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News Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza Comes To Pokémon GO
Along with more Hoenn buddies
Niantic has announced that the the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza will be available in Pokémon GO from tomorrow. This mythical beast originally appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire and will be joined by several Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region. From February 9th until March...
News Put Your Wallet Away, Mario Kart Tour Will Be "Free To Start"
No pay drivers here
The news that Nintendo and mobile partner DeNA are currently working on a smartphone Mario Kart came out of the blue, even if it's not all that surprising given Nintendo's current smartphone strategy of using its biggest brands. Details on Mario Kart Tour are thin on the ground, but we now have a little more information...
News Pokémon GO Could Be Getting New Story Quests
Professor Willow might actually have something to do
Dataminers have uncovered evidence within the latest Pokémon GO update that the game will be getting story quests involving some of the human characters. According to the Silph Road subreddit, the system appears to feature multiple quest steps and animations for characters such as Professor...
News Pokémon GO Finally Lets You Dress Up As A Fisherman
Perfect for hunting Magikarp
Three new avatar outfits have been added to Pokémon GO. The outfits are all linked to specific medals in the game - Battle Girl, Jogger and Fisherman - and can be purchased using in-game currency. Battle Girl and Jogger are OK we suppose, but Fisherman - now that's an outfit you can be proud of. Look at...
News Raise The Chequered Flag Because Mario Kart Tour Is Racing Onto Mobile Soon
It's set to arrive between April 2018 and March 2019
Nintendo has just unveiled its next plan to take over the smartphone market, and it's bringing karts, shells and coins to the party. Mario Kart Tour is the name of the new mobile title, with Ninty confirming it'll be hitting a handset near you sometime in FY 2018/2019 (so that means it'll arrive...
News Miitomo Meets Its End On 9th May
*sad trumpet*
When Nintendo announced that it would be bringing games to mobile devices, the industry was awash with excitement over the potential franchises that we would soon be seeing in app form. It was a rather odd move, then, when Nintendo announced that its first game would be the social app Miitomo. Sort of a social network, sort of a game,...
News Pokémon GO Has Introduced Another New Set of Monsters From Generation 3
Some more Ruby & Sapphire favourites
If you've been braving the cold over the last few weeks to catch some of your favourite creatures in Pokémon GO, you'll be happy to know that another new wave has recently been added to the game. Adding to the slow and steady release of Pokémon from the series' third generation, the game has just been...
News Pokémon GO Is Dropping Support For Older iPhones
iPhone 5 and 5c both off the table
Niantic has announced that it is dropping support for some older iPhone devices in Pokémon GO. Any iOS device not capable of upgrading to iOS 11 will no longer be able to run the game. This effects every model older than the iPhone 5 or iPhone 5c. Neither of these handsets are particular new, but you still...
Random Paris Hilton Ponders Why We Don't Have Nintendogs On Our Smartphones Yet
A rare moment of clarity
A lot of what emerges from the mind of Paris Hilton isn't worth reporting on, but somehow the stars have aligned and this vacuous celebrity has uttered something actually worth taking note of. Hilton has tweeted a question that we've not pondered ourselves until now: why hasn't Nintendo put Nintendogs on smartphones?...
News Pokémon GO Swaps Locations of Region Exclusives, Faithfully Following Mainline Games
The feud continues
Despite Pokémon GO being focussed around collecting as many Pokémon as you can, effectively encouraging its players to locate and 'catch 'em all', the game frustratingly makes this almost impossible for most - not unlike the core series titles. Some of the lovely critters, such as Kangaskhan and Farfetch'd to name a couple,...
News Pokémon GO Holiday Event Brings More Brand New Pokémon
With more ice-types in the wild, too
Playing Pokémon GO over the next few weeks may not have been your top priority what with the weather turning so cold, but a new celebration for the holidays might just be enough to change your mind. This event will see the return of the festive Pikachu, a noticeable increase in the amount of ice-type Pokémon...
News Pokémon GO Receives New iPhone Exclusive Features
"That Snorlax is ginormous!"
A brand new feature called AR+ has been made available for Pokémon GO, allowing trainers to experience "even more realistic Pokémon encounters". You'll need to be running the game on iOS 11 on the iPhone 6s or newer models to make use of it, however. This enhanced augmented reality improves the...
News New Characters Are on the Way to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Get those apples ready
It’s been about a month now since Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp saw a global release, and it has since seen a modest success on smartphone storefronts. Though perhaps a bit oversimplified, the game goes a long way towards miniaturizing the core series experience into an easily accessible experience that feels well-suited to...
