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,…
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….
Compared to its quaint reveal at E3 2014, Super Mario Maker has evolved into a much more comprehensive and fully featured game than most of us probably expected. The final product encompasses nearly every tool a designer could ask for to bring their side-scrolling imagination to life. This includes things…
UPDATE: Nintendo of America has announced more details for the Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival release on Twitter. As stated in the original article below, the game, the bundle (that includes the Isabelle and Digby amiibo), the Tom Nook amiibo, and the Mabel amiibo will all be released on November 13th….
Huzzah! As if last week’s Animal Crossing release day wasn’t enough, Nintendo has bestowed upon fans of the series another great surprise: four all new Animal Crossing amiibo will hit Japanese retailers on December 17th. Blathers, Celeste, Kicks and Resetti will join the highly anticipated lineup of amiibo. You can…
Tom Brown, Nintendo Inquirer’s newest editor, made it over to the Eurogamer Expo (EGX) 2015 this last weekend, and he was kind enough to share some of his favorite scenes from the event! If you weren’t able to make it to the expo yourself, we thought you might like to…
Nintendo revealed some encouraging sales numbers for Super Mario Maker today. In the two and a half weeks since its worldwide launch, the player-powered platformer has sold more than 1 million units across the globe. About a quarter of those can be attributed to Japan, where Nintendo continues to dominate…
Yet again another Super Smash Bros. update has arrived and brought with it a surprise batch of DLC. On top of the Super Mario Maker stage that was revealed just a few weeks ago, players can now grab some new and returning stages, as well as some more costumes for…
UPDATE: Nintendo of America has announced via Twitter that Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will be released on November 20th. There’s a long lineage of sports video games being rebuilt to fit within the confines of the Mushroom Kingdom, mostly all starring Mario and his collective group of friends. While there…
Watch the Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News team as it once again played creative levels made by fellow Super Mario Maker players from around the world! Level codes were submitted to Twitter and the YouTube chat feed. Here’s the list of all of the level codes that were played: Twitter Billy…
Nintendo has updated the box art for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. Although the changes are minor, you now have a look at the entire village and you get to see some new faces. You can see the final box art below!
Sad news, Nintendo fans. Nintendo has announced today that Star Fox Zero has been delayed to 2016. Shigeru Miyamoto made the announcement via Nintendo’s official Facebook page. You can read the statement below. A message from Mr. Miyamoto regarding Star Fox Zero: I made a big decision last week. We…
UPDATE: A new trailer for Hyrule Warriors Legends highlights Toon Link and the Wind Waker campaign. Check it out! The upcoming Hyrule Warriors Legends is expanding its massive roster of characters even further, with Famitsu confirming the playable inclusion of everyone’s favorite cat-eyed wind waker: Toon Link. He joins fellow…
Splatoon’s trickle of post-release content has begun to slow down a bit. Sets of weapons have become singles, and it’s been nearly a month since the last new map, Flounder Heights, joined the lineup. But the summer of Splatoon isn’t over yet, as tonight at 7:00 p.m. PST, Hammerhead Bridge…
