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,…
Despite being a family-friendly company with games that wouldn’t psychologically scar even the most humble of people, Nintendo can’t seem to catch a break with animal rights activist group PETA. After tangoing with the company in the past, PETA has issued a new protest letter over Mario Kart World for…
Of all of Nintendo’s home consoles released over the decades, the Nintendo 64 remains one of the most beloved. While its legacy holds strong to this day, one of the most beloved franchises from the era hasn’t been as lucky, that being Banjo-Kazooie. While the series seems all but lost…
Thanks to Team Instinct leader Spark’s intuition, the second mechanism of the mysterious door was unlocked during Pokémon GO’s Mountains of Power event. In hopes of unlocking the third and final mechanism, Spark is trusting his intuition again. He believes that Electric-type Pokémon can use their powers to open the…
The original GBA was a fine little console in its heyday, but it of course had limits — nobody would expect it to run a game in 3D very well, if at all. Yet in a seismic showcase of porting chops, the console has now been shown to run the…
Pokémon Sword and Shield’s 2022 International Challenge has been announced and the reward for participating in the event might just be worth every Trainer’s participation. Players who register and battle in the upcoming online competition will be able to receive all three of the Shiny Galarian versions of the Kanto…
Pokémon continues its slate of Sumo wrestling promotions with a new, kid-friendly venture — Makuhita competing against a former Yokozuna. The Guts Pokémon enters the ring against Nishinoseki Yutaka, known during his career as Kisenoseki Yutaka, the 72nd Yokozuna in Japanese Sumo history, as the two face off with seven…
Nintendo NYC has no shortage of exclusive merch, and this latest piece is for the bounty hunters among us — a Metroid Cayenne hoodie. Featuring a minimalist design, including a custom 8-bit Samus patch on the sleeve, it’s going for a whole $49.99 at the store. Suit up with…
Gachapon toys in Japan always provide fun little novelties, and this appears to be one of the most charming yet — a set of watches based around the Sony PlayStation One and the Sega Saturn of the ’90s, going for ¥400 (~$3.50) a pop. 「セガサターン」と「プレイステーション」が腕時計になってカプセルトイに登場！ 2月中旬発売 “白サターン”に“PS one”も！ 盤面はディスクデザイン https://t.co/zhO2dcXlIx…
Last year NIS America made the surprising call to officially license the fan translations of the two missing games in the Trails saga – Zero and Azure. These two final PSP entries had been skipped by localizers in order to more quickly reach the full-3D Trails of Cold Steel saga,…
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, the upcoming sequel to 2015’s Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (lots of mysteries around here, it seems), has revealed its redone battle system in a new trailer (that is for some reason soundless): Now battle can…
Kirby has been having a fantastic new year so far, and it’s looking like that trend is going to continue. Following up on a new Kirby and the Forgotten Land trailer and the debut of his 30th Anniversary logo, a pair of plushes have been announced to celebrate the latter….
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,…
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…
Are you British? Do you want to play Kirby? If your answer to both of those questions is yes, then pre-ordering Kirby and the Forgotten Land from the UK MyNintendo store will net you a free gift bundle consisting of a notebook and a magnet sheet (while supplies last). …
