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…
Splatoon has quickly become one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, with three games being released so far, a plethora of merchandise and collabs under its belt, and numerous mangas available to the masses over the years. Nintendo of Japan has now revealed that a new app featuring the Splatoon manga…
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,…
Good news, fans of 3D platformers! Nearly two years after being announced, Yooka-Laylee has finally gone gold according to the official Playtonic Games webpage. Fans who supported Yooka-Laylee on Kickstarter will soon be able to select the Nintendo Switch as their console of choice as well. You can find more…
Masaya Nakamura, the founder of Namco and regarded as the “Father of Pac-Man” has passed away on January 22nd at the age of 91. Nakamura founded Namco (know as Nakamura Manufacturing at the time) in 1955 which, at the time, included two mechanical horse rides that resided at the top…
The Link Nendoroid figures are coming in hot as we’ve finally gotten our first look at the third figure of the character, which was confirmed back in July. This Link is, of course, from Breath of the Wild, and comes dressed as such. Appropriately adorable, the Breath of the Wild…
After the avalanche of Mega Stones that was Generation VI, Pokémon Sun & Moon put the powerful form changes on the back burner. While a few of the stones are available late in the post-game, many were missing or just plain cumbersome to get, which is no doubt incredibly frustrating…
Repeat Splatoon catchers wrap their inky tentacles all around the Badge Arcade today. In celebration of the franchise’s first mobile release next week, Fire Emblem: Fates badges awaken in the Badge Arcade, giving players another chance to recruit all their favorite characters from the latest 3DS offering in the long…
According to a string of tweets by Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, it looks like Nintendo’s relationship with Nvidia could be running a lot deeper than any of us had previously thought. New Super Mario Bros. (2006) has been approved in China. Submitted by NCL Wonder if my prediction of…
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas has been on quite a journey since releasing on iOS all the way back in 2013. The title has been ported from console to console in the years following with graphical updates and gameplay tweaks. Now, over three years after its initial launch, publisher FDG…
It looks like the Switch launch window is getting more and more packed with content. Just two weeks ago, Yacht Club Games announced that the upcoming Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment will be arriving first on the Switch during the console’s launch window. Now, we’ve gotten word that action strategy…
There are no new badges in the Arcade today. Feels weird, huh? In celebration of the franchise’s first mobile release next week, Fire Emblem: Fates badges awaken in the Badge Arcade, giving players another chance to recruit all their favorite characters from the latest 3DS offering in the long running…
Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away and if your significant other is a fan of catching ’em all, The Pokémon Company has your back (so long as you’re in the US.) Simply head on over to the Pokémon Center online store and take a look at the heart-covered…
Earlier this week we got a look at an enigmatic new building in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild thanks to the official Facebook page. Featuring a very Sheikah design, the structure led to a lot of speculation. Now we have an even closer look at the potentially…
In an interview with YouTube personality The Completionist, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo Creative Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can be played in a variety of ways depending on the player’s preference. Aonuma stated: “If you want, you can actually approach…
