Niantic will be attending DreamHack Melbourne and they’ll be hosting a little in-person Pokémon GO event in the area. Pokémon Trainers can visit Melbourne & Olympic Parks for some extra bonuses, Field Research tasks, and the return of the You, Me, and Pikachu! Timed Research. Trainers looking to add Unown…
Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As the latest Pokémon movie is the 20th, the Pokémon Company decided to make it a celebration of the franchise’s roots, with a few tweaks. The movie is a retelling of the very first season of the anime but Brock and Misty are not nearly as prevalent, instead Ash is…
Leading up to Fire Emblem Heroes’ release in February, an online poll was done to see who the masses’ favorite characters in the franchise were, with the promise of special costumed versions of the Heroes for the winners. Now, over half a year later, we’ve seen the fruit of that…
Over the past week Nintendo has held daily streams out of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Compared to the demos on the show floor, many of the game clips shown in these videos show off new gameplay elements. In this article we’re going to collect all of the archives together and…
Some people take their frames per second seriously, to the point that whether a game is 30 or 60fps is sometimes a deal breaker. Those types will be happy to learn that Fire Emblem Warriors will have the option to scale down the resolution in exchange for boosting the frame…
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Earlier today, developer Kitfox Games announced that its action RPG, Moon Hunters, would be coming to the Nintendo eShop on Switch. The Switch version will include the Eternal Echoes DLC, as well as three Switch-exclusive companions for players to find in their world. Kitfox also confirmed local multiplayer on Switch,…
If the standard selection of Joy-Cons isn’t doing it for you, or you wish that your Switch had a custom back plate, rather than the standard black one, you’re in luck! Myriann, a seller on AliExpress, is currently selling a number of differently colored shells for both the main Switch…
Those who ordered the coveted piece of nostalgia are receiving an e-mail from Amazon’s [email protected] email address. Redditor BaronSolace took the plunge on r/Nintendo and posted the new development in the SNES Classic Edition saga. The message reads as follows: “Hello, We’re contacting you about order [order number] for Super…
Podcaster, amiibo customizer and video game enthusiast Toby Thornton from the Nintendo PlayStation Podcast helps settle in Smash who will win between DLC latecomers Cloud and Corrin. View Toby’s Custom Conquest collaboration. Join the battle with the Smash Supremacy Patreon!
Yet another Slosher joins the fray tonight in Splatoon 2, and this time it’s the fan favorite Sloshing Machine! While it looks like an unassuming washing machine, don’t be fooled; this dangerous cube hurls twirling globs of ink with massive power. It comes equipped with the world’s cutest Sub Weapon,…
Vulpix and Eevee fans unite! (Pikachu and Ditto fans, too, technically…) This week’s new releases on PokémonCenter.com are super cute and might give you an idea of what your Halloween costume could be this year. Pikachu is already ahead of the game, dressed in Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix capes! A…
There aren’t too many new offerings on My Nintendo this week. It’ll be another few days or so until more wallpapers drop — but until then there are some extra deals for members at events this weekend. For those who will be in the area tomorrow, Nintendo NY’s tournament for…
