sure if you have the know-how to make them. You think about how cool it would be to make a custom of your Mii, or your favorite skin from Smash, or…
Now that it’s resting proudly on my shelf, the Shovel Knight amiibo has become one of my favorites. The quality of the figure is remarkable, with the Blue Burrower standing proudly upon his unique base with shovel at the ready. Anyone concerned a third party character wouldn’t match the standard…
