Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon (or multiple Pokémon) for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one…
Cyber Monday is almost here, and retailers are gearing up with some of the year’s best online-only pricing. While we’ve already seen a tons of Black Friday deals, Nintendo has now pulled out the big guns and dropped its best Cyber Monday discounts at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and even…
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…
The Switch has no shortage of local multiplayer titles, all of them embracing their new Joy-Con overlord. Whether designed with them in mind or not, the Switch’s trademark controller just makes playing with a friend anywhere at all easy as can be. I’m finding that where this shines most is…
If you’ve been having fun shooting hoops in the high-flying arcade action title NBA Playgrounds on Nintendo Switch, you, my friend, are in for a treat. Just today, the official Facebook account for the game has shared the debut trailer for the latest addition in the series, NBA Playgrounds 2….
The announcement of Sega Ages may have prompted a lot of questions, but over the last couple days details have come to light that have made things much clearer. First off, we now know M2 will be handling development duties, who you may recognize as the team that put out…
Bandai Namco has taken to Twitter to announce that Dark Souls Remastered and the Solaire of Astora amiibo are officially delayed until Summer of 2018. According to the Tweet, the Switch version is the only one suffering this delay, with the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions still on track…
We’re rapidly approaching the July launch of Octopath Traveler and the marketing continues to ramp up. Following the big reveals last month from the March Nintendo Direct, we now have a new overview trailer touching upon field abilities, sub stories, and two fresh party members – H’aanit and Therion. …
Welcome to Smash, Switch, Speculation! Each week we take a look at the biggest questions in the world of Super Smash Bros. Switch and discuss what we expect to see when the newest iteration lands on the console later this year. We debate whether or not Daisy should be included…
Super Mario Odyssey was a game full of memorable moments, with its beginning and end being some of the strongest in any Mario game by far. While you’ll have traveled through the Cap Kingdom and walked the dinosaur in the Cascade Kingdom by the time this particular moment comes along,…
I have, for whatever reason, been kind of obsessed with the development of Pocket Rumble, a simplified fighting game harkening back to the Neo Geo Pocket Color games. First announced for Nintendo Switch in the very first Switch Nindies Direct in February 2017, the game was originally announced for a…
While it was announced and confirmed for Japan during this weekend’s Sega Fes 2018, we now can confirm that Sega Ages will be coming to Switch consoles around the world. The lineup is set to bring back 15 classic titles, the first few of which have already been verified. Fans…
It wasn’t all exciting announcements and good news coming out of Sega Fes 2018, as a certain title I’ve been keeping an eye on has slipped from a summer release to fall. Valkyria Chronicles 4, the next iteration in Sega’s tactics based fantasy-war series, has already released for PlayStation 4…
The number of callbacks and subtle references in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is staggering, and yet people continue to find or point out new ones all the time. This latest discovery is found in the game’s Trial of the Sword, with its seven monks striking some…
Donkey Kong will be making his official debut on Switch when Tropical Freeze comes to Nintendo’s newest console May 3rd in Japan, and then on the 4th in Europe and the US. While you might already be looking forward to the release, it appears as though there may be even…