News Pokémon GO Gen 3 Confirmed, Along With Groundbreaking "Real-World" Weather Effects
50 monsters initially
Update: It's happening - but only 50 monsters from Gen 3 will initially be available. Here's some PR: Dozens of Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region are now available to discover, catch, and collect in Pokémon GO. Pokémon including Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip can now be discovered...
News Pokémon Duel Gets Another Hefty Update
A new UI and a lot of slightly confusing things
Pokémon Duel - originally released in Japan as Pokémon Co-master - is the strategic board-game fix that The Pokémon Company offers to mobile players. It's still getting major updates, and the latest overhaul is rolling out right now. It makes some notable changes to the UI, and also adds various...
News Fire Emblem Heroes Version 2.0 Is Available for Download
What an overhaul
Fire Emblem Heroes turned out to be a surprisingly good adaptation of the core Fire Emblem gameplay, and Intelligent Systems has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the game updated with regular bouts of new content and heroes in the months since launch. All of those content updates have been leading up to today’s, though, as...
News Fire Emblem Heroes Version 2.0 Is Available for Download
What an overhaul
Fire Emblem Heroes turned out to be a surprisingly good adaptation of the core Fire Emblem gameplay, and Intelligent Systems has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the game updated with regular bouts of new content and heroes in the months since launch. All of those content updates have been leading up to today’s, though, as...
News Pokémon GO Global Catch Challenge Ends In Success
Sounds Farfetch'd, but it's true!
Pokémon GO's recent Global Catch Challenge has ended in triumph, with over 3 billion monsters bagged and tagged over the past week. Because of this, Farfetch'd is now available worldwide while Kangaskhan is available in East Asia - but only for 48 hours. As well as these two monsters being available outside of...
News Pokémon GO Global Catch Challenge Could Bring Farfetch'd To Everyone
While Japan could get Kangaskhan
If you live outside of Japan and are keen to catch Farfetch'd in Pokémon GO, then you might want to watch the game's new Global Catch Challenge with interest. The objective is for players to catch 3 billion monsters (combined, not on their own!) from now until the 26th November - that's Sunday. If this...
News Kirby Studio HAL Laboratory Releases New Smartphone Game In Japan
Say hello to Hataraku UFO!
HAL Laboratory, the company responsible for the iconic Kirby series, has released its first smartphone game in Japan. Hataraku UFO involves stacking various items on top of one another while ensuring they remained perfectly balanced. Your tasks range from moving furniture to assisting cheerleading teams with their...
News Pokémon GO Dev Niantic Working On Harry Potter Mobile Game, New Console Titles Planned
Warner Bros. established Portkey Games to handle Potter outings
Pokémon GO developer Niantic's next project will be a Harry Potter smartphone game, it has been revealed. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will use the same core tech which powers not only Pokémon GO but Niantic's earlier release, Ingress. You'll be able to "explore real-world...
News Pokémon GO's Raid Battle Roster Gets A Rejig
We heard you guys like Metapod
Niantic has surprised Pokémon GO players by updating the game's raid roster over the weekend. The most noticeable change is the fact that raids now last for 45 minutes instead of the usual hour. However, Niantic has also changed the raid roster around a bit, with some of the choices proving to make more sense...
News Delight Your Friends By Sending Them 8-Bit Super Mario iMessages
Catching some rays
One of the coolest things in Super Mario Odyssey has to be the way the game seamlessly flips into classic 8-bit Mario style on some of the stages to give players a change of pace. If you are a iPhone user and love sending iMessages to friends and family, you will likely enjoy the new 8-bit Super Mario Sticker pack...
News Pokémon GO Halloween Event Introduces Gen 3 Ghost Types
Full Gen 3 roster coming in December
A few days ago we reported on the Gen 3 monsters revealed in a leak for the upcoming Pokémon GO Halloween event. Now the official PR is here, we can confirm that a number of Generation III ghost-type Pokémon "originally discovered in the Hoenn region" are coming to the game, including Sableye and...
News Pokémon GO Leak Hints At Gen 3 For Upcoming Halloween Event
Spooky timing
It would appear that Gen 3 monsters will be unleashed as part of Pokémon GO's upcoming Halloween event. The evidence is two leaks, the first of which is an image found in data files for the game. A piece of artwork - presumably the loading screen art - clearly shows Gen 3 monsters Duskull, Dusknoir, Shuppet, Sableye and Banette...
