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…
If you’ve followed our past posts on McDonald’s Japan’s August specials, you’ll know that this past weekend saw the start of a promotion with The Pokémon Company. In addition to some toys included with Happy Meals, there was a limited-edition set of Pokémon cards that included an extra-limited variant of…
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,…
For years I’ve been clamoring for a new Chocobo Racing game, but it has been well over 2 decades since the first and only entry hit the PlayStation… Yet here we are, with today’s Nintendo Direct granting my wish and then some. Chocobo GP will once again throw…
Animal Crossing fans got a taste of things to come via confirmation of The Roost and an upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct. Outside the Direct, though, another announcement is about to make waves for New Horizons players and collectors alike. Animal Crossing amiibo card Series 5 is coming. …
After making an early appearance on Nintendo Japan’s site, we now have confirmation for the next Kirby title! Titled Kirby and the Forgotten Land, it’ll mark the pink puffball’s first foray into a full 3D adventure. Familiar techniques and copy abilities were shown on what appears to be…
Update: A Monster Hunter Spotlight has been announced for September 30th at 6 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. CT | 9 a.m. ET. More information about Sunbreak will be revealed! Tune in to the Monster Hunter Spotlight at TGS 2021 for additional news on Monster Hunter Rise: #Sunbreak! 📺…
We’ve known about a revamped version of the Disney Classic Games Collection and that it would be releasing “soon” on a variety of platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. After all, it was rated by the ESRB last month followed by some finer details of what would be included thanks to a…
Come one, come all to Eggman’s Interstellar Amusement Park! Build out of a desire for atonement and definitely not for nefarious ill-deeds that will be revealed in the game’s earliest moments, this gathering of planets helped set the tone for Sonic Colors as a whole. Each galactic locale had its…
Today’s Nintendo Direct is hotly anticipated but one of its surprises may have just been “discovered”. Nintendo’s Japanese website has added a brand new Kirby game to its Coming Soon section, which as of this writing is still visible. Tentatively titled Kirby Discovery, its dedicated page appears to…
Another episode of Pokémon Evolutions has dropped and once again it’s focusing on a finale, this time Sun & Moon’s dramatic conclusion, with a particular focus on Lillie. The series is counting down the generations so we still have six more shorts to go!
Another September Nintendo Direct is here! This time around you can expect roughly 40 minutes of news focusing on Switch games releasing this winter, but there are sure to be more surprises. Catch it live below at 3 p.m PT/6 p.m. ET! Be sure to keep checking Nintendo…
Fire Emblem: Three Houses remains a standout on Switch, both with respect to its genre and the series it represents. At its core was a choice, a concept that’s existed in all Fire Emblem titles. Now Super Groupies is presenting you with that choice again, only in a much more…
Back in June, Sega collaborated with Summer Game Fest to bring us the Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony, and it was a blast. Everything from the Genesis classics to more obscure Sega Saturn tunes were covered by the FILMharmonic Orchestra in Prague, and to cap it off we had a bunch…
UPDATE: Listings for Castlevania Advance Collection have also been spotted via the ESRB and Taiwanese Digital Game Rating Committee (as spotted by Gematsu), with the latter even including a game icon and confirming Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, and surprisingly the…
