While today’s announcement that a successor to the Nintendo Switch is officially in production and due to be announced within the next year, Nintendo’s fiscal results for the year ending March 2024 still have plenty of other interesting tidbits to look at. In terms of software, there aren’t any significant changes to the company’s top performing game list but Nintendo does note that 31 games overall sold over 1 million units in the fiscal year – 20 from Nintendo and 11 from third parties. These include newcomers like Princess Peach: Showtime (1.2 million units) and Mario vs. Donkey Kong’s rema ..read more

After years of speculation we finally have word from Nintendo’s President Furukawa that the company is working on a successor to the Nintendo Switch. The news comes in the form of a very simple tweet that confirms the new hardware will be announced within the fiscal year ending March, 2025.   This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct… — 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@N ..read more

When comparing to the past few years, it’s fair to say that 2024 has been quite slow in terms of Nintendo content. Most of the year’s lineup has been ports and remakes, so needless to say, when rumors start to circle about new games on the horizon, it’s exciting. Notably, a known leaker dropped a hint today that might suggest a new entry in the Kirby or Mario Party series is on the way.  The information provided is pretty minimal as is to be expected, in the original Tweet from the prominent leaker Midori states that Nintendo is working on a game with the codename “Banquet.” While it may ..read more

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 and rescheduled to evenings (typically, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. your local time). Since then, Raid Hour has been a near-weekly event in Pokémon GO. There have been instances of Raid Hour being canceled due to technical issues (September 18th, 2019) and being rescheduled later, as well as ca ..read more

In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has changed. Rather, Hades II has met those same standards of excellence, making the feat a little less “rare” and paving the way for us all to obsess over the Underworld once again.  These claims come after spending just shy of twenty hours combined with the sequel’s Technical Test and Early Access launch ..read more

We’re less than one week away from the one-year anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Given the immense success of the game, many Nintendo fans are wondering if anything special is coming in celebration of the game’s first birthday. Fortunately for those asking exactly that question, a new leak suggests that an official soundtrack release is in the works. The leak comes from a user known as 3112 3112 via Nintendo Everything. According to said leak two albums will be available, a standard version and a limited edition version, although the differences between ..read more

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, in 2024, the weekly event continues and happens every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (your local time), provided there aren’t any cancellations. In the case of any issues, Niantic will hold a makeup event (i.e.: Snover Spotlight Hour in December 2020). Niantic can also host additio ..read more

Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once it’s online, it’s there forever. That isn’t stopping Nintendo from trying, however. As reported by TorrentFreak, Nintendo wiped out 8,535 Yuzu repositories on GitHub this week. Going with a scorched Earth approach, Nintendo filed a DMCA against GitHub itself, specifically targeting any instance of ..read more

Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has been solved. Earlier this morning, the ESRB uploaded a new listing titled “Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition” for the Nintendo Switch. While details remain scarce, a brief description was provided: This is a collection of 2D challenges and platformer ..read more

The next GO Battle League-themed event for Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders is here. This time it’s a weekend-long affair and it overlaps with another event, Rivals Week. Trainers who have their sights set on the GBL will enjoy increased battle sets, free and paid Timed Research, and event bonuses. (For more details about the Season of World of Wonder, you can check out our overall Season of World of Wonder guide hub.) Now, check out what’s happening during the GO Battle Weekend event with our guide below:   Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonder – GO Battle Weekend Begins: Saturda ..read more