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…
A few months back, Microsoft unceremoniously cancelled its upcoming Perfect Dark reboot and basically cemented itself as not caring about games anymore. After nearly a decade of dev time, the hotly anticipated follow-up to the legendary N64 classic was put on ice and, along with it, any hope that big-budget…
In celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be opening a limited time pop-up shop in the London Natural History museum next year. Set to do business for two months, the shop will be open from January 26th, 2026, until March 22nd,…
Chocobo GP is a cutesy, cartoonish-styled kart racer, so it only makes sense that they would pull characters from the most cartoonishly styled Final Fantasy game, as Black Mage Vivi and Knight Steiner (already confirmed to be in the game) have gotten a character trailer — and voices! …
If you, like me, would take bullets for the Shinx line of Pokémon, then the merch gods have something in store for you: a new line of goods titled “My Rentorar’s Story” (Rentorar is the Japanese name for Luxray), combining wholesome storytelling, electric blues and blacks, and… FILA sportswear? The…
It’s time to blast Bump of Chicken’s Karma and shout “REPLICAAAAAAA” at the top of your lungs — to commemorate the first anniversary of the Tales YouTube channel, Bandai Namco is uploading one episode of the 2008 Tales of the Abyss anime per week, with the first one (complete with…
Development for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate concluded this year, a landmark achievement in video games, crossover and hype generation — but people are (somehow) already speculating about what’s next. Beloved Director Masahiro Sakurai doesn’t seem to have any particular idea at the moment, not committing to no more Smash games…
An all-new Pokémon adventure is here in Pokémon Legends: Arceus! Survey, catch, and research wild Pokémon in Hisui, the Sinnoh of long ago, to complete the region’s first Pokédex. Need help with your journey through Hisui? Check out our guides and walkthroughs below!
The new year is nearly here, which makes it the perfect time to look back on 2021 and think about which memorable Nintendo moments stood out the most. Let’s take a few minutes and think back through the last 12 months… The world has surely changed in just about every…
GameWorks, the chain known for its entertainment center venues featuring arcades and restaurants, announced last week that it has closed the doors of its remaining locations. Like many establishments over the course of the last year and a half, GameWorks was hit hard by the pandemic, citing that financial difficulties…
Sometimes announcements are straight-up weird. Remember when Nintendo spent a huge part of one E3 on Wii Music? Things this year didn’t get quite up to that level of strange, but there was a large number of curiosities — remember Square Enix announcing Project Triangle Strategy, only to drop the…
There are only a small handful of sports personalities whose names you’ve heard even if you know next to nothing about the sport in question. Even if you’ve never looked so much as looked at a field the names Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, or Wayne Gretzky probably register somewhere in…
Look at any year-end top seller list and it’s pretty much populated by big ticket titles — which is why it’s nice that Nintendo has released a video announcing which indie titles of 2021 sold best. While not ranked (for understandable reasons), it still provides a glimpse into what was…
The past two years have brought semiconductor shortages the likes of which we haven’t seen before, making the acquisition of consoles difficult due to scarcity. And it doesn’t seem to be improving anytime soon, as Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said 2022 will likely continue to bring supply issues for the…
This year’s winter alts are still around, but Fire Emblem Heroes is already looking to the future. The New Year, specifically, with the annual tradition of kimono-clad characters returning. This time it’s mostly composed of ones introduced in the mobile game’s Book V storyline, with a Radiant Dawn Laguz added…
