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,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
During E3 we reported on an intriguing credit at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s trailer – Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts veteran Tetsuya Nomura would be designing “Torna.” At the time we assumed this would be the name of a character, but a recent message from the official Japanese…
Earlier today Nintendo of Japan streamed out a new Nintendo Direct focused on the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI, ahead of its release in the region next month. While much of it focuses on what we already know, StreetPass functionality did get a heavy spotlight and it’s here where…
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The team behind The Silph Road got ahold of the APK file for Pokémon GO’s latest update and went beyond Saffron City in taking the code apart. Niantic’s overhaul of the Gym system added more code than the app has had for a while. No minor text fixes here —…
Sumo Digital tweeted out a tease on Snake Pass’ official Twitter account with extra “S”s to spare. Sssome news heading your way tomorrow…what could it be ?? Ssstay tuned! — Snake Pass (@Snake_Pass) June 20, 2017 We don’t know if this means Noodle and Doodle are getting some…
If you’ve already played through Cave Story before, you’ll be happy to know that the Switch version isn’t just another port. Featuring the unique home and portability duality of the Nintendo Switch, as well as new refinements and modes, there’s a reason that “+” is in the title. More than…
Sorry rhythm and music game fans, Project Rap Rabbit’s Kickstarter ended yesterday, and it ended up not hitting its asking goal of £855,000 (about $1,079,114.07 at the time of this article’s posting). Originally pitched for PS4 and PC via Steam, a Nintendo Switch stretch goal was added during the campaign…
Even the greatest game developers have to start somewhere — and for many years, that somewhere has been RPG Maker. A series of software development tools primarily for PC, the toolkits allow budding game designers to make their own RPGs with no programming knowledge required. And now the series hits…
Without a doubt, one of the most exciting surprises to come out of E3 2017 was the official announcement of not one, but two new Metroid games heading to Nintendo platforms. Not just any ‘ol Metroid titles either. We’re talking fan pleasing returns to both 3D and 2D franchise favorites…
Just about a week before E3, a large Smash Bros. tournament was held in Wisconsin Dells — Smash ‘n Splash 3, the third iteration of a yearly tourney held at a waterpark. With nearly all the top players in attendance, one of the faces of Super Smash Bros. Melee —…
E3 2017 has come and, as always, Digital Foundry is on the case with a tech-focused take on the latest games. Nintendo’s announcements are no exceptions, and the Eurogamer off-shoot has just released a video diving deep into Super Mario Odyssey. There are plenty of interesting facts to learn from…
It’s been less than a day since the 3.0 update was released on the Nintendo Switch and alongside several pretty substantial changes to the system’s OS, an unannounced surprise also was discovered. Earlier this month, we reported that the Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad would be compatible with the Switch version…
