As 2025 carries on, Pokémon fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. For the first time in over a decade, the France-inspired Kalos region will be making its return in a new form. That being said, with no release date even yet known, it…
This week was the grand opening of Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. Included as one of the five lands within is Super Nintendo World, Nintendo’s first step into the theme park world. And while park is split into two — one based on Mario and the other on…
With only a week left to go in May, it’s time for Nintendo to spring some new classic games onto its NSO service. Instead of a broad selection of titles, this month sees four new Game Boy games getting added, with one being a ludicrously expensive Game Boy Color game….
The cries of millions of fans have finally been heard by Atlus, and Persona 5 Royal is finally making its way to the Nintendo Switch, allowing fans to steal hearts on the go. As the definitive edition of 2016/2017’s Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal has been heavily updated with quality…
The two may have been memed to death by a misunderstood (?) laughing scene in recent years but Final Fantasy X’s Tidus and Yuna are an iconic romantic pairing as JRPGs go. Now, thanks to a pair of official Square Enix plushes, they’re becoming even cuter together. Tidus and Yuna…
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,…
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 Raids. One big question though – what are Elite Raids? Elite Raids are a new type of…
It’s finally here! Lego Super Mario: The Mighty Bowser has arrived at the Nintendo Wire offices (thanks Lego Marketing Department for the review opportunity!) and I couldn’t be happier. While I knew the MASSIVE box meant Bowser’s build would be time-consuming, I underestimated just how long it would take to assemble…
There were two burning takes in the wake of the Mario movie teaser trailer — Jack Black’s Bowser rules and Chris Pratt’s Mario drools. But besides those two prominent roles and some generally positive vibes about the movie’s look, lost in the crossfire was the debut of Keegan-Michael Key as…
Fight for the future! Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has received its first wave of post-launch DLC, featuring two main additions: new mechanical hero Ino and Challenge Battles. Ino comes with the typical Hero Quest additions, and Challenge Battles can reward you with cool stuff like accessories and outfits, including swimsuits. …
Most video game patches are so smooth and minute that you barely even register they’re there. It’s kinda the point, assuming you’re not dropping a huge update that adds new features. But it doesn’t always go so swimmingly — as is the case with the newest Nintendo Switch Sports patch,…
Video game online subscription services make a lot of money. How much money, exactly? A lot. And we know now roughly how much due to a report from the Brazilian competition regulator and government agency Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), or CADE. CADE just approved…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
Gym Leader Iono just revealed her partner Pokémon to be Bellibolt! Thanks to another trailer, plus an official website page, we have more details on the new EleFrog Pokémon. Bellibolt is a pure Electric type with two abilities – the well-known Static, which has a chance to paralyze…
Scarlet and Violet’s new Electric-type Gym Leader Iona is back as promised with the reveal of her all-new partner Pokémon – Bellibolt! You can check it out in the new trailer below: You’ll be able to catch a Bellibolt of your very own when Pokémon Scarlet and Violet…
