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,…
Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 4 years old in 2022. Four years means a plethora of Pokémon have been shown off with special, event-exclusive attacks and increased Shiny rates. Yet, for newer Trainers, chances are they’ve missed out on most of these gatherings. In January 2022 (during…
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…
Here we go again with another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event to give this weekend a theme. This time around it’s a wizard’s best friend, a mage’s number one mate, the understated but arcane splendor of the staff. No baton twirling or wand waving here, this weekend’s about…
Earlier today, Nintendo released a new trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, showcasing the game in action. A small detail was found at the very beginning of the video that seemingly confirmed that a Stage Builder is coming soon! You can see the Stage Builder icon at the…
I done messed up. Spirit Tracker is a show where I investigate every Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to determine who they are, where they’re from, what they do, how to obtain them; and this often includes little tidbits of trivia. Turns out one such Fire Flower fun fact…
If you know me, you probably know that Ace Attorney is my favorite franchise of all-time. Ever since I first played one of the games in 2009, the stories of Phoenix Wright and co. have stuck with me. I’ve played the original Phoenix Wright trilogy countless times across a myriad…
UPDATE: Mortal Kombat 11 is now available for preorder on the Switch eShop. The page confirms the 22GB total size for the game, which lends credence to the previous information about the 15GB download for the physical version. The eShop listing also confirms the Premium Edition, available for $99.99, which…
Last month Nintendo held the “Maximus Cup” event in the Switch-exclusive Tetris 99, a timed event which had the top 999 players walk away with 999 free Gold My Nintendo points, which equates to $9.99 in eShop credit. It must have done well for them, as another Maximus Cup is…
Last week, Nintendo surprised us all with the announcement that Super Mario Odyssey and the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be getting updates for Labo VR support. Now, we have a bunch of new screenshots for the former, showing Mario collecting instruments with the fixed camera perspective….
Time to mix drinks and save lives — Sukeban Games’ combo visual novel and neon-soaked bartending simulator VA-11 Hall-A finally has a western release date for the Nintendo Switch, dropping onto the console May 2nd. The game follows a brief period in the life of Jill Stingray, bartender for a…
Nintendo Dream recently sat down with Good-Feel developer and Yoshi’s Crafted World director Masahiro Yamamoto to talk about the title in detail. The full interview has yet to be translated, but the current snippets dive into the origins of the game, which are mildly interesting. After Yoshi’s Woolly World, Nintendo…
Just over a week to go until Final Fantasy X and its sequel finally make their playable debut on a Nintendo system, and Square Enix has launched a new trailer that focuses heavily on the story, specifically the Tidus and Yuna pairing. The trailer features zero gameplay, instead…
Fresh off of the reveal of Cetrion, Ed Boon and his gang have shown off Mortal Kombat 11’s latest brand-new kharacter: Kollector. As his name suggests, Kollector seems to be a purveyor of magic items. He has everything from soul-stealing lanterns to vials of some burny stuff. Most…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Amelia “Check out my character in #GranblueFantasy!” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Ah, the beginning of April – when the jesters emerge for one day of…
