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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition has been delayed to Summer 2020; additionally, the game has been revealed to support cross-platform saves across Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Android when it launches. The news came via a series of tweets put out by the official Final Fantasy Twitter account, which…
As the end of the year rapidly approaches, Niantic is making sure to provide with lots of gifts and fun things for the holidays. In a recent post to the official Pokémon GO blog, the company has outlined everything that’s going on in the month of December alone— and it’s…
Even though the game has been out for a few weeks, The Pokémon Company has left much of the new content under wraps in an effort to not spoil every new thing for players. As time goes on, however, they need to be announced publicly, as they’ll eventually be featured…
Update: You can now check out our video showing off the Shovel Knight amiibo functionality: Thanks to @MasterHand4444 on Twitter, we now know that the new Shovel Knight amiibo from Yacht Club Games work with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As far as functionality goes, each one will give you…
Jeopardy! is a classic of American television, and it’s always tickling to see them focus on something Nintendo-related to some degree. So when they featured an entire category for Pokémon, well, it seemed like a charming move. After all, who wouldn’t love seeing a bunch of clueless Boomers and Gen…
Fellow doctors, listen up: Dr. Mario World will be undergoing some maintenance from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. PT in order to bring you a fun update with some new goodies. Then later tonight, at 11 p.m. PT, the game will be updated to Version 1.2.0 in the App Store…
The latest major Tetris 99 update has landed and brought with it a new mode – Team Battle. In this mode you pick one of four teams and strive to best out the other three. Not only that but you can finally pick up past Maximus Cup themes with your…
In Spring 2020, NIS America will be bringing the Trails of Cold Steel series to a Nintendo platform for the first time with the third entry, and for those looking to pick up the physical edition you might want to take part in this latest official poll. While the cover…
Another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament is set to begin this weekend and this time you’ll be playing as the game’s oldest icons. The “Club 30+ Clash” will have you pick from the likes of Mario, Solid Snake, Mr. Game & Watch, and other golden oldies as you battle your…
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Out of the blue, Spike Chunsoft has brought two more Steins;Gate games to the Nintendo Switch eShop. First up is Steins;Gate 0, the canonical sequel to the original game. Set in a branched timeline that was previously just alluded to, it features a more mature Okabe as he deals with…
Nintendo is partnering with Tencent to release the Nintendo Switch in China, which means that in addition to the system, amiibo will soon be hitting the country’s shores very shortly. In fact, we have our first photos of Chinese amiibo boxes already, courtesy of Twitter user @chinesenintendo: Pretty…
