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…
Miitomo, Nintendo’s first official venture into the brave new world of freemium smartphone gaming, is about to make its debut in Japan. Nintendo has announced that pre-registration will begin for the social media/friendship finder hybrid on February 17th. The game is scheduled for release both inside and outside of Japan…
UPDATE (2/3): footage of the Mario Party: Mysterious Challenge World is now available! Capcom has teamed up with Nintendo to create an all new arcade experience based on the Mario Party franchise! The Mario Party arcade does not feature the same style of gameplay as a standard Mario Party…
My Nintendo, the new account system and reward program from Nintendo, has been fully detailed on Nintendo’s Japanese event page. The all new service will be launching this March and is planned to expand to 39 countries! The program will feature coupons, email promotions, downloads, and cloud based data services,…
YouTuber TiLMENDOMiNATiON has uploaded the opening cinematic for Detective Pikachu and it’s everything we hoped it could be. Enjoy the full video below as we patiently wait for localization!
Nintendo’s official Super Smash Bros. page has been updated with a new look at Bayonetta and Corrin on the 3DS! Bayonetta, Corrin, and the last batch of Mii costumes will be released on the afternoon of February 3rd.
Today’s Badge Arcade update has a few new games for you to play, mostly in the realm of Kirby. There is one Mario game featuring Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and some Yoshi eggs as well as 1-Up Mushrooms, however, today’s your only day to play and it’s the only new Super…
E. Gadd of Luigi’s Mansion fame is coming to Super Mario Maker soon according to a recently released Japanese trailer on Nintendo’s YouTube Channel. Check out the trailer below!
During Nintendo’s most recent financial meeting, the Kyoto based company hinted that they were working on its second game for smartphones. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nintendo has taken a hit on net profits this quarter, but tried to make it up to their investors by announcing that another…
At its latest investors briefing Nintendo dropped quite a few details regarding its on-going business plans, but most of it covered what we already knew. One interesting new piece of information has slipped through, however, regarding the latest hot trend in game development: VR, or virtual reality. This comes from…
There is no denying that amiibo has been a huge success for Nintendo. Ever since the first batch released in November of 2014, amiibo have been some of the hottest toys and collectibles out on store shelves. In February 2015, Nintendo announced that it had shipped nearly 10.5 million amiibo…
Early this morning, Nintendo released its financial reports for the past nine-month period, which ended in December of 2015, and it offers us quite a bit of insight on the company and how they’ve been doing this past year. Additionally, it’s given us a bit of information about what to…
Get ready to search for studs in a galaxy far, far away yet again, as The Force Awakens is getting the Lego video game treatment later this year! Developed by TT Games as always, the game looks like it will feature many iconic scenes, characters and areas from the movie….
