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,…
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…
Splatoon 3 has been on a roll so far when it comes to amiibo releases, and if the implications of a recent datamine come to fruition, there are at least two more on the way! Prominent Splatoon 3 dataminer ashbinary_ has been digging through a lot of data from an…
2023 has been the year of the Pokémon Squishmallow, and there’s just one more release before the year is over. Both Clefairy and Teddiursa have made their way into the Squishmallows lineup, joining the likes of Gengar, Togepi, Snorlax, and several different Pikachu plushes. Clefairy 🌙 and Teddiursa 🐻Squishmallows…
After more than two decades of gaming reveals, news, and entertainment, E3 is officially dead, as attempts to revive the struggling convention over the past few years have proven unsuccessful. This announcement comes from a post on the official E3 webpage and Twitter account by the Entertainment Software Association, reading:…
Love him or hate him, it turns out Sonic The Hedgehog puts on a great concert. The Sonic Symphony shows have been a big success here in the US, with most dates selling out concert halls. The combination of a symphony orchestra with Sonic’s well-known brand of electrifying, pumping hard…
Nintendo Switch has had its most profitable year yet. 2023 was full of first-party heavy hitters for the portable console. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom is the biggest among these titles, as it has been revealed that it was the best-selling game of the year in Japan…
With the holiday season in full swing, games everywhere are celebrating in their own special way. From great deals to special updates, there’s a little something for just about every gamer out there, and now fans of Sonic the Hedgehog have something to celebrate with as well! Suit up…
Each year, the Golden Globe Awards aim to celebrate the best that film and television have to offer, and Nintendo’s own iconic plumber (and his nemesis Bowser) have bagged a few of the nominations for the 2024 awards season. The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been nominated for Best Motion…
One of the internet’s favorite discussion points when it comes to The Legend of Zelda series is the timeline that each game falls onto. Fans speculated about the timeline for years before it was finally officially revealed in Hyrule Historia in 2011, placing each of The Legend of Zelda games…
As we move ever closer to the release of the second part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Indigo Disk, the special events and other offerings keep popping up. One such offering is a smattering of new Nintendo Switch profile icons featuring characters…
In a recent interview conducted by IGN just before The Game Awards last night, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi left the door open for a playable Zelda in the future. When the topic came up, Aonuma said, through a translator…
During The Game Awards last night, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took home the award for Best Action/Adventure Game amidst a slew of other Nintendo wins, and in a celebratory post, Nintendo has shown off some new Tears of the Kingdom art. An epic adventure fuelled…
We’re just under a week away from The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero’s second half, The Indigo Disk, releasing for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. When The Indigo Disk launches on December 14th, it will introduce Terapagos, a small turtle Pokémon that is seemingly linked to the Terastal phenomenon, to the…
