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…
Next month Arc System Works is bringing the 2016 3DS title River City: Rival Showdown to modern platforms, adding a few extra bells and whistles along the way. It’ll feature familiar RPG elements crossed with beat ’em up action with retro 2D sprites battling their way across 3D environments. If…
The tradition of getting a Nintendo Direct during the first few weeks of September continues! Nintendo promises to share around 40 minutes of updates on Switch games releasing this winter at 10 a.m. ET. Catch it live below:
After over six years of Joy-Con drift quashing the fun and wallets of many a humble Switch player, Nintendo may have finally found a solution. A patent for a new Nintendo controller recently published by the US Patent Office proposes “a resistance section using a magnetorheological fluid whose viscosity changes…
Strap in, folks! Nintendo of America has confirmed that the next Nintendo Direct arrives tomorrow, September 14th, at 7 a.m. PT | 9 a.m. CT | 10 a.m. ET! Tune in on Sept. 14 at 7 a.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused…
There’s just a few short weeks until Sonic fans can experience the Final Horizon update for Sonic Frontiers which is set to bring in three more playable characters and even more story content, all for free. A new animated prelude has been released setting up the tone and story of…
Update (10/6/23): Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless has landed on Switch this week in both North America and Europe. Make sure to check out the launch trailer! Brutal warrior Fuji and fan-girl Pirilika must form an unlikely alliance to free Hinomoto from the tyrannical rule! Experience a…
I know what you’re thinking – we’re a Nintendo-focused site. However, what Apple just unveiled today could potentially reshape the mobile gaming landscape for years to come. In an unexpected twist during the iPhone 15 Pro announcement, Apple dedicated a segment to gaming on their device. This was made possible…
Kirby lights up all our lives with his adorable little smile, but perhaps you’d like him to light up your room more literally. Well, this new book light’s got you covered, featuring a 8.8 x 11.5 x 14.8cm LED Kirby that lights up a room. And that monochrome hue is…
Do you love Picross? Who doesn’t? And if you missed any of the 3DS’ extensive catalog of Picross e titles, you’re in luck – the just-announced Picross S+ compiles all nine of them on the Switch! Sorta. The base game contains the puzzles from Picross e for $4.99, and the…
Maybe you kids these days are too young to remember the experience of strolling Blockbuster video isles, gazing at dozens of VHS tapes with the same box that you’d have to squint at the title to see what it actually was. Well, old fogeys like me remember! (Disclaimer: I am…
The latest whisper in the “Switch 2” rumor mill has come through – this one being that Nintendo demonstrated the power of their followup console at Gamescom with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on it at 4k 60fps. While we have a more substantial Eurogamer report…
The Pokémon franchise pops up in plenty of real-world places – after all there are literally hundreds of Pokémon-themed manhole covers across Japan – but even still, this latest collaboration might come across as a little odd. The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be partnering with Amsterdam’s Van…
