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…
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
It’s time to grab your GameCube and wire up the Wii U, because Smash is making another appearance on a world stage! This August both Melee and Smash 4 will join six other titles in Las Vegas as the featured games in EVO 2018. The world’s biggest fighting game tournament…
This one gave me some flashbacks to high school, although I wasn’t nearly as good at playing as the people in this class. Twitter user @Drewby1919 posted a video of a band class playing a prank on their director. The tweet claims the song was supposed to be a Bach…
My Nintendo’s library of rewards has expanded — and you’ll be happy to know that February’s calendar offered on the site has been fixed, too. While the Nintendo Switch rewards button is still grayed out, a plethora of discounts, a 3DS theme, and Prima guide are the stars in the…
The next time you find yourself immersed in the expansive land of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you might find a new patch installed or be prompted to download it. Yes, there’s no new content coming to Breath of the Wild, but there are some…
We knew it was coming thanks to trends in sales figures but it’s still quite the surprise – the Switch has outsold Nintendo’s last system, the Wii U, in just nine months. The latest sales figures reveal that as of December 31st, 2017, 14.86 million Switch units have been sold,…
Kickstarter backers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero received some welcome news in their inboxes today as WayFoward has announced that an Ultimate Edition of the game is coming soon. The Ultimate Edition is an “all-inclusive” version of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero that’s comprised of the main game alongside every mode that had…
To this day you’ll find long-time Nintendo fans bitter about the time Nintendo sold Rare to Microsoft, losing major exclusive franchises like Banjo-Kazooie in the process. Now, years later, that wound is either going to be closed or re-opened, depending on your point of view, as several Xbox character skins…
Just in time to cash in any expiring points, My Nintendo has updated its rewards. Let’s see what new additions are in store! FEBRU-POYO-ARY The pink and squishy hero is the star of My Nintendo’s latest Platinum Point rewards. Trusted to save worlds and compete for cake, Kirby’s latest game,…
Much like the Switch itself, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been a runaway success sales-wise since it launched in early March 2017 alongside the system, while its presence on the Wii U undoubtedly helped too. The extent of the game’s success, however, is easy to under-estimate…
The Smash scene continues to receive some support from the top, as for the third year in a row, Nintendo has become a sponsor of the Genesis series of Smash tournaments in Northern California, specifically this weekend’s Genesis 5. As usual, the exact details of this sponsorship are unknown, but…
For those of you who live under a rock, spoiler alert: Breath of the Wild won Game of the Year for 2017. This should come as no surprise to anyone who played the game (either on the Wii U or the Switch), even if towards the end of the year…
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