Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
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…
If you’re an Animal Crossing fan, you’ll know that these past couple of years have been quite mellow for the franchise. With over two years having passed since any new content was introduced, it’s fair to say that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is pretty much done at this point. That…
Nintendo’s April Direct announced the newest installment in the Animal Crossing series, a game called Happy Home Designer. Reactions from Animal Crossing fans were tremendously positive after the Direct aired. The prospect of once again diving into the colorful world with characters they’d grown to love ever since the series’…
Nintendo is finally considering removing region locking from its upcoming home console. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata brought up this hot topic in the company’s latest investor meeting. During the question and answer session, Iwata mentioned he was looking at the situation “optimistically” and that the lock could be removed due…
Nintendo has announced that it’s finally ready to make its way to the brave new world of smartphone mobile gaming with the help of mobile giant DeNA. In mid-March, during an investor conference in Japan, Nintendo made the announcement that Nintendo IPs would be used to develop brand new games…
Remember when I exclusively showed you seven new LEGO Dimensions level, team, and fun packs? Well, they were all confirmed — plus some extra packs!
Dragon Quest VIII will be releasing on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, over 10 years after it’s initial release in 2004 on the Playstation 2. The re-release of the game will include new content and features to make the release compelling for new and returning players. According to a translation…
Nintendo of Japan has released official shipment data of its amiibo line on the official Nintendo of Japan webpage this evening. 10.5 million units have been shipped across the globe since their launch in December of last year.
This morning’s Splatoon Direct finally raised the curtain on amiibo support for the anticipated shooter. Missions will be unlocked by tapping one of the three supported amiibo on the Wii U GamePad.
Thanks to an Amiibo News source and friend close to Best Buy, we have obtained information about Wave 5 amiibo. The source states that Silver Mario and Dark Pit amiibo are appearing in the Best Buy system with their SKUs, however, Palutena is not showing up alongside them. This information…
Supposed details regarding Wave 4 stock at Target locations surfaced online this morning via r/amiibo. Reddit user and Target Employee (redacted) was able to locate inventory numbers for Wave 4 amiibo, including Jigglypuff and Silver Mario. Thankfully, Jigglypuff and Silver Mario appear to be in good supply. (Redacted) writes: Good morning amiibos, I’m currently at work…
The official Japanese Fire Emblem if site has updated early this morning with a wealth of new information. The most interesting is the addition of new promotional pictures of the games box art with an amiibo logo at the top. We are still waiting on more information about functionality but…
Reddit user and Best Buy employee (REMOVED) located stock numbers for Wave 4 amiibo in his state on r/amiibo this afternoon. The numbers were smaller than many had originally hoped.
Nintendo released an official statement regarding the amiibo shortages on its official Facebook page. The statement addresses the frustration fans have expressed over the scarcity of amiibo within the U.S.
