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…
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…
Nintendo has sold a lot of consoles in the past three plus decades of its game development — over 700 million now, in fact. Since the NES, between home consoles and portable devices, the Big N has moved enough units to form the world’s fifth largest religion (beating Buddhism as…
King K. Rool’s recent introduction to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has brought some new details about Donkey Kong Country into the spotlight. The title was originally going to look something like, “Donkey Kong’s Monkey Mayhem.” King K. Rool first had the title of Kommander, before being promoted by the time…
Previously announced for a Japanese release, we finally have confirmation that the Collector’s Edition of Undertale is making its way to the West. The news comes from a listing made over at Fangamer, which offers fans of the game two physical forms of the popular title: a standard edition and…
The battle of the chocolate treats continues to amp up, this time through a super sweet piece of Splatoon 2 art for Japan’s upcoming Splatfest. Watch as Marina and Pearl duke it out with their delicious confections of choice: So, who will win this sugar war: Meiji’s Kinoko no Yama…
You know… in some ways we’re all just floating, maaaaaan. Lying on our backs and just losing sight of where the flow goes. But… I don’t think Pascal’s going anywhere in this latest piece of special furniture coming to Pocket Camp. For 350 Leaf Tickets you can pick up the…
As a concept and a controller, the Joy-Con has won me over. Versatile, easy to hold, and cute enough that we likened them to puppy ears; other than the left ones de-syncing, it was hard to find fault with the Switch’s signature pieces. That said, this step forward came…
Pokémon’s no stranger to racking up numbers, whether it be sales or its own Pokédex listings. Latest in that legacy is the Switch and mobile title Pokémon Quest, which is now just past its first month of release on the Apple and Google Play stores. According to Sensor Tower it’s…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the culinary kicks of our Battle Chef Brigade challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’ll leave you tearing…
Pre-orders are officially open for four Kirby Switch accessories at Play-Asia right now. You can find them at the following pages: Kirby Star Quick Pouch (Blue) Kirby Star Protector Set (Gray) Kirby Star Quick Pouch (Pink + Gray) Kirby Star Protector Set (Pink + Gray) Remember, you can save…
If given the opportunity to launch something into the stratosphere, to dance among the stars ever so briefly in a show of humanity’s potential, what would you send? If your answer was “the greatest SNES RPG ever made whose localized title makes for good wordplay in that particular instance,” then…
After watching the opening scene in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, we wanted to see what Luigi would look like in the original Super Castlevania IV. Here’s what our 16-bit vision of the two games together looks like in our newest video, courtesy of the ever talented pixel…
Announced during QuakeCon, we now know that the upcoming DOOM Eternal is officially coming to Switch! After its predecessor received a port for the system, it’s great to see the continued support for Nintendo’s latest console. See for yourself here: We hope you're ready. #DOOM Eternal will launch on…
