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…
Over the past weekend, a user on Twitter had tagged GameStop’s help account to report that the GameStop in Astoria, New York, had been selling Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders in bundle-only packages on its website. The account responded by stating it would be “actively investigating” the situation. If you were…
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,…
Build-A-Bear Workshop’s Pokémon line, started in 2015 with the release of Pikachu, is ever-expanding, and it looks like the latest addition to the collection just leaked. In a screenshot posted on the r/buildabear subreddit, Growlithe can be seen listed with a March 2023 release date: Growlithe is pictured…
It’s been almost three years since Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the world by storm, which means that diligent players may be finally obtaining “100% completion” in it. But for those struggling to make the most of island life, there’s FuturePress’ forthcoming Official Animal Crossing: New Horizons Complete Edition Guide….
The Kirby Café has been around for several years at this point, delivering delicious Kirby-themed treats to customers in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and elsewhere. And now, the delectable dishes are going mobile — Kirby Café Petit locations are opening in Tokyo and Osaka, a takeout sweets specialty store. 特報ですーーーっ！カービィカフェの新ブランド『Kirby Café…
Following the release of Fire Emblem Engage’s second wave of downloadable content last month, the third wave of the Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass will be available next week. Nintendo Japan has announced that the third wave, featuring Chrom and Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening as the Emblem of Bonds…
Devastating news for the small handful of folks still playing online on their Wii U – the servers for both Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon are down, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back up. This “emergency temporary maintenance” is due to a security vulnerability, and an extended duration is…
The first chapter of Kazuro Kyou’s monthly manga adaptation of Fire Emblem Engage has now been published in Japan via Saikyō Jump, a branch of Shonen Jump that serializes several spinoffs of other manga titles published in Shonen Jump. The first chapter is now also available (in Japanese) on Shonen…
As the Doctor Tour wraps up on March 7th racers can start prepping their karts for the next big event: the ever-so-appropriately-named Mario Tour! Kicking off the following day on March 8th, the classically themed tour will feature the DS Mario Circuit track where Goombas and Piranha Plants will try…
Soon Ash’s adventures in the Pokémon anime will be coming to a close, but where one journey ends another begins… Or rather, two. Liko and Roy are set to be the latest protagonists of the Pokémon anime, joined by Professor Friede and Captain Pikachu, and you can get a glimpse…
Capcom will soon be back with another stream focusing on upcoming releases, this time in the form of Capcom Spotlight. The stream is set to air on March 9th at 2:10 p.m. PST – that’s just 10 minutes after the Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct, if you’ve got your calendars…
Fans of the Metroid series have been eating well over the past few weeks. First, Nintendo shadow dropped an unbelievable remaster of Metroid Prime on the Nintendo Switch, and now it looks like a classic Samus adventure is coming next week for subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion…
There’s something about mid March that lends itself very well to novelty date-based holidays. There’s the Ides on the 15th, Pi Day on the 14th, and of course MAR10 Day on the 10th, when we celebrate everybody’s favorite red plumber in style. And Nintendo isn’t deigning to just highlight festivities…
Ubisoft and Nintendo’s bizarre yet compelling strategy RPG sequel Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope took what the original Kingdom Battle did and improved on it, as we noted in our review. If you’ve yet to give it a shot, though, you’ve got a chance to try the game with…
