Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
The holiday season is now just a few months away, and to many that leaves a lot to look forward to. With a vast assortment of highly-anticipated game releases just around the corner, the wait can feel almost agonizing. A good way to make that wait feel shorter is to…
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…
The Super Smash Bros. roster has grown to sizes we never would’ve believed back at the turn of the millennium, but there’s just something about the original game and its chunky characters that stands out even today. Eight starting fighters (plus four secret characters) was enough back in the day,…
Join Sephiroth and celebrate the season with the merriest Yule Log of all-time!
As the holiday season starts ramping up with the end of December, you may want to kick back while you are trapped indoors and get yourself into the same rhythm as the chilly atmosphere you may be seeing outside your window or across the internet. Whether you’re booting up your…
While this time of the year is known as the season of giving, there’s still a specialness about the memories we have of receiving gifts from loved ones and spending time together playing games over Winter Break — especially when it involves Nintendo. Some of those cherished experiences may have…
If there are two things I love during the winter season it’s the holidays we adore celebrating with one another and taking time off to replay Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo (or the Game Boy Advance) for the hundredth time. Every December, my family and I typically take…
We all need some songs to put on in the background while we stare into the flickering flames of a yule log and contemplate our existential quandaries, and this year we’ve selected a few choice Nintendo tracks that you can relax to whilst surrounded by friends and family. First up…
In celebration of the death of 2020, Pokémon GO will be holding a New Year’s event that brings lots of other reasons to celebrate 2021. The main gimmick to this year’s event is that Slowpoke is late to the party, and players will be able to find the Water/Psychic-type wearing…
While it’s easy to kick 2020 out the door, XSeed has decided to look back at all their releases this year. Sure, some aren’t on Switch, but it was still a great year for them from a Nintendo perspective thanks to some familiar fun and surprising hits. Not…
Nintendo and the Pokémon Company continue to find new, interesting ways to share familiar information. If you read and follow us you’ve no doubt heard what we’ve had to say about the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass and you’ve maybe even visited it yourself. But how about checking them…
Appletun is one of the best new Pokémon that Pokémon Sword and Shield gave the world. It is a living apple pie mixed with a smol dragon. Those little droopy bits? Those aren’t ears, those are eyes – amazing. It’s doing its best, and now you can savor that sweetness…
Switch owners (or at least Smash fans) have no doubt gotten to know Terry Bogard a lot better since he joined Ultimate’s roster. You can also find plenty of other Fatal Fury titles on the eShop thanks to the ongoing Arcade Archives series. If those classics aren’t your speed or…
We’re getting closer to Bravely Default II’s February release and it looks like Square Enix Japan is gearing up its marketing for the game, kicking things off with an exploration of one of the towns – the magic kingdom of Wiswald. Check out its lush vegetation as well as its…
