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,…
As part of this morning’s Virtua Fighter direct stream, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO will be getting ports to consoles soon. Released for PC via Steam in January, players on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 will be able to jump into the fray to experience one…
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…
May 14th is going to be a great night for a curse. While Konami has not released a mainline Castlevania game since Lords of Shadow 2 debuted in 2014, the company has dropped multiple classic digital rereleases over time. Thanks to Limited Run Games, however, the digital version of the…
With April almost over, Niantic is ready to announce all the details for Pokémon GO’s May Community Day. Start counting your candy stash, as Swablu will be appearing by the flock on Saturday, May 15th! From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (your local time), the Normal- and Flying-type Cotton Bird…
The Kirby Café has been an adorable spot in Tokyo and Hakata for years now. To take in this kind of cuteness has always required a visit to the actual restaurant or its accompanying store, but a new development might be opening the door to Dream Land diners all over…
Pokémon Snap is all about capturing the moments instead of Pokémon, and in this long-awaited follow-up coming to the Nintendo Switch, there are plenty of them. In the latest New Pokémon Snap trailer, several of the Lental region’s hundreds of species are showing off their behaviors. This includes rare glimpses…
Last summer, publisher LINE Games and developer Studio ReG announced The War of Genesis: Remnants of Gray for the Nintendo Switch. A strategy game built in Unreal Engine 4, it caught a lot of attention thanks to its visuals, and now we have an even better look at the game…
Welcome to another Nintendo Wire De-Make! Today, we reimagine a world where Pokémon Snap released on the Game Boy Color! Animation by Rotobit.
What happens when you take two electrifyingly adorable first evolutionary stage Pokémon and combine them together for one complete plush set? The corgi-inspired puppy Yamper and the attaching spider Joltik speak for themselves in toy company TOMY’s latest addition to their ongoing lineup of soft Pokémon products. There is no…
Monster Hunter Rise has been an absolute hit for Capcom, selling like hotcakes and taking over social lives the world over. It turns out the hunters from Kamura Village aren’t content to simply keep fighting monsters out in the wild, and are taking their hunt to the streets of Ninjala…
Sometimes the ultimate maximum tomato you can find in life is the one you love most. Kirby has jumped his way into all sorts of occasions over the years, but are you ready for the insatiable super-tough pink puffball to enter your romantic life once again? Kirby-loving couples currently looking…
Just in time for its Version 2.0 update, it’s been announced that Monster Hunter Rise’s sales have surpassed 6 million. This worldwide total is from both physical and digital sales of the game, but for a currently single platform title that’s only been out a month, those are some fantastic…
If there’s one Mario character that knows how to “open wide” for a check-up, it’s the mouthy botanical boss Petey Piranha. Sure enough, the mutant Piranha Plant is now a qualified doctor in mobile title Dr. Mario World. Yellow: "A new doctor will arrive on Apr. 27, 11 PM…
In 2009, former video game publisher THQ had a very interesting way of promoting its otherwise unremarkable vaporware Wii title Big Family Games. The company decided to send the Queen of England a 24-karat, gold-plated Wii console along with a golden Wii Remote and Nunchuck as well as a copy…
