Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
The holiday season is now just a few months away, and to many that leaves a lot to look forward to. With a vast assortment of highly-anticipated game releases just around the corner, the wait can feel almost agonizing. A good way to make that wait feel shorter is to…
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…
Back in the days of the 3DS, BoxBoy! was a surprising delight developed by the wonderful people over at HAL Laboratory. Spanning three games, Qbby adventured through hundreds of puzzles using his ability to spawn boxes from his body. The last entry in the series was titled Bye-Bye BoxBoy!,…
Nintendo’s serving up another chance to try one of its online titles for free this weekend. Mario Tennis Aces will be hosting another Special Online Demo, giving players a chance to enter online singles tournament matches and earn a reward or two for the full game. Haven’t hit the…
You all ready for the hottest Ink and Octo duo to take the stage and make some noise?! Nintendo has uploaded a little something for all you fans of Splatoon 2 and cephalopod-based idol duos — a recording of the Off the Hook concert from this year’s live Tokaigi gaming…
It turns out the Switch is getting a Persona game, but it’s probably not the one you were expecting. Titled Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, another game from Koei Tecmo and Omega Force, with the trappings of the “musou”, or Warriors, genre. Check out the first trailer: …
Recent months have been buzzing with speculation regarding new Nintendo Switch hardware models, namely an upgrade similar to the 3DS’ “New” line and a more miniature version of the hardware. CEO Shuntaro Furukawa, however, may have thrown cold water on the speculation during a Q&A session earlier today. As Takashi…
As April winds down, it’s once again time for Nintendo to bring investors up-to-speed with another financial report, this time covering the entire 2018 Fiscal Year ending March 2019. In terms of hardware, there wasn’t a huge budge from the January report, as the Switch went from 32.27 million units…
Last night it was confirmed that Super Mario Maker 2 would be launching worldwide on June 28th, 2019, and this morning Nintendo of Europe confirmed the news via its Twitter account, with a cute new clip showing a full Super Mario 3D World level. #SuperMarioMaker 2 comes to #NintendoSwitch…
Removing the construction tarps from its “June 2019” general release window, Nintendo has announced on Twitter the exact day Super Mario Maker 2 will be open for level-building madness. Let’s-a go! Let your imagination run wild as you make and play the Super Mario courses of your dreams when…
If you’re one of the people who’s been eagerly awaiting any bit of news about the upcoming Animal Crossing game on Nintendo Switch (I’m one to speak!), I’ve got a little something to hold you over until official info drops. While we know pretty much nothing about the game at…
A new update is headed to Starlink: Battle for Atlas on April 30th, and it includes a new set of paid Star Fox DLC for Switch players. For $11.99, Switch owners will be able to take control of Peppy, Slippy, and Falco to hunt down the members of Star Wolf…
Epic Games is continuing to tease tomorrow’s new Fortnite x Avengers crossover to hype up the release of Avengers: Endgame’s release on the big screen this week. As I predicted, it appears that there will be a variety of Avengers themed items in the upcoming game mode. So far, we…
A new batch of Spirits has been confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate following the game’s massive version 3.0 update, and it’s all about Labo. From the giant robot to the just-released VR goggles, it’s a comprehensive collection of cardboard. The five-day #SmashBrosUltimate spirit event "Nintendo Labo: Smash Kit"…
