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,…
It’s still surreal to know that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is being produced by Sony Pictures. With Nintendo and Sony being strong rivals in the console space, it’s almost as if we’re living in a bizarro world where cats and dogs live in absolute harmony. However strange the…
Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
With the full fighting roster being revealed after today’s final Smash focused Nintendo Direct, many were undoubtedly disappointed their favorites didn’t make the cut. Fortunately for anyone grifted by the Grinch, Sakurai offered a glimmer of hope for the series’ future. That’s right, fellow fighting fans: Downloadable content is set…
With Smash comes amiibo, and while we’ve known that all new fighters would be receiving the amiibo treatment we’d only seen Inkling, Ridley, and Wolf up to this point. During today’s Direct though, plenty of returning and brand new characters got the chance to tap in and join the ranks…
The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game’s launch has revealed that 59 Assist Trophies will be available in the game, including newcomers like Spring Man, Akira, Wily Capsule and more. The following Assist Trophies were all confirmed to be appearing in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during the…
One of the bigger reveals in today’s Smash Direct was easily the game’s new Spirits feature that’s connected to the Adventure Mode. Called World of Light, it’s sending players on a journey alongside Kirby to save the rest of the fighters and Nintendo characters. Accompanying its reveal was a rendition…
The next Super Smash Bros. is going to be truly Ultimate. Not content to dish out another slate of banal single-player modes, Sakurai has returned to the Adventure Mode model once more. Titled “World of Light,” what we’ve seen makes Subspace Emissary look like a bunch of kiddies playing around…
At the tail end of today’s Smash Bros. Direct, Masahiro Sakurai began speaking about DLC. Five packs, each containing a fighter, stage, and multiple music tracks will be produced but alongside them will be one other playable character separate from the now christened Fighter Pass. If you register your copy…
Turning up the heat right from the get go, two new fighters have come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Shattering leaks and entering the ring are the Street Fighter Ken as a Ryu Echo Fighter, and the Pokémon Incineroar. We’ll have more on these fighters as information is revealed and…
The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game’s launch is upon us! Check out the presentation below and follow along with us via our live blog!
It’s been a couple months since the last Smash Direct back in August, and with another one due in just a matter of hours, as of this writing, that means a whole new month of potential Smash Blog posts to look forward to. Closing things out for this stretch of…
I’m a Super Smash Bros. Junkie. I’ve long said that the hype leading up to the release of a new Smash Bros. game is just as exciting as the game itself, and that’s definitely been true with Smash Ultimate over the last few months. Now, many of you may have…
Splatoon 2 may not be getting any more new stages, but its older ones are prime real estate for some renovations. The Reef, one of the first revealed stages for the game, is getting a little work done to make for a better place for squid kids to play with…
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