Pokémon TCG Pocket is jam-packed with so many events and promotions, it can make your head spin. Each week, Nintendo Wire will be covering the details of each event, what goodies they have to offer, and the best way to tackle each task. Today, we are taking a look at…
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,…
Claymation is an under-appreciated and endangered art form, so anytime a new animation in the style comes out it’s worth celebrating — especially when it’s one as wholesome and lovely as “Good Night, Rowlet,” a two-minute-long tale of a Ditto, some Diglett, and one very sleepy Grass owl. …
It’s time for everybody’s favorite gaming news — market analysis! And the market says “people are still buying video games” — even though overall spending in December was down a titanic 1% compared to the same month in 2020 (think of the poor yachts left unbought!). Hardware sales declined 3%…
Dropping just after the news of the Kingdom Hearts series’ Switch release date, Square Enix has announced a special event for April 10th. The Kingdom Hearts 20th anniversary event will be held in Tokyo, featuring the following: A mini concert A chat and Q&A session with developers An exhibition…
Before the time to duel begins, you have to pick up the right cards. Konami has recently been uploading several developer insights regarding the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel game. In the newest video, the developers take a deep dive into how the game’s shop will function along with a brief…
Bandai Namco’s news outlet recently had a chance to interview Ryosuke Hara, producer of the upcoming Dragon Ball: The Breakers, to ask about a number of details for the game. He answered a handful of questions, which we’ll break down right now: The playable characters are ordinary civilians who end…
We previously learned that Tetris 99 would be hard dropping in a theme tied to Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The game’s 28th Maximus Cup will be built around the sights and sounds of the Hisui region, and a new video is here to preview them. The background is the…
A swell surprise has just arrived from the Inkwell Isles! A brand new trailer for The Cuphead Show! is here, giving us our best look at the series yet. Plenty of familiar faces are here, now fully voiced and impressively animated. The core premise appears to be intact…
Late last night, Square Enix dropped a keyblade-shaped bombshell upon a sleepy world by revealing not only the release date for the entire Kingdom Hearts series on Nintendo Switch, but also a surprise playable demo. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5, 2.8, III + Re Mind (DLC) as well as the all-in-one…
Well, 2022 is certainly starting with some bombshell news. Microsoft has announced plans to buy Activision Blizzard for a whopping $69 billion. The deal will come into effect in the 2023 fiscal year. Activision Blizzard has been mired in controversy these past few months regarding gender discrimination and harassment. The…
The original GBA was a fine little console in its heyday, but it of course had limits — nobody would expect it to run a game in 3D very well, if at all. Yet in a seismic showcase of porting chops, the console has now been shown to run the…
Pokémon Sword and Shield’s 2022 International Challenge has been announced and the reward for participating in the event might just be worth every Trainer’s participation. Players who register and battle in the upcoming online competition will be able to receive all three of the Shiny Galarian versions of the Kanto…
Pokémon continues its slate of Sumo wrestling promotions with a new, kid-friendly venture — Makuhita competing against a former Yokozuna. The Guts Pokémon enters the ring against Nishinoseki Yutaka, known during his career as Kisenoseki Yutaka, the 72nd Yokozuna in Japanese Sumo history, as the two face off with seven…
