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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
Nintendo of America has announced the stages that will be featured during Friday’s Splatfest, which was revealed to be the event’s final installment late last month. Kelp Dome, Moray Towers and Walleye Warehouse will be the last-ever maps played during a Splatfest, selected through a poll sent to players via…
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Film studio Legendary Entertainment has confirmed that it has won the rights to create a live-action Pokémon movie! A detective Pikachu movie is the first title announced to receive the live-action treatment. Huge news, to say the least! You can find the full press release below. Legendary Entertainment and The Pokémon Company…
Niantic has supposedly postponed the release of Pokémon GO in Japan due to leaked emails detailing a partnership with McDonald’s. The claim is given some legitimacy by McDonalds Japan confirming the collaboration in an official press release earlier today. The claims of 3000 regional restaurants being involved, however, are downplayed….
What’s worse than sideswiping a police car? Sideswiping a police car while playing Pokémon GO. That’s right; where there’s good news there’s bad news, and Pokémon GO has been no exception. We’ve seen the game gain more daily active users than Twitter, we’ve seen Nintendo become more valuable than Sony,…
Happy Wednesday, badge hunters! Unfortunately, there are no new catchers today, but there’s still plenty of time to grab yourself some Mario Kart 8 badges and the second wave of Monster Hunter Generations badges! Free play?: No. Practice catcher: It’s the final day for Sunday’s Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash badges,…
Nintendo’s no stranger to San Diego Comic Con, with their annual gaming lounge being my consistent favorite place during the event. If you’ll be around my hometown with a coveted badge when the convention kicks off over the next few days there’s a couple Pokémon panels that might be worth…
Earlier this month it was reported that a Kirby café would be opening in Japan. Now we know there will be locations popping up in three areas across the country: Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya. Each of these will be opening at different times, and the Nagoya location will unfortunately only…
UPDATE: Nintendo of America has confirmed that the update will be “coming soon” in the U.S. The U.S. Animal Crossing page has also added some details regarding how amiibo will function in game. Tapping a non-Animal Crossing amiibo in the game will grant you items based on that character. Tap an Animal Crossing…
The launch of Pokémon GO has been innumerably successful for Niantic, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. More and more records and statistics each day show that – and this may be the most impressive one yet, as GO is the fastest mobile game to 10 million worldwide downloads, achieving the…
In the two weeks since the release of Pokémon GO, Nintendo has seen its stock price grow almost as rapidly as the popularity of the mobile game that has trainers all over the world catching ’em all. Nintendo’s stock price is now just over ¥30,000, over double what it was…
UK gaming magazine EDGE recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma about the eagerly anticipated the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Things didn’t just stop there, however, as the magazine asked what is next up for the illustrious designer. This was…
