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…
With the release of Fire Emblem Fates right around the corner, GameStop is offering fans who pre-order the game through them three free keychains. The three GameStop exclusive keychains will include three playable characters (Ryoma, Xander, and Azura) from the upcoming game and supplies are limited. The promotional offer is…
Join Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied as they open all the newly released Animal Crossing: series 2 amiibo from Japan. They take a closer look at Blathers, Celeste, Kicks and Mr. Resetti.
UPDATE (01/7): A number of new pictures have appeared via Japanese webpage Ameba showcasing the accessories and poses that the A Link Between Worlds Link Figma will sport. At launch, two editions of Link will be released: a standard edition that will include Link’s sword, a shield and a mural Link accessory; and…
You may remember just a little while back, a new costume based on the Sky Pop from the Game Boy’s Super Mario Land was leaked. We covered the leak, and at the time you could preview the unreleased costume in a custom stage, though it had a tendency to crash…
Back on Christmas Day, 2014, Wii U owners were treated to the classic NES launch game Duck Hunt via the Virtual Console. As the original game used the NES Zapper, Nintendo decided to emulate its functionality with the Wii Remote pointer. Now, more than a year later on January 7th,…
During Jump Festa 2016, an annual anime and manga expo held in Japan, Konami announced that it would be releasing a trio of new Yu-Gi-Oh! games in 2016. Fortunately, if you’re both a 3DS and Yu-Gi-Oh! fan you’re in luck; a Yu-Gi-Oh! 3DS game is getting a release very soon….
The mysterious enigma that is the Nintendo NX has shown that Nintendo is committed to keeping its upcoming console a secret. Details about the new system are few and far between. Other than a couple patents filed by Nintendo and the reported shipment of 20 million NX units by the…
For anyone living in or around the New York City area, you might want to head over to the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza one more time before January 19th. If you don’t live in the immediate area and plan on visiting, however, you might want to hold off…
BOXBOY!, the hit indie game in the 3DS Shop that had players controlling an adorable square-shaped hero named Qbby, has officially been given a sequel. Though it hasn’t been advertised or talked about much by Nintendo, this new addition comes as no surprise, considering how charming and fun the first…
In strange crossover news, Adult Swim has just announced through the network’s official Twitter account that it’ll be releasing a new mobile game called Pocket Mortys. The title is a Pokémon inspired game for the Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty, and according to a response tweet made by the…
Some interesting additions to the Badge Arcade have made their way to us today in the form of more pixel animals. Two of the new games feature birds of all kinds, while one of them has lots of adorable kitties. And if the 8-bit animals aren’t your thing, there’s also…
Nintendo has announced that early next week there will be an extended maintenance period for its online services. While the weekend won’t be touched, starting Monday, January 11th at 5:00 p.m. PST, the Nintendo Network will be down for at least ten hours. During this time “certain network services” such…
