Every month, Niantic spotlights a 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 task per PokéStop…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
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,…
When it comes to supporting legacy systems, Nintendo of Japan goes all-out. Repairs were offered for the original Famicom from its launch in 1983 through to 2007, for example. The Wii has been in a similar boat, but support will soon be ending there, too. As announced via Nintendo of…
The 10th anniversary celebrations continue for Steins;Gate, with two new projects being announced yesterday. For starters, there’s the news that Steins;Gate 0, the sequel set in an alternate timeline that helps explain some things that happen in the original game, is getting an “Elite” version. The first game’s Elite port…
If you’re a Persona fan you might want to think about setting up a Japanese Nintendo account within the week, because a Persona 5 Scramble demo will be dropping via the eShop next week on February 6. The demo was announced via the latest Morgana Report video. No further specifics…
UPDATE: The official EB Games Canada Twitter account has tweeted a correction, denying the existence of a Switch port. We posted a tweet advertising Street Fighter V: Champion Edition for the Nintendo Switch earlier this evening. Please note that the details in this tweet were inaccurate, and were posted…
While there’ve been some great strides for Puyo Puyo’s recognition in the west over the last few years, it can’t hold a candle to its popularity in Japan. Mobile games, arcade games, televised tournaments and more speak volumes of the puzzle icons but there’s always room for a little more…
Every summer the biggest event in fighting games takes place in Las Vegas, but for anyone needing a little action during these colder months the third ever Evo Japan is running through this weekend. Evo Japan 2020 is bringing professional level players to Chiba with competition including Super Smash Bros….
Target just tweeted out today that if you pre-order Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which releases on March 20th, you will receive a free and exclusive premium journal. This offer is only available through Target as a pre-order bonus, and the bundle itself is $59.99. The journal includes a…
The coldest days of winter may be waning, but Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has a few snow days left in it – snowglobes that is. In the latest, monthly scavenger hunt players will gather up these shakable gyrodites in order to claim some special furniture items. The Snow-Globe Scavenger…
As mentioned previously, Fire Emblem Heroes’ annual popularity vote has opened for the fourth time now, with the prize being a special place in the game for the top two male and female characters. While the vote is still open for a few more days, preliminary results have been shared…
The Square Enix Collective, the company’s indie publishing arm, are bringing The Turing Test’s first person puzzling to the Nintendo Switch next month. We are thrilled to announce that from February 7 you'll be able to play gorgeous first-person puzzler, The Turing Test on Nintendo Switch! #TrustYourInstincts pic.twitter.com/i72TgWMAJG —…
Just a few weeks to go until the Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s Valentine’s Day debut, and now we’ve got the chance to listen to the movie’s official theme song and watch its accompanying video, starring Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty & Sueco the Child. Check it out below:…
Next week, the worlds of Dragalia Lost and Monster Hunter will be colliding with a new event, now subtitled “Primal Crisis”. In the event you’ll be able to unlock the ability to shapeshift into the iconic Rathalos, and also recruit two new characters through the Summon Showcase – Vanessa &…
