It’s official! While we already knew that Nintendo would be airing its Switch 2-focused Nintendo Direct on April 2nd, we now have the exact time and details of the presentation! The Direct will air on April 2nd, 2025, at 6:00 AM PT / 9:00 AM…
Over the past few months, Nintendo has quietly restocked numerous hard-to-find amiibo at various retailers across the U.S. However, tracking them down isn’t always easy—many are retail exclusives, online-only, or available solely through Nintendo’s online store. But fear not, fellow collectors! We’ve compiled a full list of every amiibo you…
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…
June – the traditional month of big game news – continues to roll on without a peep about a Nintendo Direct, and people are growing restless. After previous rumors that one would be on the way shortly, a tweet from @Pyoro_ND – a leaker who has gotten several details accurate…
Team GO Rocket isn’t waiting too long to crash an event during the Season of Hidden Gems. During the Solstice Horizons event, Giovanni and his crew will appear with new Shadow Pokémon. Trainers can also add Shadow Regirock to their collection, provided that they can defeat Giovanni in battle. (For…
The folks over at Nintendo Life recently got a chance to sit down with Intelligent Systems, the developers of Fire Emblem Engage, to talk about the game and its various facets. While the initial aspects of the interview focused on the game’s departure from Three Houses and its Fell Xenologue…
As an evolution of the classic Sonic leg of the wider Sonic The Hedgehog franchise, Sonic Superstars features the classic era quartet of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. But after he was absent from the modern Sonic Frontiers, fans of Shadow the Hedgehog are getting restless, and Shacknews – in…
Not even gonna bother with lead in for this one. Just watch this: the wacko boingo #TearsOfTheKingdom pic.twitter.com/V25CfvIA33 — Jamie ▴ (@linkkling) June 18, 2023 Yup, that’s Link taking off like a rocket-fueled jet plane from the ground level of Hyrule using nothing but a Star Fragment and…
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…
One of the most exciting parts of Kirby and the Forgotten Land were copy ability upgrades, whereby collecting blueprints and paying a fee you could turn a copy ability into a newer, shinier version of itself. Well, a handful of these upgrades are now receiving the true sign of Kirby…
While Pokémon Quest has only really maintained relevance in China thanks to an expanded version of the game being released via the region’s app stores in 2021, the game’s adorable, chunky style still has a universal appeal. The Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island series of shorts got its start in…
Last week during the Xbox Game Showcase, Sega and Atlus revealed the rumored Persona 3 remake in the form of Persona 3 Reload, and a few days later the game was confirmed for PlayStation and PC, leaving Switch players without an announcement. That could be changing, though. Up until now…
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,…
Guillermo del Toro cares a lot about animation, his first (and if he gets his way, last) love in filmmaking. During a recent filmmaking masterclass at the Annecy International Animation Festival, del Toro went off (and I mean, really went off) on the homogenized nature of commercial animation. But in…
Time to journey in the Sinnoh region! Bundle up tight and take your trusty seed turtle with you – the Kotobukiya ARTFX J scaled figure of Dawn from Pokémon Platinum and her companion Turtwig is coming. The ⅛ scaled figure releases by the end of the year, in December. …
