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…
Splatoon has quickly become one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, with three games being released so far, a plethora of merchandise and collabs under its belt, and numerous mangas available to the masses over the years. Nintendo of Japan has now revealed that a new app featuring the Splatoon manga…
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,…
A new Fire Emblem is on the horizon, paving the way for a new cast of recruitable characters. Included this time will be summonable characters from past entries in the series, brought to your side via Emblem Rings. The Continent of Elyos is in your hands in Fire Emblem Engage!…
Another week, another slate of Nintendo Switch Online icons filed in and out of rotation. This week brings the third wave of Splatoon 3 icons, which includes another batch of squid and octo kids in various poses with different weapons, Man-o’-Wardrobe proprietor Jel La Fleur, everybody’s favorite judge Judd, a…
There are many ways to resolve conflict — mediation, fistfighting, a complex dialectical process of reflection and understanding the existence of multiple truths — but we all know the best way to definitively handle moral quandaries is through Splatfests. The first post-launch Splatfest for Splatoon 3, “What would you bring…
Remember Detective Pikachu? No, not the 2019 movie starring Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds — rather, the 2016 3DS game that the movie was (loosely) based on. Yes, while oft forgotten in the face of its much more widely known adaptation, the initial Detective Pikachu game came first and there…
Today Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival brings even more drumming action to Switch and on top of adding a few new multiplayer modes it also brings along the Taiko Music Pass which adds another 500 songs to the game! To get you pumped up, a new trailer has been dropped….
Square Enix’s upcoming rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is set to be loaded with iconic Final Fantasy tracks, with the base game featuring 385 tunes. Thanks to fans, we now know just what tunes will be included. RPGSite and Finaland have teamed up to collate sources and figure out…
Square Enix recently revealed the sequel to Octopath Traveler to the world in the latest Nintendo Direct, with a fairly soon release date of February next year. And there’s good reason for that: the game is quite far along in development, as revealed in a Famitsu interview translated by Noisy…
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the earliest, best surprises on the Switch. Many of the Nintendo published titles of the system’s first year were highly anticipated, but also far more “expected” than a tactical strategy game that crossed over the most famous name in gaming with Ubisoft’s…
Picross fans are spoiled for choice on the Nintendo Switch, whether it be the long-running S series, spin-offs themed to Sega, or even the retro Mario’s Super Picross via Nintendo Switch Online. Well, it’s time to get ready to plant more crosses as Jupiter has announced Picross S8 for release…
Given their simplicity, Atari’s classic games catalogue seems tailor made for a WarioWare-style microgame collection, and now that seems to be happening courtesy of developer iLLOGIKA. Featuring over 150 microgames that mash-up classic games with newly drawn sprites, the game will reward you with vintage art, posters, and manuals. Remastered…
10 years ago, Tribute Games made the ingenious decision to merge Breakout/Arkanoid with RPG elements to make Wizorb for PC. Now, it’s finally heading to a Nintendo platform with a Switch release! The game features boss fights, a town you’ll slowly rebuild, and more besides. Wizorb launches for…
Ah, August. The season of football starts. I think. Do I look like someone who knows things about sports? I just watch Jon Bois videos and perennially wait for the Seattle Mariners to break my heart. Okay, hold on let me fact-check myself. …It turns out professional American football starts…
