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….
A tweet from the official Nintendo of Japan twitter account announced earlier today that important maintenance was needed on Super Mario Maker. The emergency updates are geared toward fixing glitches in the game’s create mode and will affect all online services during this time period. The maintenance is in full…
As of this morning, more images of the previously announced Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card have been released. Following the release of the details on Pokkén Tournament’s current amiibo functionality, it was specified that while the card’s use will stay the same throughout the world, its design will vary from region…
Keiji Inafune’s Mega Man spiritual successor Mighty No. 9 is facing even more development woes, slipping from its February 9th release date to a more general Spring launch. In a recent news post for Kickstarter backers, Keiji Inafune explains their reasoning for this further delay: “Unfortunately, we have an announcement…
Brand new details about the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD were revealed last night during the latest Nintendo Minute. While some of info was previously released via Famitsu and a recent amiibo functionality video, some all new morsels of delicious Zelda knowledge were also discussed! The hosts…
Hot on the heels of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam there are whispers of a brand new Mario RPG in the works for the Wii U. The as-of-yet unnamed Paper Mario title is apparently already in the midst of being localized and tested, with five anonymous sources relaying information to…
There’s no denying that 2015 was a huge year for Nintendo’s amiibo, and 2016 appears to be no different. According to Scott Moffitt, Nintendo executive vice president of sales and marketing, “New amiibo figures and functionality will keep surprising fans in 2016.” What Nintendo has up its sleeve, we’ll have…
The sixteenth, and final, multiplayer map will be added to Splatoon tonight (1/21) at 6 p.m. PST. Ancho-V Games is the fictitious game studio where Splatoon’s mini-games, like Squid Jump, were developed. It’s filled with messy desks, scattered papers, cluttered whiteboards, and the occasional stressed-out jellyfish programmer. Parts of the…
An all new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD has been released on Amazon Germany with a wealth of new information about how amiibo will function in the game. The Wolf Link amiibo will open the “Cave of Shadows,” a series of challenges that pit Wolf Link…
In preparation for the release of Twilight Princess HD, Japan’s Zelda Twitter has decked itself out in a very creative fashion: Malo, the rather stout and rude character from the title, has taken over the account. Nintendo’s video game designer, director and producer Eiji Aonuma explains through a series of…
UPDATE (1/20): Thanks to a more thorough translation of the original Famitsu article, we now know some more specifics regarding Twilight Princess HD’s amiibo support. Firstly, whereas every other Zelda amiibo can only be tapped once per day, you can tap Ganondorf’s figure whenever you want to increase the challenge….
As I read a recent Polygon article discussing the conscious decision by Yacht Club Games to allow its new Shovel Knight amiibo to be scanned through its packaging, and Nintendo signing off on the idea, something struck me: Nintendo is becoming a much less insular company than it used to…
According to a tweet made by Nintendo of Europe earlier today, Mario Kart 64 will be coming to the Wii U’s virtual console later this week. The game, as of right now, will be exclusive to those in Europe, and will hit the VC on Thursday, January 21st. There is…
