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…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Stop-motion animation is one of my favorite art forms, wholly unique and the product of painstaking work. The sheer effort it takes to produce the art is often underappreciated, as are its realistic look and almost pure artistry in bringing a technically unmoving object to life. But few are as…
Everybody knows that Xenoblade Chronicles battle quotes are the greatest thing humanity has ever produced. The sheer quality of Reyn statements alone is enough to make me forget the bleak gray firmament outside and get through the bad times — after all, you really can’t have a rainbow without Reyn,…
We’re only a couple months away from the release of Spike Chunsoft’s AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative, and while the developers have detailed nirvanA Initiative’s new mechanics previously, for the first time we get to see them truly in action, with a brand-new 3-minute trailer that includes snippets…
It’s a triple threat of genres crammed into one nostalgic arcade-like experience. Rogue Games has announced that their latest retro-inspired title, Super Mega Zero, will be coming to Nintendo Switch this April 21st. Resurrected from the roots of forgotten arcade game Mega Zero, Rogue Game’s new iterations of the title…
The tulips are starting to bloom again and the Pikmin of Earth are preparing to celebrate. Niantic has announced that Pikmin Bloom’s next Community Day, celebrating the tulip flower, will take place on April 23rd. During April’s Community Day, Big Flowers will bloom into tulips when players plant regular blue,…
Tomorrow you’ll be able to return to the world of Chrono Cross with The Radical Dreamers Edition on Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, but if you’re unsure or simply want to know more about the game then you might want to check out this short new trailer from Square Enix…
While Sonic mainly celebrated his 30th anniversary last year, it’s still technically his anniversary year through June 2022. As a result, First 4 Figures isn’t late to the party with this impressive statue of the blue blur. The statue is posed to resemble the 30th Anniversary key artwork but…
Do you ever see a piece of merchandise so beautiful you start crying? Its texture so palpable that you can feel it tight in your arms, giving you warmth and comfort in this cruel and bleak world? Our joys are few and far between these days, and that makes the…
If you’re a fan of Castlevania, particularly the successful Netflix animated series, then here’s a great pickup for you: a print of the Tepes family portrait from the show, complete with Dracula, Lisa, and Alucard. ✨Take a golden detailed look at the Tepes family portrait for our upcoming limited…
Just like last month’s first batch of custom icons for your Nintendo Switch profile, April brings a whole new set of icons for Nintendo Switch Online. Replacing Super Mario Odyssey this month is Splatoon 2, while the Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters have rolled over to feature villagers with April…
It may be one of the most popular franchises ever made, a monomythical epic of good and evil, but we all need to admit something — Star Wars can be silly. Just, comically goofy and strange. Have you seen the “Live Slug Reaction” meme going around the internet recently? That’s…
If you’re remotely familiar with my taste in games or our coverage here at Nintendo Wire you’ll know that Kirby floats high above the rest as a personal favorite. The pink puffball has endeared himself to plenty, and 2018’s Kirby Star Allies was one I eagerly awaited as soon as…
