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….
3DS owners may remember IronFall Invasion, the most recent game from the developers at VD-Dev. An eShop exclusive third person shooter, the game was one of the first to use the New 3DS’s C-Stick and boasted impressive graphics for the handheld system. Now the studio is back with a brand…
Two years ago today, the next installment in one of Nintendo’s best selling franchises was released; Mario Kart 8. While I am always excited for a new Mario Kart game, I had no idea how much Mario Kart 8 would revolutionize the the franchise, cementing itself as my favorite kart…
Protesters gathered to march the morning of May 30 in Hong Kong to march to the Japanese Consulate to protest… Pokémon. According to the announcement video released by Nintendo back in February, Pokémon Sun and Moon will release in nine languages worldwide, including simplified and traditional Chinese. These languages, however,…
Back in the early ‘90s, Masahiro Sakurai, who at the time was working at HAL Laboratory, was tasked with creating a new Game Boy game in which players of all ages and skill levels could enjoy and complete. During production and testing, a portly, bulbous blob named Popopo was hastily…
First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes; add a great big smile and presto: it’s Kirby! Everything about this pink puffball has resonated with me as a gamer, and seeing this phrase greet me whenever I start up Kirby’s Adventure fills me with a joy that can’t…
Over the past few decades Akira Himekawa – a pseudonym for two anonymous female mangaka – has worked on many successful manga adaptations of games in the Legend of Zelda series. Unfortunately, their last major undertaking was Phantom Hourglass in 2009, although a small Skyward Sword prequel from the duo…
Nintendo of America just announced on Twitter that eight new weapons will be added to Splatoon on June 7th to commemorate the game’s first anniversary. Among the weapons shown in the promo are a new Aerospray and a new N-ZAP. Nintendo Inquirer has also joined in on the celebration by…
Just hours after collectors received a glimpse of Kotobukiya’s upcoming Red with Pikachu figure, new images of other future figures have made their way out of Mega Hobby Expo 2016 Spring. Kotobukiya figures of Brock, Nurse Joy, Mewtwo and Lucario were all spotted at the event, each sporting the same…
Just in time for the one-year anniversary of Splatoon’s launch in Japan, both a Squid Sisters CD and some fresh, new merchandise have been announced for release overseas. “Splatoon Live in Makuhari” will include every track originally performed at January’s live concert event, as well as two new songs: “Tokimeki…
One year ago today, Splatoon was released, to critical acclaim, on the Wii U. With one year of Splatoon experience under my belt, I’m just going to come right out and say it: Splatoon is the best game that Nintendo released on the Wii U. In an industry where shooters…
Well, it looks like the end for Nintendo, right? Many consider the Wii U to be a failure, 3DS sales have stalled, and the release calendar for the rest of 2016 is pretty barren. On top of all of this news, Nintendo recently announced it would only be showing one…
You may remember a few months back when we posted about a Trainer Red figure that was shown off at the Japanese Figure Expo and Anime Japan 2016. Now we have our first look at the fully painted figure, courtesy of Pokemon-matome.net. You can check out the gallery below.
