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…
There are many a Pokémon Center in Japan, but only one holds the DX distinction. With its grand opening held last year on March 14th, Tokyo’s Pokemon Center DX also hosts the Pokémon Cafe and soon will be sharing a special lineup of Pikachu plushies to mark the one year…
If you have any interest in trying out Daemon X Machina before it launches later this year, it looks like this week is your last chance. The Prototype Missions demo is slated to be removed from the Switch eShop on March 11th. The demo launched last month after the Nintendo…
There are a number of anecdotes from Nintendo’s early years in the gaming industry that carry an almost Arthurian quality about them, from the naming inspiration to Mario to how the NES was marketed as a toy rather than a video game system to drive up sales. One of the…
Journalism is never an easy task, as it takes a conscious amount of digging and a fine-tuned sense of perception to detect what’s verifiable and what’s not. But sometimes you just forget to do the proper research, as was the case with La Voz de Michoacán, a newspaper for the…
As Nintendo fans we’re pretty used to the Direct cycle at this point, but every now and then another company gets in on hosting a similar type of event to hold us over ’til the next big Nintendo presentation. Today NIS America announced they’ll be hosting their 2019 Showcase next…
Looking for a place to vacation on spring break? Why don’t you bring your Nintendo Switch along and check out Camp Crystal Lake! Too bad there’s no Friday the 13th on 2019’s calendar… unless you count the horror game ‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ releasing this spring for the Switch….
Campers, if you’ve been adamantly growing those garden event flowers and helping out your friends catch festibees, it’s time you pick up the pace! Yup, that’s right — the second half of Pavé’s Viva Festivale has begun today, meaning you can now plant the new flower type, orange featherblooms. Growing…
The Trine series is something of an indie staple at this point, with Frozenbyte bringing the puzzle-platformer trilogy to seemingly every modern platform. Just a few weeks ago Trine 2 hit the Nintendo Switch, a few months after the original, and now the fourth game has been confirmed for a…
When you think Sega, you probably think Sonic. Or even Alex Kidd, if you’re feeling especially retro. But one mascot has endured in the minds of many fans, especially in Japan – Segata Sanshiro. Portrayed by Hiroshi Fujioka in a series of commercials promoting the ill-fated Sega Saturn, he’s become…
The next wave of fighters is getting ready to hit the upcoming arcade version of the multi-franchise fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and among them is another Naoto. Joining the detective prince Naoto Shirogane from Persona 4 is Naoto Kurogane from BlazBlue: CentralFiction, and we’ve got our first look at…
As a Pokémon GO fan, I can confidently say that the game is in a very weird place right now. And I don’t say that negatively, but rather looking at it objectively. After all, what Niantic had originally envisioned Pokémon GO to be, back during its initial release in 2016,…
Bust out the birthday cake and exactly two candles, because the Nintendo Switch has now been around for 730 days! The console released on March 3rd, 2017 alongside The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and some other games people occasionally remember (Snipperclips? That was fun and novel, wasn’t…
