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…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
The North America Open tournaments for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 have come to a close at PAX East 2019, and there were some awesome prizes dished out to the victors. Here’s the run down: Splatoon 2 Living up to their name, FTWIN clenched today’s Inkling Open. Securing…
It’s Yoshi weekend! Yoshi’s Crafted World launched yesterday on Switch, adding to a long line of Yoshi games that have come before. Everyone knows about the mainline Yoshi platformers, like Yoshi’s Island and Woolly World, but not everyone has heard of some of the Dino’s weirder spin-offs. Let’s take a…
Over two years ago, Pokémon Trainers from all over the world could explore a new region, Alola. Later this year, we’ll be able to traverse yet another, Galar, thanks to Pokémon Sword & Shield on the Nintendo Switch. In the meantime, crafting a near unbeatable team in Sun & Moon/Ultra…
Right after the awards ceremony for the Splatoon 2 North America Open 2019 tournament at PAX East, a special announcement was broadcast! Straight from the Squid Research Lab, Hisashi Nogami (Splatoon 2 Producer) gave us details on Splatoon 2’s next version update and what April’s Splatfest is all about. VERSION…
Today is the big day at PAX East, where finalists from throughout the United States are duking it out to be the best there ever was. The focus is on two particular games; Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A pattern of sorts, given how Nintendo has hosted competitions…
Earlier today Sega of Japan announced the line-up of games for its version of the Sega Mega Drive Mini, which includes a couple of titles that never saw a release in the west so it was looking likely different regions would get different games. Now, it’s confirmed, and oddly enough,…
Today’s Sega Fes streams have brought us some big Mario + Sonic and Mega Drive Mini news drops, but there was still some time to squeeze in some Sega Ages reveals. M2’s series of classic Switch ports has been slowly but surely been expanding, and another six titles have been…
During this year’s Sega Fes more details on the previously announced Mega Drive Mini were provided. For one, the tiny console will be sold in two varieties in Japan – one with a single controller for about $65 and one with two controllers for closer to $85. 9/19発売『メガドライブミニ』は、6,980円（税別）で販売いたします。 コントロールパッドふたつを同梱した『メガドライブミニ…
Line is back with another batch of adorable stickers! This time, Yoshi and Poochy are featured with an array of poses and expressions available to use on your mobile device. Get a closer look at them in our video below! You can pick up the stickers over at the Line…
Next year brings the Olympic Games to Tokyo, and it almost felt inevitable but now it’s official – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is heading to Switch! Announced during today’s Sega Fes stream, the game will come to the Nintendo Switch in Winter 2019, with an arcade game…
Few Legendaries command the respect that Mewtwo does, and with good reason. Though a manmade Pokémon, it was the capstone to the original Red & Blue adventures and it made its mark as the first movie’s antagonist. Now that the plot’s getting revisited this summer, it’s only fitting that Mewtwo…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “I bought an extra copy of Tales of Berseria just so I could get it signed by the VAs” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Another…
