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…
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,…
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…
The Monster Hunter Rise 2.0 update has rampaged onto Switch, giving those who’ve ardently defended Kamura Village the encroaching threat of Elder Dragons to contend with. While other features and additions were a part of the rollout, as well as our first Event Quest, there’s no competing with the thrill…
This September, NIS America will be bringing two of its more obscure strategy RPGs to modern platforms with “Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1”. Specifically, Phantom Brave and Soul Nomad & The World Eaters. A new trailer has been released today that focuses on the latter game, showing how you’ll…
Welcome to this week’s episode of Mii Weekly, a series where we feature headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo! In this week’s episode, we talk about the New Pokémon Snap release, the Miitopia demo, and a whole bunch of updates for other, popular games….
Alongside its vibrant visuals and self-aware sense of humor, one of Immortals Fenyx Rising’s greatest attributes is its beautiful soundtrack. Composed by Gareth Coker of Ori fame, the music features an iconic blend of pounding drum beats, flowing wind instruments, and sweeping vocalizations that would be right at home in…
Things have been changing (thought perhaps not drastically enough) in the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. While all us residents are still without our pigeon-prepared coffee as the game’s second year rolls along, Nintendo themselves are making the most of what they’ve given us. They’ve updated their Dream Island…
It’s not often someone can say happy birthday to one of their creations in a completely different creation, but that’s exactly what Masahiro Sakurai can manage with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Last week saw a quartet of games get their anniversaries honored and among them was Sakurai’s very first game…
Hot Wheels Unleashed, the highly-customizable arcade racer from Milestone will be speeding its way onto the Switch and other major platforms later this year. Despite its fast-approaching release date, we’ve thus far only seen one of the game’s environments, The Garage, and a tease of another, The Dorm Room. That…
After 22 years and few console generations, Pokémon Snap is getting a much loved and wanted sequel. With over 800 Pokémon spread across eight generations, this photo-snapping adventure has plenty of Pokémon to observe and photograph in the wild. Of course, you won’t find a complete Pokédex here. Instead, you’ll…
It seemed as though we were closing in on finally having the joyous jump-a-thon Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout arrive on Nintendo Switch, with February’s Nintendo Direct announcing that Mediatonic’s multiplayer smash hit would arrive on the system in Summer 2021. Sadly, it looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer…
It’s the big day for Pokémon photographers as New Pokémon Snap launches on Nintendo Switch, and to celebrate, My Nintendo US has revealed its physical rewards for participants of the reward program. The items appear to be the same ones previously featured in Japan’s My Nintendo rewards. These include the…
New Pokémon Snap is finally here! To celebrate, we’re heading back to 1999 and converting an original Pokémon Snap Station to be fully compatible with the Nintendo Switch and New Pokémon Snap!
Streets of Rage 4 will soon be bolstering its already impressive array of content with the “Mr. X Nightmare” DLC. Previously we found out that the boss character Estel Aguirre would be playable as part of the pack, and now we have another confirmed character. Returning to playable status after…
