Rumored over the weekend, it seems that GameStop is ready to confirm that Nintendo has pulled the plug on its Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle SKU. Announced as a limited time offer before the console’s launch, the bundle was sticking around a lot longer than most people anticipated. If…
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,…
Given the success of the two Sonic the Hedgehog movies it’s no surprise Sega is planning further cinematic adventures, though the next IP to hit the silver screen likely aren’t the ones you’d expect to see. In a recent announcement, Sega confirmed a partnership with PictureStart to produce movies based…
Sonic is no stranger to odd merchandise but this latest official release by Enjoy the Ride Records is certainly a blast to the past. Teaming up with Paramount Pictures, the distributor has released an official cassette tape version of the second movie’s soundtrack with a UV printed shell. The card…
Years ago it would be hard to believe that Taiko no Tatsujin would get multiple releases outside of Japan and yet here we are, with another entry on the way to Switch in just a month’s time. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival will feature quite a few game modes and…
The Pokémon World Championships 2022 have come to a close! During today’s closing ceremonies and trophy distribution, we got a brand new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet announcement. The trailer, while short, introduced a brand new Pokémon (Cyclizar), as well as new items and moves. Cyclizar is part lizard,…
Pokémon Masters EX is quickly approaching its 3rd anniversary and while there are plenty of in-game activities planned for the mobile title, Pokémon Center locations in Japan will be celebrating not only with a campaign, but with a merchandise release too! Dress up your phone with a Poryphone…
People continue to buy video games. Why? Just to suffer? Surely there are too many video games to enjoy in this one transient lifetime. Why, if I could just find the person who made this world so cruel and fleeting, I’d… continue to report on the video games people are…
The main merchandising force of Pokémon focuses mostly on… well, the Pokémon, but just as often the trainers who command them are just as appealing. And Pokémon Center Japan will be stocking some new small keychain plushies of iconic trainers soon from their “Mascot Pokémon Trainers” line, including: …
Sega has been coy about a specific release date for Sonic Frontiers, even though we know it’s headed here by the end of the year. But thanks to a listing on a Taiwan Kuji shop, we may have a release date set: November 15th. As pointed out by u/FahdaadTD on…
Halloween may not be happening for two more months (and some odd weeks), but that hasn’t stopped companies from announcing their spooky plans for this year. In fact, The Pokémon Company announced last month what their Halloween plans were, along with announcing the new Pokémon TCG: Trick or Trade BOOsters….
Yesterday it was A Short Hike’s 2nd anniversary on Nintendo Switch. What’s a better way than to celebrate it by taking this digitally released game and make not one, but two limited physical edition runs for it? Super Rare Games announced today that this charming indie title is their next…
Earlier today Sega of Japan held a livestream confirming the last few games for the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 in Japan. Shortly after, the western branches of the company confirmed the list and we finally have confirmation that the system will be heading to Europe on the same date!…
Square Enix and Warner Bros. Japan’s upcoming anime based on Legend of Mana, subtitled The Teardrop Crystal, finally has an airdate in Japan and it’ll arrive in early October. As Gematsu reports, the first episode of the show will air at 01:25 a.m. JST on October 7th during MBS and…
