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,…
It’s still surreal to know that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is being produced by Sony Pictures. With Nintendo and Sony being strong rivals in the console space, it’s almost as if we’re living in a bizarro world where cats and dogs live in absolute harmony. However strange the…
Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
In late 2018, Toys”R”Us Inc. sold its assets to investors seeking to revive the brand, which eventually lead to the formation of TRU Kids Inc.. After a trial run earlier this year of pop-up experiences in other retailers, Bloomberg reported that the group would be opening independent stores once…
Pokémon’s next foray into the world of mobile games is focusing on the franchise’s many trainers, and we’ve got a brand new trailer highlighting most of the Pokémon Masters essentials, with a few new morsels of information thrown in. For starters we get a glimpse of co-op gameplay,…
There’s just a few months to go now till Daemon X Machina brings its high-octane mech action to the Switch, and Marvelous, the company that is both developing and publishing the game in Japan, has released a new trailer to get everyone hyped up. While almost all of it is…
It’s the dream you never knew you had: being gifted a Nintendo Switch by surprise on a flight to San Diego Comic-Con. This spectacular video game fantasy came true today, as Southwest Airlines gifted all the passengers on a flight their very own Nintendo Switch systems. Check out the pictures…
As you may already know, this weekend’s Community Day features none other than the Hoenn starter Mudkip. The Pokémon GO Twitter page has just revealed to Trainers that evolving the Water-type’s Marshtomp form into Swampert during the event period will gain the exclusive move Hydro Cannon! Attention! Trainers who…
Earlier this month, we found out about amiibo functionality in Fire Emblem: Three Houses — by accessing the amiibo Gazebo at the Officers Academy (unlocked very shortly after beginning the game), you can tap your little figures into the game to unlock a variety of goodies, including (if you use…
The Nintendo Switch port of Final Fantasy IX is a great way to play through the classic JRPG, but ever since launch it has been plagued by an issue that made it difficult to enjoy the superb music compositions by Nobuo Uematsu. Every time you entered a battle or Tetra…
If you’re looking to level up your Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this upcoming weekend will be a good time — starting on Friday, July 19, you’ll get triple EXP and SP from playing the Spirit Board, making it a great time to bolster your stats. Of course, the…
Today’s update to Nintendo Switch Online brings with it two new NES games, Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew. While Donkey Kong 3 certainly isn’t going to add a lot of excitement for most people (considering it was already available on the eShop as an Arcade archives title), I’m happy…
A potential sequel to 2017’s Splatoon 2 has not entered development, according to series producer Hisashi Nogami. The news comes from website Japanese Nintendo, which published a translated interview between Japanese magazine Famitsu and Nogami, which was made possible thanks to Twitter user BlackKite. In the interview, Nogami notes that…
When Streets of Rage 4 was announced, many fans were excited but came away with one question – where are the original composers? Well, after months of silence, it’s finally been confirmed that Yūzō Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima will be returning to score some tracks for the new game. That’s…
Most people probably expected Luigi’s Mansion 3 to launch sometime in October 2019 to make the most of the Halloween festivities, but Nintendo is going all in with the theming, announcing that the game will launch on October 31 – Halloween itself. Catch the latest trailer below: When Luigi’s friends…
