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…
For those who aren’t up on the current economy in Japan, a recent stock market update has seen Nintendo inch ever closer to becoming the sixth largest company in Japan by market valuation. Having recently crossed $100 billion in value, Nintendo is just a couple of billion dollars away from…
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,…
To celebrate the upcoming reveal of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Japan will be hosting two concerts during its big hands-on Switch reveal event next month. The two concerts will contain jazz and rock music ensembles of your favorite Nintendo music and will run from January 14th through the 15th…
McDonald’s Japan and Nintendo have joined forces yet again for a new line of Super Mario Bros. series Happy Meal toys. 12 toys in all will be made available at McDonald’s locations around Japan starting on January 6th. Check out a commercial and a gallery of all the toys below….
Nintendo Japan has released three brand new Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World trailers just in time for the holidays! The first one is nearly seven minutes long and it shows an extended look at the upcoming 3DS title. The second video presents an adorable new animation of Yoshi and Poochy,…
Once you’ve finished unwrapping the spoils of last night’s Santa strike, make sure to take a trip to the Badge Arcade and catch some new Pokémon! Fan favorite Pikachu is back, along with enough flying types to feed twenty tiny tims. Don’t forget, week two of the Badge Arcade’s winter…
Meta Ridley is set to be the next Nintendo character-turned-figure crafted by First 4 Figures. The figure-maker announced the news via a Facebook post, teasing a prototype of Meta Ridley’s design, as well. A variety of Nintendo figures have been made available for sale by First 4 Figures, including the…
Several limited-time “holiday packs” have made their way to Pokémon GO, offering items at discounted rates. From this morning until the afternoon PST of December 30th, Special, Great and Ultra Boxes will be available to purchase through the in-game store. Players will be able to receive Incubators, Incense, Great and…
‘Member the ’80s and ‘90s? Pepperidge Farm remembers. From fashion and music to movies and video games, 2016 was unquestionably a year fueled by rampant nostalgia. Nintendo was particularly savvy in tapping the veins of sentimentality for Pokémon’s 20th anniversary. We relived our adventures through Kanto in the re-release of…
Yesterday’s missing Kanto starter and its many evolutions shuffle into the Badge Arcade today! Grab your Bulbasaurs and complete the set while you still have a chance! Don’t forget, week two of the Badge Arcade’s winter wonderland celebration is still going strong! Adding to last week’s assortment of festive-themed badges…
Even though Bomberman’s first entry for the Nintendo 64 launched way back in 1997 and has likely been played millions of times since, there were still secrets uncovered until recently. Skelux, the creator of the multiplayer Mario 64 ROM hack, peered into the files of Bomberman 64 and discovered 4…
Kanto starters are ready for battle in the Badge Arcade today! Fans of Grass types might be a little disappointed at the lack of Bulbasaur though. Don’t forget, Week Two of the Badge Arcade’s winter wonderland celebration is still going strong! Adding to last week’s assortment of festive themed badges…
Super Mario Run has hit 50 million downloads on the App Store after only one week, becoming “the fastest in App Store history” to reach that number, according to Nintendo. The news came a few days after it was announced the game hit 40 million downloads. While the figure doesn’t…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my lifelong obsession with Nintendo games, it’s that Nintendo is a company that does things how and when it wants to. I can’t count the number of times I’ve watched an E3 presentation or Nintendo Direct thinking, “This has got to be the…