News Fire Emblem Heroes Adding Characters From Genealogy of the Holy War
There are legendary weapons too
With Fire Emblem Warriors just a mere week away, you'd be forgiven for being so distracted with excitement that you'd forgotten all about Fire Emblem Heroes. If you are still enjoying everything the game has to offer, though, you'll be pleased to know that three new characters from the fourth game in the...
News Niantic CEO on the Near Future of Pokémon GO
Gen III Pokémon might not be far off
A little while back, dataminers uncovered information in a new update to Pokémon GO that suggested the impending release of the Hoenn region Pokémon in the game, though nothing has yet come of it. Pokémon GO has continued to evolve and change gradually over time, although it’s been a while since the game...
News Pokémon GO AR Photo Contest Launches
Pokémon SNAP
Niantic has launched the Pokémon GO AR Photo Contest this week, challenging players to snap "epic AR photos" while trying to catch 'mon. Trainers are asked to capture photos and upload them to Instagram with the hashtag #PokemonGOcontest. Should your image be selected as one of the top 10 picks, you'll win...
News The Pokémon GO Halloween Event Is on its Way
What a Gastly surprise
Pokémon GO has been pretty good about hosting new events to celebrate the coming of milestone moments throughout the year, often coinciding with holidays to bring special bonuses to the game that entice lapsed players back into the fold. Last year’s Halloween event was quite successful, bringing the game back to the top of...
News Pokémon GO's Equinox Event Brings With It A New Item
Rare Pokémon! Bonus Stardust! Triple XP!
Pokémon GO's upcoming Equinox event will introduce a new item to the game. From Friday 22nd September until Monday 2nd October, players have the chance of grabbing a 2km egg with rare Pokémon such as Chansey, Mareep and Larvitar inside. Double Stardust will also be awarded for catching 'mon and...
News Nintendo Switch Online Version 1.1.0 Is Now Available for Download
Well, it's sort of fixed
When Nintendo released its Nintendo Switch Online app for smart devices, it’s not entirely off base to say that it was a complete dumpster fire. The app was hokey and difficult to use, prevented you from using any other apps beside it, and demanded that your phone’s screen be on all the time. In short, it was next to...
News Pokémon GO's Trading Element Is Back On The Table
Delayed European events now rescheduled, too
The Pokémon Company boss Tsunekazu Ishihara has reconfirmed that the ability to trade monsters with other players is still coming to Pokémon GO. This might not seem like a big deal as this feature was clearly shown in the original promotional video released before the game was live, but in recent...
News Pokémon Duel Gets a Substantial New Update
Team Matches! Mega Evolutions! Shiny Pokemon!
Arriving at the start of this year, Pokémon Duel landed on iOS and Android to give Western gamers another mobile game to consider. It was essentially the localisation of Pokémon Co-master, offering a smart, strategic board game-style title that also had its share of flaws; that's what we...
News The Latest Game From The Stamper Brothers Feels Like A Donkey Kong Country Sequel
And it could be coming to Switch
FortuneFish - the studio founded by former Rare owners Tim and Chris Stamper, along with Tim's son Joe - has released a test version of its new music-based platformer on iOS which calls to mind the classic days of the legendary Donkey Kong Country studio. Kroko Bongo: Tap to the Beat! is billed as a rhythm...
News Super Mario Run Is Back on the iOS App Store
Mario was just taking a lunch break
Earlier today, we reported on the mysterious disappearance of Super Mario Run from the iOS App Store, a move which didn’t have any explanation by either Apple or Nintendo. Perhaps it had something to do with a bug in the game which warranted its removal or maybe there was some kind of problem on the side of the...
News Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei And Suicune Come To Pokémon GO
EX Raid Battle Field-Test starts soon, too
Niantic has announced that three new legendary Pokémon - Raikou, Entei And Suicune - are now live in Pokémon GO. The three Johto-based beasts will appear in raid battles all over the world, offering players a chance to beat and catch them, depending on their region. But that's not...
Guide Pokémon GO Raids, Bosses, Rewards And Winning Tactics
Playing with the big boys
Niantic’s Pocket Monster-catching phenomenon is an ever-changing and adapting beast; regular updates and additions to the game have made Pokémon GO a much-loved but potentially confusing experience. The recently added ‘Raid Battles’ are one element that may well cause some confusion to new players and veterans alike...
