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,…
Yet another adventure in Oddworld is on the way to Switch, with the latest entry, Soulstorm, getting confirmed for the system by publisher Microids. Continuing the odyssey of Abe, you’ll once again be tasked with rescuing Mudokons and this time there are four separate endings to unlock depending on your…
Yippee. Time for another monthly sales report. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay. Sooooo exciteddddddddddddd. I’m on the edge of my seat just thinking about it. Who doesn’t want to hear about which video games have sold units? 99% of the human race, you say? Well, we still gotta keep that 1% in mind, so……
Super Rare Games is running ever closer towards their 75th physical release. For their 72nd release, they’ve partnered up with publisher Headup Games and the one-man development team Aerial_Knight to bring Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield into the physical world. The 3D side scroller/classic endless runner, which has a free demo available…
Following in the path of its immediate predecessor, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is going to have an Expansion Pass. While already revealed during the Xenoblade 3 Direct last month, we now have a more solid idea of what will launch in the Pass’ first wave of content available on launch day:…
It seems like the Pokémon Company wanted to bookend this week with localized PokéToon episodes. On Monday we saw a spirited Magikarp while this time it’s Slugma taking the spotlight. The new episode, titled “The Slugma-Powered Home”, is very cozy with its winter setting which will hopefully help those of…
Monster Hunter Rise still stands as both a favorite and most played game on my Switch. Capcom successfully reinvented the series with Monster Hunter World and went on to carry that momentum with Rise, bringing those quality of life improvements to handheld hunters while introducing some standout traversal and and…
Are you a fan of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes AND need to write stuff down on occasion? Well, the My Nintendo store has your back with the FEW:3H memo pad, featuring characters Shez (male and female), Arval, Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude. The memo pad costs 600 Platinum…
Four years ago, Octopath Traveler was released on Nintendo Switch! To celebrate the occasion, the official Japanese Twitter account for the game has released a brand-new illustration from artist Tatsuaki Urushihara. Urushihara was one of the leading artists who worked on Octopath Traveler along with some of producer Tamoya Asano’s…
During the month of June, Europe saw a small spike in gaming-related sales. Two of the games that helped drive these sales were F1 2022, the latest multiplatform racing game from Electronic Arts, and Mario Strikers: Battle League from Nintendo. According to sales data, Mario Strikers: Battle League sold over…
Very soon English-speaking JRPG fans will be able to officially experience one of the best-regarded Super Famicom titles with the 2D-HD remake of Live A Live. To mark the coming occasion, Nintendo has put out a new trailer featuring the creation of some new artwork from Naoki Ikushima. In recent…
The Shanghai-based developer Arrowiz and publisher Prime Matter have announced the stylish, neo-futuristic turn based RPG Mato Anomalies for release next year. Described as a “stylistic and truly original JRPG” set in Mato, a city that stands where Old Shanghai once stood. Strange demonic creatures are appearing and the dual…
Turtle fans are not holding back and they won’t cut those not playing the latest shell-kicking hit any slack. Publisher Dotemu has announced that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge from developer Tribute Games, in partnership with Nickelodeon, sold over a million copies in one week across all platforms. While…
