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….
Today’s Nintendo Direct confirmed that Splatoon will continue to see substantial free content updates for the foreseeable future. A patch for the game, which will go live tonight at 5:00 p.m. PST. It will lay the groundwork for a slew of new content through January of 2016. Here’s what we…
It’s a clashing of two worlds! Final Fantasy’s Cloud Strife is coming to Super Smash Bros. No release date has been announced at this time but we are expecting more details during a Super Smash Bros. Broadcast coming this December. Check out the debut trailer below!
Star Fox Zero may have been one of the most highly anticipated games on the Wii U for the past year and a half. Finally, we’ve gotten our trailer. And does it look awesome or what? (Spoiler alert: It does.) Fortunately, we’re seeing the return of all four members of…
The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series has captured fans hearts from its initial release of PMD Red and Blue. In today’s Nintendo Direct, it seems like that trend is only going to continue. After the slow-paced and not-so-well received Gates to Infinity, Pokémon fans have been dying for a new Mystery…
As expected, Nintendo has officially announced that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is heading to the Wii U early next year. What was not expected was the inclusion of a beautiful Wolf Link amiibo that will come bundled with the game at launch. You can see a gallery…
Splatnet, Nintendo’s internet hub for all things Splatoon, has outed one of today’s Nintendo Direct surprises a bit early. The daily map schedule shows that an all new map, called Museum d’Alfonsino, will be debuting on the rotation tonight at 6:00 p.m. PST. With the success of Splatoon over its…
Amiibo News has teamed up with Toys”R”Us to bring amiibo fans a very special deal to celebrate the launch of Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival! This Friday, November 13th, is the first day the new game will hit store shelves. If you were already planning to pick it up, this might…
Thanks to to a leaked Walmart Black Friday ad, we’ve gotten word that the elusive Modern Color 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo is making his way to Walmart shelves on Black Friday. The figure, previously only available inside the Wii U Deluxe Mario Maker bundle in the U.S., is going to…
With the amount of time that’s passed since the last Direct, speculation for this Thursday’s event could definitely get out of hand. That said, there are a few topics that are likely to be discussed across the Wii U, the 3DS and amiibo that could turn this into a very…
UPDATE: Just a few hours after this article first went live Nintendo of America have let loose Nintendo Badge Arcade on the 3DS eShop! Nintendo fans who follow the news coming out of Japan will likely know all about Nintendo Badge Arcade already; after all it’s been a part of…
Just this morning, Nintendo of America announced via Twitter that the highly anticipated Nintendo Direct is finally happening. Check out the details here: Speculations have been made by the community about a new Direct for months. The very last digital event to take place was all the way back in…
Courtesy of Toys”R”Us, we had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with the Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo before it officially hits Toys”R”Us shelves on November 15th. Needless to say, we were blown away by the size of the large knit plush toy in comparison to the original three Yarn…
