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,…
Animal Crossing is nothing short of a cultural phenomenon. Since its launch back in March, the peaceful life-sim has been breaking sales numbers and bringing people together non-stop. It’s no surprise, then, that some advertisers and organizations have leveraged the game to increase awareness for their brand or cause. While…
Want to bring your own getaway island package into the real world? Animal Crossing products representing every villager can be quite tricky to come across even with the immense popularity of New Horizons, but things are looking up now, thanks to Bandai Candy, who will be bringing a few fan-favorite…
Nintendo Magazine has released its Winter 2020 issue, and while most of it is the usual advertisements and notices about Switch games, its cover has brought with it a new art of Mario bundled up for the weather. And while utterly adorable from the high-detail snowflake drifting from above to…
Bethesda’s Nintendo Switch port of the rip tearing sequel Doom Eternal has gone missing in action for the last few months after being delayed on multiple occasions. Over the last two days, some customers who pre-ordered the physical edition were receiving an update about the game, but in the form…
The artistic beauty that is Ōkami from Capcom’s shuttered Clover Studio will be turning 15 next year, but Capcom has decided to celebrate a bit earlier with its 14th birthday. The company will be launching a brand new line of merchandise for the series featuring nine items that can already…
The Phantom Thieves’ most recent heist may be MIA in the west, but that doesn’t mean they’re sitting still. Reports are coming in from various retailers of a Region 3 English release of Persona 5 Scramble, the Koei Tecmo developed title that blended the series’ sensibilities with Musou elements. As…
The Kirby Muteki! Suteki! Closet series of merchandise continues to bring goodness into the world. Or have you not been introduced to Gun Kirby? If that quick-drawing couture didn’t do it for you, a new wave of plushes are on the way featuring more copy abilities and more dress up….
The world of Breath of the Wild is back today thanks to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. While plenty are no doubt cutting through hordes of enemies with Link and the Four Champions already, a hoard of new The Legend of Zelda goods have arrived at the Nintendo Tokyo store….
Here we are again – another week, another Super Mario Bros. 35 challenge! Yahoo! Back into all Worlds territory, this weekend’s Special Battle will have you shining like a Super Star from the get-go. ⭐ Take the Super Star in this week’s #SuperMarioBros35 Special Battle and defeat enemies to…
The next installment of Civilization VI’s premium DLC is here. Focused on Babylon, the ancient capital city of Babylonia (present-day Iraq), King Hammurabi’s support of science and infrastructure, and creation of the Code of Hammurabi has translated into a science-focused civilization in the world of Civilization VI. The…
The physical reward collection is growing on My Nintendo! In honor of Nintendo and Koei Tecmo’s new foray into Hyrule “one hundred years ago”, a piece of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity swag has been added to the site. It’s a memo pad! Described as the following: “This…
If you’ve been playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp then you’ll have already known about the Pocket Poll Awards. Players have been able to cast their votes for their favorite villagers, spread across various categories. Isabelle and Tom Nook have tallied the results, and we now have nine categories to review!…
