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,…
Talk about repressed memories coming back to me suddenly, but anyone who was a kid during the N64’s lifespan will likely remember the brash commercials Nintendo aired. One of the more obscure was for the 1998 classic Banjo-Kazooie. A brief 30-second ad had some men camping in the forest and…
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Disney Infinity unveiled some fresh looks of the new Rise Against the Empire playset that will be coming to Disney Infinity 3.0 this fall. Rise Against The Empire is being developed by Studio Gobo, the company that previously worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean playset in Disney Infinity 1.0…
We’re placing this piece of info under the speculation category at the moment. In the latest episode of The Giant Beastcast, an offshoot of the Giant Bombcast, Giant Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstman rehashed a conversation that he had with the Skylanders SuperChargers development team. When Jeff asked about the possibility of…
Get your PK Thunder on! Nintendo of America has officially set the release date for the anticipated Lucas DLC for June 14th at 8:00 a.m. PST. Lucas will retail for $3.99 for individual download for either the 3DS or the Wii U, or a combo pack including a download…
Amiibo News and Nintendo Inquirer are proud to announce that Customs for a Cure is returning this July. We kicked off Customs for a Cure earlier this year with a week-long charity auction. 100% of the proceeds were donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This time, we’ve partnered with some…
Nintendo of America and Best Buy have detailed their plans for this year’s E3 events held at Best Buy locations across the country. The festivities will take place on two days, June 17th and June 20th. Attendees will be able to take the all-new Mario Maker for Wii U for…
Thanks to another ‘whoops’ moment, EuroGamer accidently leaked the cover art for Skylanders SuperChargers. Here’s what we’re seeing. There are some charged up versions of Stealth Elf (rumored to be in the Starter Pack), Happy Trigger and Terrafin. Below the logo are three new figures that will be the base…
UPDATE: We have located a listing including all 4 of the previously listed counterfeit amiibo on Ali Express. You can now see many different angles of the fake amiibo. It was only a matter of time. Counterfeit amiibo have been spotted in the wild at several locations around the world….
UPDATE: The Humble Nindie Bundle has been expanded to include three additional indie hits. Sportsball, Gunman Clive, and BIT.TRIP Presents…Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien have been added for those who opt to pay $9.19 or more. Nintendo and the eShop for both the Wii U and the 3DS are teaming with Humble Bundle to bring…
The NES Zapper is coming to Splatoon today, for free! The N-Zap ’85 has a high rate of efficiency, though isn’t very powerful. It does, however, have a great special weapon: the Echo Locator. In addition, a new map, Port Mackerel, will be available for download. Thanks to the numerous…
The 2015 Nintendo World Championships will officially begin at 3 p.m. PST on Sunday, June 14th, and will broadcast live from Los Angeles just two days before the long-awaited 2015 E3 opens its doors to the press. A live pre-show will also take place before the event. That’s all the…
Little Battlers eXperience (LBX) is a new game for the Nintendo 3DS platform based on the popular show on Nicktoons, which airs on Nickelodeon. In the game you can fight with fully customized palm-sized robots, called LBX, against various opponents. You have a wide range of options when it comes…
