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…
For those who aren’t up on the current economy in Japan, a recent stock market update has seen Nintendo inch ever closer to becoming the sixth largest company in Japan by market valuation. Having recently crossed $100 billion in value, Nintendo is just a couple of billion dollars away from…
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 today’s Level-5 Vision livestream the developer shared trailers for a bunch of games that were revealed during the last Nintendo Direct, giving us better looks at what to expect from the titles. For Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, that means a better look at gameplay, from…
The last Nintendo Direct gave us the surprise reveal of an all-new Professor Layton game, and now we have a few more details courtesy of a fresh trailer. Professor Layton and The New World of Steam will take place one year after the events of Professor Layton and the Unwound…
With the imminent closure of the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on March 27th, players are scrambling to get their hands on any games and applications they don’t want to miss out on. If you’re not sure what to get your hands on, make sure you…
Looking to feel the riches of being a My Nintendo member? Whether you’re a longtime member or a newbie, you can grasp actual, physical coins with the Platinum Point Coin and Gold Point Coin replicas that are part of a Pin Set, available for a mere 800 Platinum Points! …
There’s about a month left until the remaster of Vanillaware cult classic GrimGrimoire hits the Nintendo Switch and other platforms with GrimGrimoire OnceMore, a unique combination of visual novel and 2D tower defense game. And in anticipation, a demo for the game is out on the eShop, along with a…
Update (10/5/23): Wargroove 2 has landed on Switch today, October 5th, offering players the opportunity to duke it out on the battlefield using their wits in turn-based battles. Check out the game in the launch trailer below! Raise the sails and hail the trumpets of war –…
Barely over a month since the game’s release, we’re already up to Wave 3 of Fire Emblem Engage’s Expansion Pass DLC. This Wave adds the last (known) round of Emblems to the game, namely Chrom & Robin from Fire Emblem Awakening and Veronica from Fire Emblem Heroes. Clear their respective…
Update (3/14/23): As promised, the adorable and gorgeous Tails statue is now up for pre-order over at First 4 Figures! Alongside the standard edition are two other options: the Definitive Edition and the Exclusive Edition. Standard Edition “First 4 Figures proudly presents the high-quality resin statue of Sonic…
Tunic is a love-letter to classic games, with more than a few mechanical call-backs to The Legend of Zelda. Perhaps its most unique aspect, though, is the collection of manual pages in lieu of traditional dialogue and tutorials. If you’ve been wanting to get a physical version of that very…
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the Nintendo Switch Online tab lately, you’ll have noticed that Metroid Prime Remastered was added to the rotation, letting you decorate your account with some Samus flair. Another wave is on the way, though, and it’s landing very soon! As shown in the…
It’s hard to believe we’re just a few short months away from the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. If you’re in the UK and you’ve yet to pre-order, you might be interested in this new selection of pre-order bonuses and additional bundle items! As announced…
Want to be possessed by a desire to do evil, take control of people, and start a cult based on the color blue? Then the latest Hobonichi Mother Project merchandise item is for you – a miniature replica statuette of the Evil Mani-Mani Statue from EarthBound/Mother 2. It glows with…
