With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
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…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
If you feel like you’ve been seeing more ads around featuring Nintendo, chances are you’re not alone: according to VentureBeat and iSpot TV, Nintendo spent an estimated $14 million on TV ads in March. This estimation would be over $3 million more than February, while that number blew all other…
As anyone could have probably guessed, current self-quarantine and social distancing practices and ordinances in place around the country and world have majorly affected games like Pokémon GO, which rely on people’s ability to go out and explore their towns, parks, and other public spaces. It’s almost heartbreaking to see…
Remember back when Animal Crossing: New Horizons was slated for a 2019 release date? Yeah, neither do we. The latest iteration of Nintendo’s beloved franchise has swept the globe, powering Nintendo to record sales numbers and Switch shortages. For that, Bloomberg has named the game “the biggest hit of the…
Poké Ball shaped accessories are a dime a dozen. I’ve gotten multiple from prerelease events, have ones stashed away from the late ’90s (Burger King gold cards!), and have the Poké Ball Plus controller less than a foot away from my desk. Now though, Razer’s amping up the function and…
The evolution of Pokémon (both as depicted in game and as a franchise) has led to hosts of oddballs, adorables, what-is-thats, and two literal heaps of garbage. What hasn’t changed is how great these can look as cards, and today IGN exclusively debuted seven cards from the upcoming TCG expansion…
LeSportsac’s first foray with Nintendo in 2017 was a super hit, so it’s no surprise that they would dabble with a video game IP again. Three years later we’ll now be able to pair our wardrobe with the Pokémon x LeSportsac collection. Initially announced on April 1st on LeSportsac’s official…
For all its cuteness, there are some mischievous aspects to Animal Crossing if you look in the right places. A beloved (and hated) series item that can unleash either a wave of terror or glee has been “missing” in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Normally found at the dump, lost and…
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu focuses on Bravely Default II, and the magazine has released snippets of an interview with game producers Tomoya Asano and Masashi Takahashi. While we’ll have to wait for the full release and translation for everything, here are some brief tidbits: Asano began the interview…
The new tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizons have led to some truly incredible and creative themed islands. The one many people are talking about today was made by a Japanese Pokémon fan (@hinopika) who recreated several routes and towns from Pokémon Gold/Silver. なつかしの ジョウトちほうへ・・・！！ ▼#どうぶつの森 #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch #ポケモン…
Last week Nintendo put a temporary hold on shipments of Switches and Switch Lites to Japan due to a unit shortage caused by the global COVID-19 crisis. Now the company has announced via Twitter that shipments of the console will resume this week. In addition, special edition Animal Crossing: New…
Last night the Nintendo Switch’s firmware saw another big update to version 10.0.0, adding the likes of button remapping and a few new avatar options. Hidden within its files, though, is something a lot more exciting. As dataminer Mike Heskin reports, three out of five new DRAM profiles seem to…
The Sonic franchise is well known for its music, and it has more than a few remix albums to show for it. The latest collection of tunes is titled “DJ Style Party”, which, as Sonic Stadium reports, is set to feature tracks from the entire history of Sonic from a…
