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…
If you’ve followed our past posts on McDonald’s Japan’s August specials, you’ll know that this past weekend saw the start of a promotion with The Pokémon Company. In addition to some toys included with Happy Meals, there was a limited-edition set of Pokémon cards that included an extra-limited variant of…
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,…
Lightwood Games, a specialist developer of puzzle games, has brought a totally unique experience to the 3DS with its newest game, Word Puzzles by POWGI. Six different pen-and-paper style word puzzles are available with the game, all of which are solved by using the stylus and the system’s touch-screen controls….
Would you call yourself an ex-Resident Evil fan? Did the not-so-subtle transition from tense, survival horror to full on action kill your interest in the franchise? Do you own a 3DS? Then this Cheap Nintendo Gem is for you! Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS) $4.99 in 3DS eShop Set on a…
Amiibo News has once again teamed up with Toys”R”Us to bring amiibo fans a fantastic deal! This is for all of you die hard fans out there who have spent time waiting in line to buy highly anticipated new amiibo. From open until noon local time tomorrow, November 1st, you…
Once again, thanks to the super talented amiibo artist extraordinaire, GandaKris, we have a very special treat for amiibo fans! This custom amiibo of Nintendo’s Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Super Smash Bros. and Kirby, is up for a charity auction on eBay. 100% of the proceeds from this auction…
Back in July, Aksys Games announced the long-awaited third installment in the Zero Escape series, but at the time they were deliberately vague on the game’s details. Thankfully, just in time for Halloween, the publisher has not only revealed the game’s title to be “Zero Time Dilemma” but also confirmed…
UPDATE (30/10): Nintendo has released a new video showing Dry Bowser and Bowser Jr. facing off on the court: After months of silence Nintendo is finally revealing more details for the upcoming Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and while there are no new character announcements just yet they’ve confirmed the return…
Halloween is upon us, and no doubt many of you are preparing your costumes and getting ready to start scaring. However, if you’ve got some time to spare this All Hallow’s Eve you might want to jump into Super Mario Maker; the Mario brothers aren’t strangers to creepy haunted houses…
My biggest takeaway from Nintendo’s investors meeting yesterday wasn’t its sales numbers or the delay of its mobile game debut. And it wasn’t the first details about the new unified account system, My Nintendo. The most meaningful, and risky, piece of information came when President Tatsumi Kimishima was asked about…
For 20 years, fans of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island have been patiently waiting for a worthy successor. Though the floaty, egg-centric platformer has gone on to inspire an entire series of follow-ups, none have been able to recapture the precise chemistry of the original, until now. After decades…
Nintendo of Japan just unveiled all 100 of the Series 2 Animal Crossing amiibo cards on its official Happy Home Designer page. Did your favorite villager make the cut? Check out the image below for the full Series 2 roster!
Nintendo held a brief meeting earlier this evening to disclose its latest financial information. While they didn’t exactly drop any bombs, there were more than a few announcements of interest, including our first details on Nintendo’s upcoming foray into the mobile gaming market. First things first, the company shared a…
File this conjecture under ‘potential crimes against humanity’, rather than ‘wishful thinking’. We’re currently in the middle of a maelstrom of rumors and speculation about Nintendo’s upcoming console, codenamed NX, which is due to be formally revealed sometime in 2016. Much of what’s being discussed with regards to the new…
