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,…
It’s still surreal to know that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is being produced by Sony Pictures. With Nintendo and Sony being strong rivals in the console space, it’s almost as if we’re living in a bizarro world where cats and dogs live in absolute harmony. However strange the…
Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
A recent listing from Toys”R”Us Canada has listed the Nintendo Switch’s price at $329.99 Canadian dollars, or about $244 American. If the listing is accurate, and the console is sold at a similar price in other regions/territories, then it means that the Switch has a price of around $250 –…
The upcoming Nintendo Switch is revolutionary in a variety of ways; from its merging of Nintendo’s handheld and console divisions to the innovative Joy-Con controllers. One aspect that is somewhat overshadowed, however, is the somewhat unprecedented partnership between Nintendo and the GPU giant NVIDIA. While it’s been a few weeks…
A couple titles have already been revealed to be making the jump from Wii U to Switch, and a handful more seem like pretty sure bets. During Switch’s short reveal trailer, we caught our first glimpse of some of Wii U’s greatest titles, namely Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon, running…
We may not be hearing specifics regarding the upcoming Nintendo Switch until January 12th but that isn’t stopping the company from announcing plans to show off the system, with news dropping today that attendees of Game Party Japan will be able to try it out. While specific details will be…
Collectors of amiibo have been waiting months for news regarding the remaining Super Smash Bros. series amiibo – Corrin, Cloud and Bayonetta. While we’ve had teases from the Platinum Games team regarding the latter, it’s mostly been very quiet on that front. Now the website Let’s Play Video Games, which…
Tantalus Media, the Australian studio most recently known and praised for developing the remastered version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, is making waves again in Nintendo news. Tom Crago, CEO of Tantalus, recently answered some questions about the company’s involvement with Nintendo’s highly anticipated Switch console in…
Laura Kate Dale, one of several leakers who were right on the money with the Nintendo Switch, has come forward with another rumor claiming the release date of the system, at least in PAL territories – March 17th. This date lands on a Friday which is typical for home console…
It’s Halloween and Nintendo’s managing to unveil a fun surprise for the occasion. The official Breath of the Wild Twitter page showed off some brand new artwork and it features Link climbing up a rock structure modeled after a pumpkin. Fitting for the time of jack-o-lanterns, it’s also a great…
Nintendo has been known for being minimalistic when it comes to storage space compared to its contemporaries, and it looks like the company might continue that trend with the Nintendo Switch. According to a tweet by The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki, the standard game cartridges for the Nintendo Switch…
A small amount of information regarding Project Sonic 2017 has been revealed by Sega. At a meet and greet in Japan, Sega was bombarded with questions about Sonic 2017, and a few answers were given. First, fans have been wondering since the announcement trailer if Modern Sonic levels and Classic…
During a “Historical Simulation Game Day” livestream yesterday, Koei Tecmo announced that its turn-based strategy role-playing franchise, Nobunaga’s Ambition, is coming to the Nintendo Switch sometime in the future. For those unfamiliar with the series, Nobunaga’s Ambition is a turn-based RPG that tasks the player to unify Japan by training…
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied speculate on everything not yet known about the Switch in Part 3 of this edition of the Nintendo Newscast. Listen to the full newscast We’ve broken up the newscast into several parts, with the third part in video form posted above. Part 1 can be…
