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…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie only weeks away and Super Nintendo World now open to the public, Nintendo is riding high on the expansion of what its intellectual property can do outside of the video game market. Naturally, fans are wondering what’s next for this expansion of their IP,…
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…
As the Switch enters its seventh year, rumors abound of a successor to the wildly successful handheld/home console hybrid. It seems that every week there’s a new rumor, whether it’s regarding a Switch 2, a Super Switch, or something else entirely. It’s a question on everyone’s mind, and recently Greg…
It’s been just over a month since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s $69.99 price point was quietly leaked and then officially announced, and it’s been a fairly hot topic of discussion ever since. Speaking with the Associated Press for an Insider Q&A, Nintendo of America President Doug…
So far, music tracks from the SaGa series and Live A Live have been added to Theatrhythm Final Bar Line as DLC. In a matter of days they’ll be joined by a series with some iconic tunes of its own, though – The World Ends With You. The DLC will…
It’s impossible to imagine the current state of the Kirby series without Kirby’s Return to Dream Land. The culmination of about four other attempts at a fresh game for the tough pink puff, the Wii era adventure paved the way for future games all the way up to Kirby and…
The action-oriented spin-off The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails has been a long-time coming for English speaking JRPG fans but now it’s finally on the horizon. The game originally released for the PSP in Japan way back in 2012 and has a debated connection to the mainline Trails series. This…
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,…
NOTE: The following guide is for a makeup event exclusively for Trainers in the GMT +13 timezone only. A new Raid has appeared in Pokémon GO! Announced on Friday, October 14th, 2022 via the official Pokémon GO blog and official Pokémon GO social media channels, Trainers can now participate in Elite…
With the impending closure of the eShop on the Nintendo 3DS on March 27th, 2023, players are losing the ability to buy a plethora of 3DS games that are only available on those platforms, two of which are a necessity in the process of moving your Pokémon from older generation…
Do you, as a New Yorker, need to get a pipe fixed? Well, assuming you’re a fictional character, you can get the brothers Mario and Luigi to help! The family-owned and operated Super Mario Bros. Plumbing service has officially launched its website, complete with testimonials, service area, and even job…
There’s less than a month until the release of the Super Mario Bros. Movie AND it’s MAR10 Day, which has created a singularity of marketing synergy rarely before seen – and from that singularity has emerged the most chaotic thing of all: scat singing. The cast of the upcoming movie…
