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,…
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…
If you ever find yourself running low on games to play as the year goes on, it might be a good time to try out a classic title on the Nintendo Switch Online library. With so many options available across various systems, there’s something for everyone. Nintendo themselves have been…
While today’s announcement that a successor to the Nintendo Switch is officially in production and due to be announced within the next year, Nintendo’s fiscal results for the year ending March 2024 still have plenty of other interesting tidbits to look at. In terms of software, there aren’t any significant…
After years of speculation we finally have word from Nintendo’s President Furukawa that the company is working on a successor to the Nintendo Switch. The news comes in the form of a very simple tweet that confirms the new hardware will be announced within the fiscal year ending March, 2025….
When comparing to the past few years, it’s fair to say that 2024 has been quite slow in terms of Nintendo content. Most of the year’s lineup has been ports and remakes, so needless to say, when rumors start to circle about new games on the horizon, it’s exciting. Notably,…
In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has…
We’re less than one week away from the one-year anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Given the immense success of the game, many Nintendo fans are wondering if anything special is coming in celebration of the game’s first birthday. Fortunately for those asking…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
A couple of weeks back, First 4 Figures announced that it would be making an Isabelle statue for prospective buyers to grab. If you’re still in the market to show off your Animal Crossing love, you can currently pre-order the statue on the company’s website. While the initial announcement said…
Just a few days ago, a set of four Mother 3 plushies went up for sale and sold out in less than a day! To our surprise, only three days after placing our order, they arrived to us in Wisconsin all the way from Japan! While we could have taken…
The 16th Splatoon 3 Splatfest theme has been revealed and it’s surprisingly dystopian. The citizens of Splatsville, and by extension Nintendo, want to know “what would you do at the world’s end?” The options given are keeping on doing the same ol’ stuff, fulfilling the remaining items on your bucket…
As of right now Super Nintendo World is open at two locations – Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. There’s good news for those on the east coast, however, with confirmation that the area will finally open in the unofficial capital of theme parks: Orlando, Florida. The park will…