News HAL Laboratory Opens HAL Egg, a Mobile Game Development Branch
And no, they aren't making a Kirby game yet
HAL Laboratory is a studio that is primarily known for one thing: Kirby. The series has arguably never been doing better, and with a new Kirby game due out on Switch next year, one would think that the company would be focusing all its resources on the super tuff pink puff, but a new announcement today has...
News Hoenn Pokémon Data Has Been Spotted in the Latest Pokémon GO Update
Here we go again!
Though it has certainly dropped off in popularity since last summer (and who could forget that trainwreck of a festival?), Pokémon GO still has a strong and loyal fanbase and Niantic is keen on keeping them busy with new content from time to time. This past year saw the addition of Generation II Pokémon as well as Legendary...
News Pokémon GO Getting Ready For Japanese Pikachu Outbreak Event
Japan-only Pokémon GO Deluxe Set also revealed
Further details have been revealed about the upcoming Pokémon GO "Pikachu Outbreak" event occurring in Japan this summer. Like Pokémon GO's Anniversary event (but hopefully proving to be somewhat more successful), the location will see an increased lot of PokéStops as well as access to...
Reminder Legendary Bird Moltres Is Now Live In Pokémon GO
Flame on
Another legendary monster has come to Pokémon GO, and this time it's the fire/flying-type bird Moltres. Users started reporting the appearance of Moltres raids late last night, and players will have until August 7th to catch one. However, it's also being reported that Articuno - which was supposed to vanish from the game...
News Niantic Is Facing a Class-Action Lawsuit Over Pokémon GO Fest
Yowch
It’s safe to say that Pokémon GO Fest was an unmitigated disaster, as network issues and poor event planning quickly spiraled out of control. The company has been in full damage control mode for the past few days, doing its best to appease the irate attendees and save face by explaining the issues that contributed to the event’s failure...
News Camp Pokémon Receives New Summer Season Update
Alola Pokémon added
The Pokémon Company has announced a new season for Camp Pokémon. The app (which was originally released in 2014) has received a large update adding Pokémon from the Alola region that were featured in Sun and Moon for 3DS. There is also a new trading card game where you match the cards together. In the video...
News Niantic CEO Explains Just What Went Wrong At Chicago's Pokémon GO Fest
"We heard boos and shouts from the crowd"
The recent Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago's Grant Park may have marked the introduction of Legendary monsters to the game, but it was marred by technical issues which created quite a bit of frustration for the thousands of people who went along for the day. Niantic was forced to offer refunds and in-game...
Guide Here's When You Can Capture Pokémon GO's Legendary Moltres, Zapdos And Articuno
Niantic releases a Raid Battle schedule
Legendaries are finally part of Pokémon GO, but bagging them isn't as straightforward as heading to your local gym and waiting for the next raid - these mythical beasts are only available at certain times, and developer Niantic has helpfully released a timetable which shows when that will happen. Articuno,...
News New Range Of Super Mario iPhone Cases Arrive In Japan
Classic and modern designs
A range of new iPhone cases featuring everyone's favourite Italian plumber have come to Japan. The seven new cases feature classic and modern incarnations of Super Mario, and are designed to fit the 6 / 6S / 7 standard and Plus models of Apple's popular handset. The two retro-style cases are priced at...
News Pokémon GO's Legendary Pokémon Are Arriving Very Soon
It's going to be Legen...wait for it
It's what plenty of fans have been waiting for. Niantic and The Pokémon Company have revealed that after much speculation legendary Pokémon will be arriving in Pokémon GO this weekend. The trailer below shows off the recently-implemented Gym features, included Gym badges and Raids, before...
News Pokémon GO iOS 1.39.0 & Android 0.69.0 Update Rolls Out
New icons, search screen & Gym fixes
Niantic Labs has begun rolling out the latest update for Pokémon GO users worldwide. This latest update features an array of minor additions and small improvements to the core of the game, but most importantly improves upon the recent addition of Poké Gyms. One annoying problem among...
News The Nintendo Switch Online App Is Now Available for Download
Just a few days early
Nintendo’s made plenty of interesting decisions with its online service for this generation which have naturally divided opinion and one such decision was creating a mobile app to handle the majority of online friend and party functions, such as voice chat. Like it or hate it, this is what the company’s going to be rolling...
News Japanese Pokémon GO Players Are Outspending Their U.S. Counterparts
U.S. remains the biggest market, however
Pokémon GO recently passed $1.2 billion in revenue after just a year of availability, making it one of smartphone gaming's biggest success stories. Mobile analysis firm Sensor Tower has been picking apart the data, and has discovered some interesting global trends relating to the game and how much...
