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,…
As part of this morning’s Virtua Fighter direct stream, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO will be getting ports to consoles soon. Released for PC via Steam in January, players on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 will be able to jump into the fray to experience one…
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…
Thanks to Nintendo’s trusty CPSIA page, we can always see what toys are being manufactured. This page is the place to find any updates with amiibo — past, present, or future. Recently, we noticed that Mipha and Wolf Link were being reprinted. We were perplexed as to why, until Nintendo…
There’s no shortage of Pokémon apparel, and with this latest collaboration we might be reaching a whole new level of style savvy. Pokémon Center stores in Japan are partnering with shirt designer and retailer Graniph to produce some new clothes that you’ll wish you could’ve worn to school back in…
In the latest issue of Famitsu, one of the articles focused on the upcoming Doraemon x Story of Seasons crossover game that will be out in Japan on June 13th. Ryokutya2098 posted a summarized version of the interview, which mostly highlighted the process behind Doraemon: Nobita’s Story of Seasons. There…
The Samurai Shodown series has a massive cast of weapon based fighters, and in order to get ready for the upcoming revival of the series, SNK is sharing freshly cut trailers of them in action. Each of these will focus on one of the playable characters, and the first of…
Just a couple weeks ago, we reported that Niantic had announced what Pokémon would be featured in this month’s Pokémon GO Community Day. That Pokémon, Bagon, is the first form of one of the Hoenn Region’s two pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, and one of the region’s main and most desirable Dragon-type Pokémon….
Video games are my bread and butter, but I can’t say no to a board game night with friends. Now one of our staples, and one of the best known names in the industry just got itself a release date. Have your trades on point and think about which way…
In the days when the 3DS eShop was my favorite digital marketplace, one set of games I’d always turn to was the BoxBoy! series by HAL. The devs who brought the world Kirby introduced a cute, simple hero of another shape who was more into puzzle platforming than typical running…
It’s that time of month when we check to see what’s new on the NES Online app. We knew we’d be getting Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and Star Soldier — but there’s one more that snuck in the mix. Nintendo’s had a trend of SP versions sneaking…
As of today, we’re one month away from Pokémon: Detective Pikachu hitting theaters. Unless you live in Japan, where the film will be premiered a week ahead of its near worldwide release. To mark this countdown, Ryan Reynolds’ social media channels posted a “Casting Sneak Peak” video where various Pokémon…
As promised in yesterday’s update roundup, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has made its first batch of items for Reissue Crafting available. You’ll need to use the craft material called “reissue material,” Bells, and other things to craft the items from previous events. (Reissue material can be earned from things like…
Final Fantasy XII is a game with some gorgeous artistic vision, with a setting that marries traditional fantasy with burgeoning technology in a unique way, even for a franchise that’s had knights riding airships for decades. This is reflected perfectly by some new promotional artwork being put together by Hideo…
Japanese manga magazine CoroCoro Comic has announced a contest in which Japanese residents have the opportunity to name a brand-new move in upcoming Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Fan site Serebii.net describes the as-of-yet-untitled move as being Steel-type and Special, with a Damage attribute of 140. The…
