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…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has seen many exciting, themed Spirit Board events, and there’s another one on the horizon. This time, Mother — or EarthBound in the US — gets its turn! In a tweet from the Japanese Smash Bros. Twitter account, a handful of Mother-themed spirits were revealed. Characters…
The Pokémon Company’s next mobile venture is just around the corner, with the company opening up pre-registration for the smartphone app on Google Play and the Apple App Store. The latter lists the app as “expected August 29, 2019”, but there’s always the chance it could launch sooner. Like, for…
For almost a month now Switch owners have been pouring their creativity into Super Mario Maker 2 levels, though many fans may have come across a frustrating setback – the 32 course upload limit. If they wanted share more courses after that point, they’d have to go back and delete…
UPDATE: Nintendo of America appears to have caved to pressure this evening and stated it will fix Joy-Con controllers plagued with the dreaded Joy-Con drift free of charge. “Joy-Con drift,” which has impacted more and more Nintendo Switch players as time goes on and controllers become older, refers to a…
If you’ve ever wanted to run your own hospital on the go, for some reason, then you’re in luck, as Sega and Two Point Studios are bringing their quirky business simulation game Two Point Hospital to the Nintendo Switch and other consoles! The game is a spiritual successor of sorts…
My Nintendo members in North America can now download a previously Japan-exclusive Splatoon 2 gear set. For 100 Platinum Points, players can receive a download code for the following in-game items for their Inkling or Octoling to wear: Gray FA-11 Bomber Brown FA-11 Bomber Red V-Neck Limited Tee Green V-Neck…
Nintendo has released a statement regarding reported issues of “Joy-Con drift” that have affected owners of Nintendo Switch’s signature Joy-Con controllers. In the company’s response to The Verge, it writes: “At Nintendo, we take great pride in creating quality products and we are continuously making improvements to them. We are aware…
Square Enix and Tokyo RPG Factory’s upcoming action RPG Oninaki now has a demo available to download via the Switch eShop. It features two modes to try out – the Story Mode lets you play through the opening of the game and get a feel for the narrative, while Battle…
With about a month to go until PlatinumGames’ new IP Astral Chain arrives on Switch, various outlets are getting opportunities to test the game out. Digital Foundry was able to sample the demo with Nintendo of Europe and they’ve provided an extended discussion paired with new gameplay footage. While it’s…
Over the weekend, Team Chaos shattered routine and brought on a 3-0 sweep over Order. While the win was hardfought and victory is sweet, there’s a hint of somber as it marks the last time Nintendo’ll be hosting a Splatfest for the game. Now that the results are in, a…
Earlier this month a “Future of Digimon” panel was held at Anime Expo, and in it attendees got to see the opening movie for the upcoming strategy RPG Digimon Survive. It’s now been uploaded by Bandai Namco officially, and you can watch it below: No Digimon show up,…
The Splatocalypse has ended with Team Chaos’s victory, but it looks like Splatoon 2 players will still receive a few previously-unannounced pieces of content with the game’s final update: a Splatfest Tee Replica and a redesign of the Shellendorf Institute stage. The news comes from Nintendo Everything, which reported on…
