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…
Nintendo’s latest investor report is here, bringing together the facts and figures for the nine month period ending December 31, 2018. As always, we’ll run down the essentials. For starters, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has become the best-selling Switch game, at 15.02 million units sold. Impressively, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate…
Set your alarms! Limited Run Games is bringing another Nintendo Switch title into the physical realm. Released digitally last summer, Another World 20th Anniversary Edition is now receiving a standard and limited edition. While the standard version was announced earlier this week, the details surrounding the limited edition have just…
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just jumped to version 2.0 yesterday, and while Piranha Plant’s the talk of the town right now, another couple other bits were announced. We now know our next Spirit Board theme, and it’s none other than Capcom’s super fighting robot and all his variations. The entire…
Anyone have that friend who makes everything a joke (and not always a good one either)? Or how about the more strait-laced one who tries to keep them in line, even if they don’t realize how funny their frustration is? Congratulations, you’ve got the workings of a manzai duo on…
Good news for fans of the Darksiders series today! It seems as though a port of the series’ first game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in the near future. While THQ, the original games’ publisher, has shot down rumors in the past that claimed we would be seeing…
Nintendo’s been catering to fans of tactics pretty generously over the last few years. Fire Emblem on 3DS, Fire Emblem on mobile, soon-to-be Fire Emblem on Switch — you can’t really complain. That is, unless you remember their other turn and grid-based strategy game. Back on the GBA and DS,…
Updating games usually fixes bugs, but every now and again some new ones creep in, and Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 2.0.0 update sadly falls into the latter camp. Some players have noted that playing as Piranha Plant in All-Star mode, Duck Hunt in Century Smash, or Mii Swordfighter in Century Smash,…
Piranha Plant isn’t the only Mario adversary becoming playable in a game this week – the classic fortress guardian, Boom Boom, will be hitting the courts in Mario Tennis Aces. To celebrate, a new trailer has been released showcasing the burly Koopa in action: You can unlock him…
Both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s version 2.0.0 update and the long-awaited Piranha Plant DLC fighter are now available to download! Piranha Plant pipes up in #SmashBrosUltimate as a new playable fighter! Ready your flowerpots for battle with this poisonous powerhouse starting today! Piranha Plant is a free bonus for players…
If you’re anything like me, you had a really hard time getting through the entirety of Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion. Not because it was bad, but because of simply how much there was to do. Speaking of which, did you know that the length number of challenges is actually one…
It’s been a busy week of updates on the Nintendo Switch and it’s only Tuesday! First, there a firmware update for the Switch and now it’s on to some of the system’s most popular games. Tonight, January 29th, around 6 p.m. PT | 9 p.m. ET, Splatoon 2 will receive…
