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…
With each iteration, the Super Smash Bros. franchise continues to be a love letter to video game fans and companies. Now, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is packed with even more references to third-party games. Just days away from its official release, some third-party companies are joining in on the countdown….
Super Smash Bros. is no stranger to pulling from far corners for its content, and the music is no exception. We’ve already known Fire Emblem Heroes, a mobile game, is having its menu music remixed for the game, but it looks like a certain other sword-heavy series isn’t about to…
If you happen to live in New York or you plan to drop by the city for a wintry walk during your holiday shopping, you may want to take a few moments to stop in at Nintendo NY. Throughout the past few days, the store’s been preparing for next week’s…
No matter your thoughts on it, Pokémon GO changed the way people think about Nintendo’s long-running monster catching series. People have dreamed of catching Pokémon in the real world for years, and for a while the mobile game felt like the best way to encounter ‘mon. You’re able to grab…
A new month is almost here and with it comes not one, but two new playable characters for Mario Tennis Aces. We already knew these two were on the way, but thanks to this pair of trailers we know when and how players will be able to take ‘em for…
Hey there, Trainers! We all know that Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee! are bringing things back to basics for the franchise, and one of the biggest ways that this is accomplished is by having only the original 151 Pokémon available in the game, rather than incorporating all…
We’re only 10 days away from the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I couldn’t be more excited to get my hands on all of the upcoming amiibo in the series. While most of us will have to wait until launch day, one lucky user on the amiibo subreddit…
Yet another Koei Tecmo game is on its way to the Nintendo Switch, and it’s the latest entry in the Atelier series. Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World is something of a cross-over title, with heroines from games past converging on the settlement of Westwald, which…
Early next year Bandai Namco will be bringing one of its most beloved JRPGs to the Nintendo Switch – Tales of Vesperia. If you’ve been interested in the game and want to learn what the story is all about, the company has you covered with this latest English-subtitled trailer. That…
It may be hard to believe but there’s just ten days to go till the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! To celebrate the massive cross-over, it’s looking like all of Nintendo is getting on board, with social media feeds for various games seemingly poised to upload their own cute…
Ever since its full E3 2018 reveal, Nintendo has been supplying daily updates to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website. Fighter spotlights, Assist Trophies, Pokémon, new music, and more are all being shown off to get you ready for the biggest crossover around! Let’s have a look at what Nintendo…
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