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,…
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…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
Don’t you just love it when limited edition items get a short rerun for those who previously missed out? Regardless of your stance on that, those located in the UK have a chance to spice up their iPhone with a re-release of these limited edition Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing…
Initially released for the Xbox One, PQube and developer Billy Goat Entertainment are bringing over the physics-based, man-and-goat-in-a-shopping-cart simulation game, Supermarket Shriek, to Nintendo Switch. It’s a weird premise fueled by screaming for dear life and throwing in a punny nod to game show Supermarket Sweeps in its title. Where…
Niantic and The Pokémon Company are adding another candle to Pokémon GO’s birthday cake this week! The mobile game that brought everyone outdoors in 2016 is having to spend its 4th birthday indoors, but that doesn’t mean other traditions won’t carry over. Yūsuke Kozaki, the character designer for Pokémon GO,…
A fresh new batch of Pokémon Center merchandise has hit their online store, bringing a bevy of new Pocket Monsters-themed merch for you to check out. Items include, but are not limited to the following: Tropical (or should we say Alolan?) shirts in designs featuring Lapras, Gengar, Slowpoke, and more…
When Pokémon GO launched four years ago, many had doubts on just what the AR game could be, and how long it would last. Fast forward to the present, though, and the Niantic game has now grossed $3.6 billion in revenue from player spending. The data comes from Sensor Tower,…
Get ready to roll! Fans of the Katamari Damacy franchise might want to get their wallets out! The good folks at Fangamer have announced that loads of new Katamari merch is ready to order! They have plushes, shirts, hats, posters, and lots more — so however you want to express…
The parade of summer updates in Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues with the inclusion of a new Bamboo Grass item to celebrate the Japanese holiday of Tanabata. A tweet from the official Animal Crossing account details the item, which resembles a bamboo plant with small paper notes and decorations on…
It’s time to face your nightmares once again (or for the first time) as Catherine: Full Body has finally come to Nintendo Switch. Atlus has shared a launch trailer, showing off this unique game in its handheld debut outside of Japan. You can read our thoughts on the…
Today, July 7th, marks the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX. While it may not have reached global recognition the way VII had, it’s a common theme that IX has managed to touch the hearts of those who’ve played it. In the first in a series of special interviews from…
There’s just a little over a week to go until Paper Mario: The Origami King launches for the Nintendo Switch! To get everyone hyped up, Nintendo has put out a new, short trailer that doesn’t show much new content but gives us a nice refresher on what we’ve seen so…
Nintendo fans are slowly but surely getting re-introduced to the works of Japanese developer Falcom with the likes of Ys VIII and Trails of Cold Steel III heading to the system, but now one of the studios’ most classic adventures is making the leap over, courtesy of Dotemu. Ys Origin…
While most Nintendo fans might know Sega best for its console games, and the iconic console war of the ’90s, the company was behind countless ground-breaking arcade games at the same time and in the decades prior. It turns out Sega of Japan is seeking to memorialize a few of…
