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…
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…
One of the most appealing aspects of the Pokémon franchise is how iconic all of the Pokémon themselves are; with over 1,000 unique characters now, each one is someone’s favorite. That being said, some are certainly more popular than others. In the hallmarks of fan-favorite Pokémon, Gyarados ranks highly as…
GoodSmile released the male version of the Byleth figure for pre-order just a few weeks ago, and now the company’s releasing the female variant. Our own Abbie Maxwell reported on the original pre-order, revealing that female Byleth would be coming soon. Just like male Byleth, female Byleth will…
I love arcade racing games. I still shout “OH NO, A TORNADO!” an exclamation from the announcer in Cruis’n Blast on the Death Valley track, like it’s a quote from a so-bad-it’s-good action movie. It’s practically an unwritten rule that every good arcade racer has at least one ubiquitous announcer…
We’re just over a month away from the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, and Nintendo is already shoveling bananas onto the hype train! Earlier this morning, a three-minute overview trailer was released, showcasing the game in action. Check it out below! Donkey Kong Country Returns HD…
Since you can never quite pin down when Nintendo is going to do anything (especially announce a successor to its most popular console ever), it should be no surprise that the company uploaded 32 tracks from Wave Race 64 to its Nintendo Music service last night. With seemingly no rhyme…
Antonblast is finally making its way to Nintendo Switch in a few days! After releasing on PC last week, Summitsphere has announced that the Switch version will release this Friday, December 13th. Our very own Matthew Powers reviewed the Steam version, loved it, and felt that the game was “like…
The average Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers episode had about ten minutes of fighting in a 30 minute episode. Ask anyone who was glued to their television as kids (or even adults… like me) and they’ll tell you that was more than enough time to justify tuning in every week. Perhaps…
While rumors abound about the upcoming Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo wants to call it), there is still a current system Nintendo has on the market and it’s still going strong. For 2025, we already know that Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is hitting in January and a new rumor…
We’re coming up on a month since the release of the latest installment of the Mario & Luigi games, Brothership. The developers of Brothership did an interview for Nintendo’s series Ask The Developer, and in Part 3 of the interview, the new mechanic Luigi Logic was talked about as well…
Over the past three weeks, Nintendo has been steadily rolling out the Donkey Kong Land trilogy for Nintendo Switch Online, bringing the classic handheld classics to the Nintendo Switch for the first time. Lucky for us, last night’s addition of Donkey Kong Land 3 officially completes the trilogy with all…
Update (1/6/25): Square Enix has shared that Triangle Strategy is once again available to purchase in the Switch eShop after being delisted for over a month. Triangle Strategy is once again available to purchase on Nintendo Switch eShop. Thank you for your patience. — Square Enix (@SquareEnix) January 6,…
Longstanding fans of the Mario & Luigi series can certainly share how uncertain the past decade has been. Prior to Mario & Luigi: Brothership, most were convinced that there would be no more installments to come. After all, the last new entry was released all the way back in 2015,…
In a new “Ask the Developer” article posted by Nintendo on Mario & Luigi: Brothership, it was revealed that Mario’s original design concept was that he would be more rugged in appearance. In a push to differentiate the newest title from past Mario & Luigi games, the design team devised…
