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,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
In a world of cards, a dragon shall be slain. Featured in this week’s Nintendo Direct, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roar brings turn-based card battles and tabletop RPGs to new heights on Nintendo Switch. Plus the game boasts some fantastic talent behind its production, notably YOKO TARO and…
While this week’s Nintendo Direct included new game announcements, some updates to current games, and more, there was a big surprise for Disney fans. The Nintendo 3DS game where you could play as your Mii character, hang out with Disney characters, run a café, and more is being brought over…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is taking Dream Land’s hero in a new direction in many ways. He’s fully stepping into the third dimension, discovering a new kind of environment, and facing off with unfamiliar enemies. What hasn’t changed though is the company he keeps in promotional artwork. Are…
Update (Saturday, September 25th at 12:15 p.m. PT): Wow! That was fast! Arcanine is available to pre-order on Pokémon Center’s US and CA sites right now. According to the listings, the plush will ship out to customers in late May 2022. Pokémon Center US listing – $449.99 Pokémon Center CA…
This week’s Nintendo Direct, which was filled with announcement after announcement, managed to find 90 seconds to spotlight Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Specifically, we’re talking about the game’s DLC. With Wave 1 releasing back in June, we were teased with some basic details for Wave 2 and an estimated…
In a landmark decision that is sure to have every rainbow-clad farmer awash in joy, XSeed has revealed yesterday in a Localization Blogpost that Rune Factory 5 will be the first in the series to add gay marriage. After years of advocation by both longtime fans and XSeed themselves, the…
We’re mere weeks from the long-awaited next Metroid title, yet Nintendo saw fit to drop another trailer for Samus’ next mission. The recurring bits of information and footage that have come paint an apprehensive adventure for the bounty hunter, and that trend continues with the Sounds of Dread. …
Project Triangle Strategy was certainly a notable part of the Nintendo Direct it debuted in, taking a good portion of time to introduce its gorgeous pixels and weighty choices. Maybe you even gave its demo a go, or sent some feedback on the experience via its survey. Now, in our…
Splatoon 3 made quite the splash during the most recent Nintendo Direct, showing off both its trademark multiplayer gameplay and its (if tradition holds, surprisingly robust) single-player story. That adventure, titled “Return of the Mammalians”, seems to be centered on fuzzy fiends that are encroaching on Splatsville, the game’s new…
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s title screen is absolutely iconic to longtime Nintendo fans and evokes nostalgic bliss in the hearts of many. It’s fitting, then, that during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, it was used to introduce the latest addition to the Nintendo Switch Online service. That’s right,…
After arriving on PC in the wake of Undertale’s 6th anniversary, Deltaruna Chapter 2 has made its way to Switch. Not only is this continuation of the spiritual follow-up available as an update to the previously released Chapter 1, it’s also absolutely free. Don’t take my word for it though,…
After a debut way back when in 2017, Bayonetta 3 was announced with naught but a purple-hued teaser. Now, as part of the most recent Nintendo Direct, it’s yet again time to dance. Bayonetta 3 closed out the broadcast and it delivered in all you’d expect from the stylish action…
