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…
Last week, a tweet from the official Pokkén Tournament Twitter account announced that a new fighter with the Japanese character “ra” in its name would be revealed for Pokkén Tournament on January 15th. As promised, the official Pokkén Tournament site announced that the new fighter for the upcoming game is…
If you’re looking to spice up your 3DS home screen with something a little more practical, today is your day! Featured in the today’s Badge Arcade is a whopping 23 new games, all with new launch badges! Launch badges are badges that launch some of the 3DS pre-installed applications, like…
In addition to the many perks Amazon offers to its Prime members, the retail giant will now be offering a 20% discount on newly released and pre-ordered games. The service can be seen as competition for Best Buy’s Gamers Club Unlocked service, which also offers its members 20% off new…
The highly expressive and controversial princess from Sarasaland, Daisy, has a history of making her fans wait for an appearance in games. With the announcement of her costume being added to Super Mario Maker, fans can rest easy. Daisy graced fans with her first appearance in Super Mario Land, on…
Building up to her soon-to-be inclusion in Super Smash Bros., Nintendo has announced a surprise reissuing of Bayonetta 2 coming to store shelves on February 19th, alongside Fire Emblem Fates. The title had become notoriously difficult to find in stores by the time of her announcement as a fighter so…
UPDATE (1/14): A demo for Bravely Second will be available in Europe on February 11th. No worries about losing any progress you make while playing the demo either– you’ll be able to transfer over your save data to the purchased version of the game once it’s released so you can…
Hot off the heels of the Sky Pop costume comes another Super Mario Land inspired Mystery Mushroom to the greatness that is Super Mario Maker, and I know it’s one fans will be happy to see. On Friday, January 15th, Princess Daisy herself will be kickin’ it to those who…
Tons of new Twilight Princess HD news as of late! Reddit has revealed that through France’s Amazon listing of the game, some new information that probably wasn’t meant to be revealed just yet has been released, mainly regarding amiibo use and functionality. According to the translation, the Legend of Zelda…
Finally, we’ve got high resolution scans of Famitsu’s four page Twilight Princess HD spread! The magazine doesn’t really offer any new information in regards to the game, however, we do get to see pieces and screencaps from all parts of the game. The first page shows us a comparison shot…
This week’s issue of Famitsu magazine has given us a pretty good look at the upcoming Twilight Princess HD, with a multitude of screenshots from the game. Unfortunately, the magazine hasn’t actually given us any new information, however, there’s a very interesting change in one of the screenshots that a…
UPDATE (1/13): The Pokémon Red & Blue New 3DS bundle has been priced at $199.99 on Nintendo’s 3DS retailer page. More information about pre-orders will be provided as Nintendo makes it available. Stay tuned! In celebration Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Nintendo of America has announced that it will be bringing a…
Today’s Badge Arcade may feel a bit underwhelming, with many of the games featured for days on it have now disappeared, leaving us with only a few choices. However, along with the new Pokémon badges that were just put out yesterday, today you can grab yourself quite a few new…
