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,…
It’s still surreal to know that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is being produced by Sony Pictures. With Nintendo and Sony being strong rivals in the console space, it’s almost as if we’re living in a bizarro world where cats and dogs live in absolute harmony. However strange the…
Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
Let’s talk about data mining. If you’ve been paying attention to gaming news this year, you’ve probably come across at least one story about some unannounced game or piece of downloadable content being discovered or mined, by resourceful users ahead of a formal announcement. While Sony and Microsoft’s consoles certainly…
Introduction What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term “N factor” to describe my feelings, because while it’s near impossible to define, Nintendo’s best games all have some undeniable and exclusive allure about…
Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like amiibo have been around for far more than a year. It’s already hard for me to remember a time when we couldn’t buy a finely detailed four inch figure of each of our favorite Nintendo characters. In just 12 months, these highly…
In the spirit of the first amiibo birthday today, members of the Nintendo Inquirer team have come together with their most cherished amiibo experiences over the past year and to compile a list of unique memories related to their favorite toys-to-life line. Thank you, Nintendo, for giving us a constant…
Since its announcement four years ago, the Wii U has been a controversial console. From my own experience, you either love it or you hate it, and there’s no in between. Being the first of the “next gen” consoles (current generation, now), it had a lot of expectations to meet…
Crossovers. Why do we like them so much? Whether we’re watching the latest superhero team-up blockbuster on screen or laying the smack down on beloved pop culture mascots in whatever new “versus” game Capcom concocts, the crossing over of one property with another is almost always a recipe for instant…
E3 has come and gone. Now that the sheen has worn off and the hype has died down, let’s consider, together, how we felt about Nintendo’s showing this year. If you’ve been following Nintendo Inquirer’s coverage of the show, this will be a chance to step back and look at…
Since the first E3 was held a shocking twenty years ago, the show has been largely about the spectacle. For two decades now, the companies that fuel our favorite pastime have been gathering once a year to tantalize us with what they’re working on for future releases. Nintendo, Sony and…
