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…
With the Switch 2 a little over a month away from release, Nintendo is starting to ramp up its advertising efforts to make people aware of the console’s existence. In a pretty decent callback, its newest teaser actually brings back Paul Rudd to promote the console and its new game…
The upcoming sequel to the classic arcade action game Pocky & Rocky has been delayed, developer TENGO PROJECT has announced. The gorgeously animated Pocky & Rocky Reshrined was originally slated for a Fall 2021 release but will now come out in Spring 2022. “Various circumstances” were blamed for the delay….
Pikachu has been a mainstay of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2001, with the Pokémon mascot having three balloons over the course of 19 years. To mark the 25th anniversary of the franchise, however, a buddy is coming along for the ride in 2021’s parade. Eevee joins Pikachu…
We caught a glimpse of Vampire Waluigi, the next driver in Mario Kart Tour’s autumnal roadmap, but there was no preparing for the full thing. Behold, our lanky lunatic made immortal – or at least dressing to impress for the Halloween Tour. Between the top hat and the…
Next month is big for Nintendo fans in a lot of ways. New Animal Crossing update, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl remakes, Shin Megami Tensei V… But it’s easy to forget that amongst all of that we have some new hardware on the horizon, namely Game & Watch: The Legend of…
Update (10/21/21): Nintendo released Ver. 1.0.1 of Metroid Dread yesterday, which included a fix for the problem players experienced with the game crashing near the end of the journey. Here are the full 1.01. patch notes: Fixed an issue where, if a map marker is placed on a specific…
This morning’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct has ended, and with it came a load of information about the game’s final free major update. Aside from Brewster and The Roost, Kapp’n, new shops and characters at Harv’s Island, group stretching, island ordinances, cooking, and more are headed to the game….
It has been a big day for Animal Crossing fans! Today’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct showed off what’s coming to the Nintendo Switch title next month, as well as the announcement of paid DLC, details on the next series of amiibo cards, and more. Not everything made it into…
Today’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct covered a number of updates that’ll be launching next month! Still, not everything made it into the over 20-minute long presentation. New Horizons is a big game and goes beyond the Nintendo Switch, after all. In fact, it’s one of the few Switch games…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Ver. 2.0 update has been fully detailed, and as previously announced, Brewster and his coffee shop The Roost will be dropping with it. The Roost will be located in the museum (open 24 hours a day) and will be home to Brewster, the coffee-serving pigeon from…
The massive Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct not only covered the big Version 2.0 update that’ll be launching next month, but it also showed off another surprise. It’s back to work with Lottie and (new) friends in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise. This is a paid DLC…
Today’s Animal Crossing Direct was full of small additions to better your island life, including (but not limited to) the return of Brewster and a way to invite visiting merchants to set up shop on Harv’s Island. Those lovely additions are all part of a free update coming November 5th….
One of the best parts about playing the Nintendo 64 as a kid was experiencing the power of the Rumble Pak. Released alongside Star Fox 64, the Rumble Pak was a first of its kind accessory that let you feel the game you were playing. Nowadays, rumble is common across…
