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,…
Pokémon TCG Pocket’s first Wonder Pick event for its B series is here! For this event, Torchic and Psyduck promo cards (with a Chansey promo stamp) are being featured. Plus, their releases from Mega Rising (B1) will be mixed in the Wonder Event too, giving you a chance to collect…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon (or multiple Pokémon) for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one…
UNIQLO’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons UT collection is now available in Japan! While fans in the US will have to way a tad longer to purchase any pieces from the line (June 7th to be specific), everyone around the world with a Nintendo Switch, a copy of Animal Crossing: New…
A house belonging to an unknown villager has appeared in a screenshot showing off new seasonal items coming in this week’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons update, sparking speculation that at least one new villager could be arriving in the game. The house features a green door and exterior, as well…
Now we’ve had a full year of Animal Crossing: New Horizons it’s time for holidays to come back, but it turns out they won’t be the same-old events we celebrated last year. As detailed in a new blog post covering the April 2021 update, the three major holidays up through…
The 24th annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony has just wrapped up, and various Nintendo Switch titles have claimed awards. To the surprise of absolutely no one who’s been following the many game award ceremonies over the last year, Hades dominated the competition once again, mopping up a total of five awards. …
Update on June 30th, 2021 at 4 p.m. PT: The collection’s release has been postponed to Thursday, July 1st. UNIQLO is also implementing purchase limits online and in-store. Guests can purchase only 1 piece per pattern. Last week, Uniqlo announced that Animal Crossing-inspired fashion would be returning to the retail…
For a game based in hell, Hades has certainly seen a heavenly streak of awards since its 2020 release. The latest nomination is from the Game Developers Choice Awards, and as you might expect, Hades and Animal Crossing: New Horizons received multiple nominations, including “Game of the Year.” There are…
Prior to this week’s Indie World Showcase, Nintendo was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Animal Crossing franchise. Debuting on the Nintendo 64 in Japan, the latest entry in the Animal Crossing (Dōbutsu no Mori) series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch, certainly catapulted the life sim full…
Worldwide fashion retailer H&M has been switching gears behind the scenes over the last few years. The fast-fashion giant has been working towards sustainability, so much so that the company has been making strides to meet “the goal of only using recycled or other sustainably sourced materials by 2030[.]” A…
Tons of Nintendo news broke this week! Think you missed anything? Check out this week’s top stories. This week’s top stories A Shovel Knight costume is now available to purchase in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. A digital-only E3 2021 is officially happening and Nintendo is taking part….
The arrival and launch of Build-A-Bear’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection yesterday left some fans with mixed emotions. Yes, we were finally able to see the first few characters that made the cut. As for who those characters are, it was a bit of a no-brainer that we saw Tom…
Earlier today, Build-A-Bear unveiled and released part of their Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection. This collab has been in the works since last year and while many Animal Crossing fans wanted to see their favorite villagers, today we were introduced to only Isabelle and Tom Nook. The duo is wearing…
After months of teasing, Build-A-Bear has finally revealed its Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection and opened its waiting room for orders. Included in the collection are two plushes, one for Tom Nook and another for Isabelle! Two options are available for each as well – one with phrases,…
