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,…
Talk about repressed memories coming back to me suddenly, but anyone who was a kid during the N64’s lifespan will likely remember the brash commercials Nintendo aired. One of the more obscure was for the 1998 classic Banjo-Kazooie. A brief 30-second ad had some men camping in the forest and…
According to a report from Japanese news outlet Game Watch, a man named Kazuki Kawamatsu was recently arrested in Nagoya City within the Aichi Prefecture. The report, which was translated by Siliconera, states that the 23 year-old man modified his Switch in April of last year, and has since been…
Next week will be the big day for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury! As we kitty-crawl our way to its launch on Nintendo Switch, a new free with purchase bonus has been announced. Listed in Target’s weekly ad “Sneak Peek” for February 7th – 13th and tweeted by…
Life sims are one of the most relaxing games around, and for good reason; leading a peaceful life in an idyllic town is an excellent escape from the real world. Sometimes, though, the genre needs a bit more spice and adventure. Thankfully, Twin Hearts’ new title Kitaria Fables is aiming…
Town-building, Animal Crossing, and Stardew Valley fans, this one’s for you: Littlewood, “the peaceful RPG that takes place AFTER you’ve saved the world,” will be launching on Nintendo Switch later this month. Developer Sean Young made the announcement on Twitter yesterday, adding that pre-orders will go live on February 18th. …
Yesterday, February 4th was christened Puyo Day by Sega in Japan. While the day doesn’t hold any significance for the series, 2/4 can be read as Pu-Yo and it’s thanks to that we’re able to talk about the Puyo Puyo series’ 30th Anniversary! It’s this reason why the latest Puyo…
WDW News Today has been absolutely killing it with their coverage of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan. They’ve shared in-depth looks at the park’s food, merch, attractions, and so much more. In this latest piece, they’ve covered what is probably the most magical feature the park has to…
After its initial “Summer 2020” release window was delayed, the strikingly gorgeous adventure platformer Blue Fire is now available on Nintendo Switch, with an exciting new trailer to boot. Zelda fans in particular may be interested, as there appears to be lots of temples to explore, gigantic monsters to fight,…
The frenetic throwing disc sequel to the cult-classic arcade and Neo Geo game Windjammers is heading to Switch sometime this year, and to get fans ready a demo is now available to play, albeit only via Steam at the moment. There’s plenty more where that came from, though, as Dotemu…
With so many Resident Evil projects in the works, it’s honestly getting a little difficult to keep track, even as a fan of the series. It hasn’t helped that many of them have long had no release dates attached, but thankfully, survival horror fans can scratch in the upcoming movie…
Mario Kart Tour pretty much sticks to what it knows. After a successful first drive putting Mario against Luigi, though, it’s ready for another more competitive event. How are you going to follow up brother versus brother, though?. That’s right, we’re getting a Peach vs. Daisy Tour! Players…
Though we’re patiently awaiting more information on NEO: The World Ends With You, we now know when we’ll be taking a different and more familiar trip back to Shibuya. A series of announcements have been shared for The World Ends With You: The Animation, among them the anime’s broadcast date….
After appearing on a Korean ratings board, it was only a matter of time before the Match of the Millennium returned. Now we know exactly when Hadoukens will meet Power Waves on the eShop thanks to SNK making it official! The dream SNK and CAPCOM collaboration title that can…
