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….
To celebrate the newest TCG expansion, Sun & Moon – Team Up, and get an early start on Pokémon Day (February 27th), Best Buy and GameStop are hosting Play & Trade events! Filling the void Toys”R”Us left in the United States, the promotion has branched out to multiple retailers. It’s…
2019’s Pokémon Day is on the horizon, and if you’re anything like me, you always get excited about any excuse to do Pokémon related things. Mainly, play Pokémon and talk about Pokémon. Now that we’re 20 years into the franchise, Pokémon is stronger than ever, and the Pokémon Company is…
Heyyo, look out down below! It looks like more than just our banana slamma’ is about to get a little attention in the next Spirit Board event. The entire DK Crew and then some are barreling in, giving you a chance to fill out your collection. A totally a-peeling chance…
While Pokémon GO’s last Limited Field Research event didn’t go quite as swimmingly (pun fully intended), as some may have hoped, it looks like Niantic is making an effort to learn from their past mistakes and deliver an even better Limited Research this month. That’s right, the event is making…
New York Toy Fair has come and gone. The convention that turns the Javits Convention Center into playground for all ages had us scouring through social media to see what video game franchises would be getting merch makeovers. We also saw products that were already announced, like Funko’s rendition of…
Puzzles are hot right now thanks to Tetris 99, but I’ve got my sights set on something that takes blocky in a different direction. When I first saw Treasure Stack during last year’s Nindie Summer Showcase I knew I had to try it, and it looks like it won’t be…
While usually making content for weekly Famitsu, there’s no monopoly on the words, thoughts, and overall remarks of Masahiro Sakurai, resident Smash auteur. Nintendo Dream conducted a dream with Sakurai last month, which they’ve only recently posted online. @PushDustIn of Source Gaming has provided a valuable translation as always —…
These days, I very rarely play games in handheld mode. I hold nothing against the idea of it, but if I can play a game on the big screen, I will, and the Nintendo Switch is brilliant for allowing the option with practically every game on the platform. There’s one…
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Company San-ei Boeki has revealed via their Twitter account (and a hearty signal boost from Japanese Nintendo) that new Pearl and Marina plushies will be super-jumping to store shelves soon. Tentacles／Off the Hook plushies releasing in Japan in late June https://t.co/bmgKzP0RQz pic.twitter.com/0f6hHFKe07 — Brian Cooper (@toadforsmash) February 19, 2019 …
One of the stories I have been most involved with is the shockingly secretive development of Super Nintendo World at the various Universal Studios parks. And while rumors about what may or may not be included in the parks have been flying around for months, the construction at Universal Studios…
Blade Strangers is one of the oddest fighting games on Switch, being a cross-over brawler with an eclectic selection of franchises, where Curly from Cave Story can fight Shovel Knight. Now another indie character is seemingly set to join the fray, at least going by a mysterious screenshot tweeted out…
