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. The…
Pokémon previously featured in Fashion Week events are returning for April’s Raid Day event. In addition to their return, their shiny rates will be boosted too! Now, check out what’s happening during the Fashion Raid Day event with our guide below: Pokémon GO’s Season of Memories in Motion –…
The voice of Luigi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Charlie Day, has the perfect actor in mind for the potential role of Wario in a future Mario film. ScreenRant asked Day what his “dream casting pick” would be for Mario’s arch-rival, and he responded by choosing his It’s Always…
In a new development that is 100% positive to not cause any negative effects for the games industry, both Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have recently filed and secured a patent for a gameplay mechanic involving “summoning a character and letting it fight another.” If you’re thinking that sounds incredibly…
As many have speculated, Nintendo will indeed be holding a Direct presentation this month. As tweeted out by the company this morning, the next Nintendo Direct will commence on September 12th, 2025, at 6 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. CT | 9 a.m. ET. Unlike most Directs, this will be…
If you remember from earlier this year, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against peripheral manufacturer Genki for showcasing 3D-printed mock-ups of the Switch 2 ahead of Nintendo’s official unveiling. After a rather brief stint of legal back and forth, it seems that Genki has decided to settle with The Big N…
Level-5 has revealed its lineup of titles for the Tokyo Game Show 2025, and there’s a big one: Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. Announced way back in 2023, the newest installment of the Layton series has been a long time coming, and there has been next to…
As August made way for September and the temperatures begin to cool down, that can mean only one thing: fall will be here soon. With the change in seasons comes the inevitable Halloween decorating that makes this part of the year so special. While Halloween itself is a good ways…
Everything is golden on Nintendo Music, with the addition of Golden Sun: The Lost Age’s soundtrack! The direct sequel to Golden Sun, Lost Age continues building on to what has become one of the best games of all-time. 94 tracks have been added, with a total runtime of three hours…
Isaac Lapidus, a 34-year-old man from New York City, has been arrested and charged with the selling of counterfeit Nintendo products and accessories via Amazon marketplace. Fox 5 New York reports that Lapidus allegedly imported counterfeit products from China and the Philippines and stored them in a local warehouse to…
If you can believe it, Nintendo has settled yet another lawsuit in its favor related to modding the Switch. This time, it’s to the tune of $2 million. Last July, The Big N had filed a complaint against Ryan Daly, a Michigan-based modder who ran a store called “Modded Hardware.”…
While Nintendo hasn’t revealed the extent of Mario Kart World’s physical sales to the world, we know it’s at least doing incredibly well over in the UK. On last week’s physical game sales chart, Nintendo’s latest kart racer has reclaimed the top spot after being knocked off it last week…
Build-A-Bear and Pokémon have become a pretty iconic duo over the years, and both the Build-A-Bear Company and The Pokémon Company are keeping the good times rolling with the announcement of a new addition to its lineup: Litten. The cute fire cat is set to release on September…
If you were holding onto a New 2DS XL as a dedicated handheld console, it might be time to finally send it to pasture. In a post on Twitter, Nintendo of Japan has announced that it is officially ending repair support for the offshoot model of the 3DS family. Back…
According to an audio engineer over at Ubisoft, Star Wars Outlaws is shipping on a Game-Key Card not because of the cost of full cartridges, but because data transfer speeds are too slow otherwise. The common assumption around the net has been that publishers are cheaping out because Nintendo is…
