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…
An all new Pokémon has been unveiled in the latest issue of CoroCoro. Magiana, a man-made Pokémon, sports an all metallic body and is on the run from Volcanion, the Fire/Water-type Legendary Pokémon. According to Serberi, Volcanion knows a secret that Magiana holds and wants to catch it. No word…
Those looking forward to another space-faring adventure with Fox and friends might have to wait a bit longer: it seems a second delay for Star Fox Zero could be inevitable. The rumors, reported by Nintendo Life and substantiated by their contributor Liam Robertson, involve uncertainty from Nintendo of Europe regarding…
The Ace Attorney 6 news keeps rolling in, and this time around we’ve got new details courtesy of Famitsu. First up is the reveal of the new rival prosecutor: Nayuta Sadmadhi. An international lawyer of a currently indeterminate gender, Nayuta is a devout monk given the nickname “funeral prosecutor” in…
When Pokémon first announced that it would be showing a commercial during Super Bowl 50, football fans and non-football fans alike who shared a love for the video game eagerly awaited more details on it. A commercial for the games during the Super Bowl was bound to be better than…
Join the Nintendo Inquirer crew as it takes a look at some of the amazing Pokémon 20th Anniversary merchandise, featuring everyone’s favorite legendary Pokémon, Mew.
In the recent past, Nintendo and indie developers have had a rather good relationship, with the 3DS and Wii U eShops being prime places for smaller devs and companies to release their games. Nintendo has been praised for this, and its support for indie developers has even caused a unique…
UPDATE (2/8): Marvelous Games has shared a release date trailer for Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale, which is set for release in Europe and Australia next week, on February 18th. It will hit North American retailer shelves on March 1st! UPDATE (2/5): XSEED Games just announced on…
Two more Wind Waker catchers have been added to the growing collection, adding even more items and characters that are available in badge form! Free Play: No. Practice Catcher: And don’t forget about the latest special theme offer! Players will receive a special Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 3DS…
Huge Badge Arcade update today! A couple more Legend of Zelda catchers have been added today, with one even including some launch badges. However, the real draw for today is the Splatoon badges– a whopping nine new catchers have been added to the Arcade with Squid Kid badges galore! There…
On its cover, Console Wars is summarized like this: Sega, Nintendo and the battle that defined a generation. Based on this summary, what I expected was an academic look at the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo in the early ‘90s, a history lesson about pieces of my childhood that I…
UPDATE (9:18 p.m. CST): A Zero Suit Samsus Fimga has also been spotted on the show floor at Wonder Festival by Twitter user @nebiusu30. Lots of news regarding Nintendo merchandise tonight! Good Smile is notorious for its numerous figures and merchandise that span over dozens of franchises and other companies,…
UPDATE (2/6): Here’s the first image of the Red and Green Nendoroid in the wild from Wonder Festival 2016! The image was provided by @PokéJungle on Twitter. The Good Smile Company is at it again, bringing more adorable Nintendo Nendoroid products to the fold. Hot off the heels of the…
