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…
Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
We’ve seen tournaments for 64, Melee, and Brawl come and go; limiting stages and characters to the ones introduced in those titles. Now in Ultimate, it’s the pair of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U’s turn to remind players just how much it brought to the series. …
We are just days away from Pokémon GO’s biggest event yet — a Pokémon GO Fest with over a million ticket sales! Good thing there’s plenty of space when you invite the world’s entire population to catch ‘em all. There’s more to Pokémon GO Fest than just catching Pokémon. At…
Following Gym Leader Nessa’s addition to Bandai Candy’s Pokémon Scale World toy line, we’ve seen a few teases of other Pokémon Trainers and Gym Leaders hailing from the Galar region. Today, another Gym Leader has stepped forward and is available to pre-order. Aspiring champion and self-proclaimed rival to Champion…
Nintendo recently shared its Annual Report of 2020, which outlines the company’s monetary and investment information for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2020. In this year’s report, Nintendo also mentions how COVID-19 has affected them, while also outlining how the pandemic could hurt them moving forward. Specifically, Nintendo…
The Pokémon nanoblock line is getting a few new additions within the next few months. Announced by Kawada Co. (the company that owns nanoblock) and reported by various news outlets in Japan, Galarian Farfetch’d and Slowpoke (both regular Kanto and Galarian forms) are joining the nanoblock family, and soon. Available…
Play Nintendo’s latest printable activity is the easiest print out project yet! A set of four Animal Crossing: New Horizons-themed stationery sheets have been added to the site, and now it’s easier than ever to document your island adventures. Of course, the stationery features Nook Inc. president and CEO, Tom…
Fantasy Strike, a one-on-one fighting game from Sirlin Games, is one of my favorite fighting games for Nintendo Switch. And now, if you haven’t tried it out, you can do so for free. Sirlin Games announced a major update for the game that will make it free to play across…
Today brings another retro-inspired indie to Nintendo Switch, putting you in the cockpit of Panzer Paladin. A launch trailer has been released, highlighting the game’s features and showing off both mech and pilot gameplay. You can pick up Panzer Paladin from the eShop (and Steam) today for $19.99….
While the first trio of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 DLC characters focused on the Whole Cake Island Arc, the game’s fourth addition instead brings in a Supernova. “Red Flag” X Drake (the ‘X’ is read Diez) is a marine turned pirate who can turn into a dinosaur. This raises…
We’ve all been there, seeing everyone we know start to post results from personality quizzes or memes to their feed. It looks like Kirby’s a fan too, as a brand new quiz has gone up on the Japanese Kirby Portal website that’ll help you learn what Copy Ability represents you!…
Over the weekend many of you no doubt kept busy tracking down Toads and rotating battlefields in Paper Mario: The Origami King. We’ve seen some great merch and bonuses come along for the game, but for anyone on a budget the Japanese site for the game has a fun bonus…
It may not have been a part of the western Nintendo Direct mini, but Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin certainly could have fit right in. Featuring a style that lands somewhere between Okami and Muramasa, the game managed to leave an impression that had us waiting for more info. And…
