The Pokémon franchise has been capturing the imagination of kids and adults across the world for decades now. Of the countless fans out there who grew up with the series, undoubtedly a resounding dream of many was to become a Pokémon Trainer in real life. While Pokémon themselves may not…
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…
With how long the original Nintendo Switch managed to last on store shelves, it should come as no surprise that some of the earliest Switch 2 games were originally designed for the Switch 1. One such is the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the third installment of Koei Tecmo’s…
Are you ready for even more news from the Paldea region, trainers? Well you’re in luck as The Pokémon Company has announced that a new Scarlet and Violet trailer will be dropping tomorrow, September 7th. You’ll be able to catch the video as it drops at 6 a.m. PDT. …
Earlier this year, a new Disney-themed life-sim adventure game called Disney Dreamlight Valley was announced. With footage showing off an idyllic village that’s been overtaken by mysterious forces and your neighbors would be Disney and Pixar characters, it was easy for life-sim fans to instantly connect the dots and go…
This Labor Day, Nintendo is at PAX West 2022 and they’re taking over the PAX Arena! Starting at approximately 1 p.m. PT | 4 p.m. ET, they’ll be hosting a race to the finish line with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022. Afterwards, at approximately 2 p.m. PT…
For years now we’ve been calling the upcoming Illumination-produced Super Mario movie the “Mario Movie” but it sounds like those days may finally be at an end. As reported by an Out of Context Despicable Me Twitter account, the name “Super Mario Bros.” is listed on Illumination Studios Paris’ official…
The Inkay Limited Research Day was just a warmup for Pokémon GO’s Season of Light! The first nearly week-long is here and it’s all about Psychic-type Pokémon. This year’s Psychic Spectacular will see a new Mega Pokémon debut, a new shiny added to Pokémon GO, all four forms of Deoxys…
While there are common addictions — drugs, alcohol, gambling — the truth is that any person can develop a pathological need to do certain things, whether it be to play video games, eat snacks, or rerelease The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim until you’ve bled every last cent it could possibly…
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’re a Nintendo fan, you may be somewhat familiar with the idea of themed cafes in Japan — the likes of Kirby comes to mind, for example. While game franchise collabs with certain chains is certainly not unheard of, they rarely go all out stateside. But that’s exactly what…
Tighten up the hatches and be on the look for spoiled fish — Splatoon 3 has leaked ahead of schedule, dripping ink (content) all over the monitors of any sailor salty enough to crack it. That means that spoilers are in the wild and videos of the game’s single player…
Want to celebrate the pink puffball of pop star in a manner akin to receiving a dozen keys to the city? This Kirby 30th Anniversary Deluxe Collection – Key Motif Set (try saying that five times fast) contains dazzling key-shaped charms styled after each mainline Kirby game, with the key…
Once again a new Pokémon-themed Ichiban Kuji (lottery) is scheduled to spread across Japan and this time the theme is café goods based around the bashful ghost Pokémon, Mimikyu. As Famitsu and Siliconera report, the lottery will appear at game centers and book stores across the region and will cost…
Later this year the notorious crime lord Sabu will be returning to River City to cause havoc. Thankfully Misako, Kyoko, and their allies are on the scene to help out, but they have quite a few villains to face. Those nefarious foes are the focus of the game’s latest trailer,…
