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…
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
Nintendo patents are on the rise as today another patent application from the company has surfaced. While Nintendo’s name wasn’t officially mentioned anywhere in the application, its involvement has been made obvious by the the five inventors that are listed, who all work for Nintendo. This time, it looks like…
Swedish retailer Media Markt may have inadvertently leaked the release dates of Ryu and Roy— in Europe, at least. The retailer has a date of February 29th, alongside fan art of the amiibo that was created by Redditor getmeoutofcleveland. This isn’t the first time amiibo have been leaked in this…
UPDATE (12/9): Earlier this week, it was leaked that Sceptile would be a playable fighter in the upcoming Wii U game, Pokkén Tournament. Today, we officially got a confirmation video from the Namco Bandai Entertainment YouTube page showing off Sceptile as a playable fighter. Along with the Sceptile confirmation, it…
Through its official YouTube channel, Nintendo has just released a new video celebrating what the holidays are really about. The video starts out simple: it reminds us how stressful the holiday season can be, and then proceeds to show us various clips of some of our favorite holiday gripes, from…
Legend of Zelda fans, today is your day in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! We’ve got three new games today, featuring our favorite princess, a few iconic symbols, and some notable items, all in the famous style of Wind Waker! Unfortunately, Toon Link isn’t featured, but I’m sure we’ll get him…
Players of Mario Kart 8 will remember the rather unusual product placement that was the free Mercedez-Benz kart DLC that hit the eShop in August 2014. In a bizarre turn of events, Mario is returning to the wheel of a GLA, but not in the way you’d expect: That’s right,…
UPDATE (12/9): According to Owen Hill, the director of communications at Mojang, inventory management will not be available on the GamePad while playing Minecraft on the Wii U. More information about the game will be available as it’s released, so stay tuned! It turns out PEGI’s slip up last month…
Nintendo has detailed the Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS presentation that was promised during last month’s Nintendo Direct. Next Tuesday, December 15th, at 2:00 p.m. PST, director Masahiro Sakurai will further detail Cloud Strife and “more” in a worldwide broadcast. For a game that was never intended to receive DLC,…
The world of Pokémon is enormous, and the franchise itself now spans across decades and shows no signs of stopping, with games continuing to make appearances on every major Nintendo handheld console. I’ve played every single main series Pokémon game and consider myself to be a bit of a Pokémon…
Through an update on Twitter and their official website, the Pokémon Company has officially announced the dates for its 2016 World Championships. The competitions, both for the TCG and the video games, will take place in San Francisco, specifically at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel. The tournaments will run…
UPDATE (12/8): We might be seeing even more of Linkle in the future, with Eiji Aonuma telling IGN in an recent e-mail interview that they “will keep her in mind when thinking about future titles.” Despite having a name that’s been universally disappointing to every Zelda fan on the planet,…
It’s retro badges galore today at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Spruce up your 3DS home screen with images of Mario, Donkey Kong, Samus Aran, Little Mac and more! If you aren’t into old school gaming, don’t you worry: plenty of fruit badges have arrived, as well. Today is also the…
