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…
The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom look like solid upgrades over their Switch 1 counterparts, but the majority of new features will be tied to a smartphone app called “Zelda Notes.” While we already know…
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,…
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World weaves into the Badge Arcade this week! Craft your home screens into soft puffy worlds filled with yarn Yoshis, plushy pooches and bedazzled baddies. Joining the infamous dino pal are a slew of Animal Crossing and Kirby badges too, so be sure to suck up…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Le Club Puff-Puff (nudge, nudge, wink wink) reopens its doors for business, fight club gets a video game adaptation, and Fox McCloud gets a little too cocky. Nintendo’s massive New Year’s sale is still going strong in the North American eShop this week! From…
UPDATE: The mystery fourth game in the Nicalis image has been uncovered as the 2011 Japanese indie game Hydra Castle Labyrinth. The game is a dungeon-exploring game in the vein of Metroid, based on games for the classic MSX computer. We’ll have to wait for confirmation to see if this…
I remember the moment very well. It was late 2001, or maybe early 2002, and I was playing Super Smash Bros. Melee with my older brother and sister. (For reference, I was five years old.) Having just unlocked Young Link, we immediately set out to clear Classic Mode with him,…
It’s a good time to be a Nintendo fan! Yacht Club Games has just announced that Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch ahead of all other consoles! Treasure Trove will retail for $24.99 while Specter of Torment will retail…
It’s official Wii U owners. Nearly four-and-a-half years after launch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is set to be the final first party title for release on the dual screened system. Not including the Virtual Boy, this gives the Wii U the honor of shortest lifespan of…
Bomberman fans rejoiced just days ago when Super Bomberman R was announced at the Nintendo Switch presentation and revealed as a Switch exclusive. Many of the details behind the game had already been revealed via a press release from Konami, but now Konami has officially announced the price of the…
For anybody excited about the next update to Shovel Knight, we’ve got some good news! It looks like Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment will both be releasing in April. While this hasn’t been officially confirmed by any Nintendo source, PlayStation posted on its blog earlier…
UPDATE: Through its weekly eShop update press release, Nintendo has confirmed that the Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World demo will be coming to North America later today! Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – Demo Version – Before the Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World game launches for the Nintendo 3DS family…
While I Am Setsuna launched last summer on multiple platforms, it may yet find its core audience thanks to an imminent Switch port. A spiritual successor to the likes of Chrono Trigger, it features a very unique and snowy aesthetic with battles that take a turn-based action approach, with characters…
Within the FE community, there’s a running joke about the franchise’s second title, Fire Emblem Gaiden: namely, the fact that nobody knows anything about Fire Emblem Gaiden because nobody’s actually played it. Often considered the black sheep of the franchise, Gaiden featured several odd mechanics for the time: level grinding,…
UPDATE (5:09 p.m. PST): Nintendo of America has revealed the game will launch simultaneously on both iOS and Android on February 2nd. The long awaited Fire Emblem mobile game has finally been revealed to us, dubbed Fire Emblem Heroes! In a surprisingly lengthy reveal trailer for the upcoming app, we’re…
