Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside one hour on Wednesdays for Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed and rescheduled…
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…
Next year XSEED Games will be bringing two intriguing JRPGs to Switch in the form of Loop8 and Trinity Trigger. If you’re excited to try them out then you might be interested in this news – each adventure is getting its own physical limited edition. For starters we have the…
Ever since I started reporting on amiibo all the way back in 2014, one place that I always went for juicy details was the Nintendo Consumer Product Safety page (CPSIA). For those of you not in the know, the CPSIA is an act that was passed in 2008 which requires…
Persona 5 Royal launches for the Switch in a matter of weeks on October 21st but Atlus has jumped the gun and announced when you’ll be able to play the prior two entries on modern platforms, and it’s on the same day! As announced in the tweet below, Persona 4…
It’s crazy to think that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is only a few months away from release. While we haven’t seen much in terms of gameplay, what little we have been shown has Zelda fans (myself included) everywhere on edge for any scraps of news that…
In case you haven’t heard, the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest is a Pokémon collaboration, where players will duke it out to determine whether Grass, Fire, or Water is the best type. This means, of course, that in-game your character will receive a Splatfest Tee for your respective squad — but…
When it was announced that Splatoon 3 would be having three teams face-off in Splatfests many Nintendo fans were quick to notice how perfect Pokémon would be. After all, we’ve already had a Pokémon Red vs Blue Splatfest, and there are plenty of iconic trifectas in the series, whether it…
It’s almost time to take to the skies as one of the Nintendo 64’s launch games is finally heading to the Nintendo Switch Online’s retro library! Pilotwings 64 was a launch game in Japan, North America, and Europe developed collaboratively between Nintendo EAD and the visual technology group Paradigm Simulation….
Nintendo is here with a Direct focusing entirely on the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie! Check it out below:
Google, in between shutting down projects and generally owning too much power and influence, likes to sneak in little surprises on their website, whether it be in the form of Google doodles or fun bonuses for searching certain terms (here’s a fun, very current one — google “velma”). This one…
Bayonetta 3 releases later this month, which means it’s a perfect time to gear up on promotion for the upcoming action title. PlatinumGames has begun releasing a series of dev diaries on the game with the Umbran Studies blog, the latest entry headed by character designer Mari Shimazaki, who once…
We’ve seen Pokémon with Tera Types activated in battles and in Tera Raids, but not in wild encounters. Today, that changes thanks to the latest Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer. During the 14-minute-long trailer, a glowing wild Jigglypuff was shown (complete with sparkling particles and rainbow lights). This Jigglypuff wasn’t…
In the latest Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer, we got to see how we’ll be able to customize our playable Trainer character and what we can do with the Camera App. Plus, we’ll be able to use the Camera App in crafting our very own Profile! Customization You’ll be…
