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…
Were you unable to catch the Zelda symphony last night? Or maybe you just want to watch it again because you enjoyed it so much the first time? Here’s your chance! The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has uploaded the video of the symphony’s performance. Enjoy! Was your town regrettably…
Yo-Kai Watch is a bona fide phenomenon in Japan, where the series has sold over 7 million copies. Here in the states, though, we still don’t know exactly what to expect from the new franchise. We won’t have to wait long to try it out for ourselves, though. Nintendo has…
UPDATE: These two goofballs just raised over $11,000 for The American Heart Association. After four livestreams, more than 10 hours of abuse, and hundreds and hundreds of deaths, Patrick finally completed The Ryckoning. Most fans were actually watching two live streams last night– Patrick’s final attempts at the horrific level…
UPDATE: Toys”R”Us has officially announced on Twitter that Mega Yarn Yoshi will be an in-store only exclusive for the retailer on November 15th. Nintendo of America has announced the introduction of a new amiibo this fall. Mega Yarn Yoshi towers over the other Yarn Yoshi amiibo and is coming to…
Over the past few days, the internet has been abuzz with rumors of a Twilight Princess remake. It all started when Twitter user and well known data miner @NWPlayer123 (who was also responsible for discovering a massive stockpile of Splatoon information earlier this year) posted a screenshot of a Twilight…
UPDATE: Best Buy has officially stated that Falco is, indeed, an exclusive to the retailer. Pre-orders have already started, so hop on over to Falco’s page on BestBuy.com to snatch him up! According to search results on BestBuy.com, Super Smash Bros. Falco may be a Best Buy exclusive. We’re currently…
Last month, during the Tokyo Game Show, fans of Ace Attorney were treated to the surprise reveal of Apollo Justice in the upcoming Ace Attorney 6. We didn’t know exactly what his role would be in the game back then, but now, thanks to the latest issue of Famitsu, we…
UPDATE: Toys”R”Us has revealed that the Villager restock will be in stores on November 8th. It will be exclusive to Toys”R”Us and available in-store only. Prepare yourselves, amiibo collectors, for the release of five exclusive figures coming soon to Toys”R”Us stores near you. In a recent tweet the store not only…
Nintendo of America has released the North American trailer for Tri Force Heroes on its YouTube channel. Less than two weeks remain until the anticipated release. Are you ready?
Week in and week out, Splatoon continues to enjoy a steady stream of new content, and this week is no different with two new weapons set to be released. First on the docket is the Custom E-liter 3k Scope. While the name may be a mouthful, the weapon’s strengths speak…
It’s official. Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News has gone Skylanders SuperChargers crazy. To kick off our exclusive coupon event that started today (10/9), Amiibo News will be streaming the Wii U version of Skylanders SuperChargers Friday and Saturday nights! We’ll be showing off all four of the Nintendo exclusive Skylanders/amiibo and…
The Nintendo 3DS has become well known as a treasure trove of Japanese RPGs over the years, and on October 13th it will be getting yet another with the American release of the Legend of Legacy. With the game less than a week away Atlus has unveiled a short final…
