Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Splatoon has quickly become one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, with three games being released so far, a plethora of merchandise and collabs under its belt, and numerous mangas available to the masses over the years. Nintendo of Japan has now revealed that a new app featuring the Splatoon manga…
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,…
There’re a ton of memorable bits to the original Pokémon Red & Blue Versions, with one of my favorites being just how much of a smug jerk your rival was. Maybe it was Gary’s arrogance in the show, to the point of calling Ash a loser on random sign in…
A game I’ve had my eye on for a while now is Wargroove. From Chucklefish, this game looks to scratch that Advance Wars itch I’ve had for quite a while and bring plenty of its own ideas to the table. Originally set for late 2018, those months have been fast…
Vblank Entertainment have been working on their follow up to Retro City Rampage for quite some time, but after a couple years of waiting it’s time to see what Shakedown Hawaii is all about. Three playable characters, a 16-bit open world, plenty to do in and outside its…
It’s easy to lose sight of your dreams in the face of responsibility, but when your heart knows that it wants there’s going to come a turning point. For Moonlighter, that forms the core of its gorgeous pixel world as you take on the role of Will, a shopkeeper who…
We’ve been playing Fire Emblem Heroes constantly since its release, and in that time we’ve seen characters both loved and obscure come to the game, along with a host of seasonal alts and player voted variations. Still, not everyone can possibly make it in. Some original characters from the game’s…
The first ever Splatoween has come and gone, and as squid kids and octos try to recover from stomach aches and lack of sleep the winner has been announced for this holiday event. Even though Team Trick brought along every sneak attack they could it turns out all those pranks…
The folks behind the Musou/Warriors series have collaborated with a smattering of franchises over the years, from One Piece to Gundam to Berserk, and at this point have tackled two different Nintendo staples with Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors. But there may be potential in a third series from…
To close out 2018 Nintendo is going all out with hardware, with two new Switch bundles and some retro controllers set to launch in the coming months. Twitter user Eigotaku has managed to snap some photos of the new hardware in person, so you can get an even closer look….
With the launch of Super Smash Bros Ultimate less than two months away, amiibo fans are gearing up to start the collecting craze once again with a heap of new fighters to collect. While Wolf, Inkling Girl, and Ridley amiibo are exciting enough, we now have confirmation that some hard…
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America may be getting some Pokemon in their Happy Meals, but it looks like it’s not the only series putting a smile on. Now available in McDonald’s locations across Japan, Super Mario toys are available! Some of these have found their way into similar promos in the US or UK,…
New products continue to roll out in the Pokémon Center. Yesterday, we saw the introduction of the Unown Artifacts collection and the Sitting Cuties plush series announced for the US Pokémon Center. And just today we already got word of the colorful pop merch hitting Japan locations in November. Up…
