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…
If you’ve followed our past posts on McDonald’s Japan’s August specials, you’ll know that this past weekend saw the start of a promotion with The Pokémon Company. In addition to some toys included with Happy Meals, there was a limited-edition set of Pokémon cards that included an extra-limited variant of…
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,…
Star Wars Day isn’t until May the 4th, but that hasn’t stopped Lucasfilm from dropping out of hyperspace early with steep sales and deals that run the gamut from physical merch to video games across all platforms. Nintendo fans in particular should definitely take notice, as nearly the entire suite…
UNIQLO’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons UT collection is now available in Japan! While fans in the US will have to way a tad longer to purchase any pieces from the line (June 7th to be specific), everyone around the world with a Nintendo Switch, a copy of Animal Crossing: New…
Not many snacks are more synonymous with getting together to play games with your friends than pizza rolls, and Totino’s is ready to use that association to sell their products to gamers in the US. With new packages of Totino’s Pizza Rolls and Totino’s Party Pizza packs featuring art from…
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…
