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….
David and Goliath is the age-old story of a smaller man defeating a larger man, and that’s exactly the same scenario presented to you in Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! 33 years ago. Now, it seems the boxing legend is ready to create the next iteration of the classic NES boxing…
Today marked Summer Game Fest’s first surprise reveal and spotlight, and it’s for a couple N64 staples. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remasters and pairs the first two games in the series, keeping their locations and songs from their soundtracks intact while aiming to maintain the original feel and add…
Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the next Pokémon anime season, is still a month away from debuting on Netflix — yet fans in Canada were able to watch the first episode via the Teletoon channel. With the speed of a Rapidash, the series’ dubbed intro was uploaded and shared online. …
Last night we learned Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming to Tetris 99, with a special theme planned for this weekend’s Maximus Cup event. Now Nintendo UK has given us an early look at the theme in action, including the multiple music tracks that’ll feature: The Tetriminos themselves are probably…
It’s been more than a few years now since Natsume cut ties with the developers of the Harvest Moon series. While that team continues to make games under the Story of Seasons umbrella, Natsume itself has kept the Harvest Moon name alive with a variety of titles developed in-house. A…
Capcom is the latest company to share its fiscal year results, but it’s when the company looked forward that we got some intriguing tidbits of information. In the accompanying presentation, Capcom reveals that it aims “to release multiple major titles” before March 31, 2021; the end of the new fiscal…
The 13th Tetris 99 Maximus Cup has been announced, and it looks like it’s a business deal with Nook Inc. The next weekend long online event for the game will introduce an Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme that anyone who achieves enough event points can then use whenever they please….
The Animal Crossing series has always had a robust catalog of items. Any “slice of life” simulation game is going to have thousands of objects — functional, decorative, a combination of both, and more. Previous Animal Crossing games have had sites dedicated to cataloguing and buying/selling/trading the in-game items and…
Welcome to Amiibo Showdown! Each week, amiibo fanatics Amiibo Jason and Hero TJ go head-to-head to discuss which amiibo is superior. On today’s episode, it’s the battle of the 8-Bit amiibo!
While things have been quiet for North America, Japan and the UK have both seen Animal Crossing amiibo cards make a comeback. Presumed to have been leftover stock of Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and Welcome amiibo cards; these orders came and went for the most part. While it certainly…
You’ve seen Rob Heiret’s name if you’ve unlocked K.K. Slider in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Every time the famous musician strikes up a tune on Saturday, the game’s credits play and names and companies from all over the world scroll by. Yesterday, Rob began tweeting snippets about his time working…
This past weekend, Epic Games hosted another live concert and featured DJs Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and deadmau5. Prior to Friday’s event, everyone was abuzz over the trailer promoting this Party Royale set — and it wasn’t due to the guest list, but the inclusion of a Nintendo character. Who…
