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…
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,…
Talk about repressed memories coming back to me suddenly, but anyone who was a kid during the N64’s lifespan will likely remember the brash commercials Nintendo aired. One of the more obscure was for the 1998 classic Banjo-Kazooie. A brief 30-second ad had some men camping in the forest and…
Every time I finally started to think Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice was headed in the right direction, I hit a wall. Literally. For a franchise that has built its reputation on blistering speed and fast-paced platforming, Fire & Ice tries as hard as it can to slow you down…
Pikmin fans rejoice! Nintendo has confirmed via its official webpage that New Play Control! Pikmin is coming to the Wii U eShop this Thursday for $19.99. For those unfamiliar with the New Play Control! series, it’s best described as a selection of GameCube titles that have been updated with a…
Good news for fans of challenging rhythmic platformers – Commander Video is coming back in a new BIT.TRIP game – Runner3! Check out the teaser trailer: While no platforms have been announced, the BIT.TRIP series has been a staple of Nintendo systems ever since the days of WiiWare, and Commander…
DrinkBox Studios’ Guacamelee! was one of my favorite indie games of recent years – fun, fluid, and full of zany luchador humor, it was a Metroidvania well worth the time. So when I heard about the company’s next endeavor, I assumed it would be a similarly light hearted, theatrical romp….
With March drawing ever closer, every small indication of NX news and rumors is becoming all that more plausible. This latest one comes from U.K. seller Tesco, who recently opened a pre-order page for the “Nintendo NX Wii U.” This isn’t too surprising an occurrence as a reveal seems highly…
Despite the Badge Arcade celebrating Super Mario Maker’s one-year anniversary, a slew of Twilight Princess badges snuck their way in this morning! Free play?: Not today. Zant is none too happy about that, either. Practice catcher: For those of you who haven’t mastered the Song of Time, a couple…
At this year’s E3, we finally got to see a solid chunk of gameplay from the long-awaited upcoming entry in The Legend of Zelda series; Breath of the Wild. In the hours and hours of Treehouse footage shown we were treated to countless combat scenarios, details on environmental and crafting…
UPDATE: Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games has updated its own blog to talk about the upcoming Yooka-Laylee cameo, providing a few new details. For starters, the blue burrower’s voice in the game is provided by Sean Velasco, who founded the studio and directed Shovel Knight itself. Yacht Club also…
Yesterday, a number of Amazon users who pre-ordered the upcoming physical release of indie title Runbow were greeted by a cancellation e-mail in their inboxes and, possibly, uncertainty about the future of the game. Any attempts to re-order the title through Amazon were thwarted by a “Currently Unavailable” message. In…
When it comes to dealing with unique clients, Phoenix Wright is no stranger. Over the years he’s defended monks, astronauts and, well, an orca, but rarely does he defend anyone actively involved in perpetrating crimes. That almost changed in the original design draft for the recent Spirit of Justice, however….
With the release of Mario Party Star Rush a little over a month away, Nintendo has launched a teaser site for the game with the promise of a full site “coming soon.” Along with some brief copy describing gameplay, the site includes bulleted points mentioning additional features and a section…
In today’s episode of the Nintendo Quick Cast, Amiibo Jason asks, “What the heck happened to the Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta amiibo?” We share our theories.
