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 brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
Yesterday we saw the first tease of a new Capcom product focusing on arcade games, and now we’ve got the official reveal, and it’s quite the beast. Named the Capcom Home Arcade, it’s a massive plug-and-play system not unlike Nintendo’s mini consoles, but rather than theme itself on any pre-existing…
The Pokémon Company’s foray into Hollywood with Legendary Pictures has become a promising endeavor. With every trailer, GIF, and announcement, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu may be the first, well-received “video game” movie on a broad scale. Already available in North America, merchandise in various forms has sprung up at GameStop, Target,…
Splatoon 2’s release onto the Switch in 2017 allowed Nintendo’s beloved ink slinging smackdown to be played and enjoyed by a bigger fanbase. Those who became smitten with the first game were treated to some original Splatoon goodness when Dark Horse released the localized edition of The Art of Splatoon….
Previously, we reported on the possibility of more Pokémon Funko POP!s receiving a supersized upgrade. Pikachu was the first, debuting as a Target exclusive last year, and a leaked DPCI number making the rounds in March named Bulbasaur as the next. If you had any doubts of a 10-inch Bulbasaur…
The Pokémon Company finally revealed what was behind the silhouette of the next A Day With Pikachu figurine a few days ago, but we were missing a specific angle in those images during that preview. What would Flabébé’s expression be?! Wonder no more! DisFunko posted a composed image set of…
It took some time before I finally understood Wobbuffet, that interjecting blue Pokémon that saw fit to tag along with Team Rocket. With its super limited movepool, odd stats, and other curiosities, there had to be something we were missing overseas. Turns out its Japanese name and mannerisms are likely…
Pokémon’s original Fire-type starter Pokémon, Charmander, was announced to be the next beloved character to be turned into a Funko Pop. First announced on Funko’s blog, we were provided with a May 2019 window release date. As for the exact day in May, that has not been announced yet, but…
The Nintendo UK store often offers up some exclusive freebies alongside its pre-orders, whether it be fun figures to display or wearable Mario hats, and it looks like Super Mario Maker 2 will be no exception – in fact, there are two pre-order options available. The first of these is…
The North American Pokémon Center is on a roll this week! First, we got a look at even more new items in the Detective Pikachu collection, and now we’re getting a new series of products that revolve around my personal favorite ‘mon of all-time: Vulpix and (more specifically) Alolan Vulpix….
For aspiring pianists (or hobbyists just looking for some tunes to diddle away on the ivory), here’s some news for you — Celeste: Piano Collections now has sheet music on sale, courtesy of the Materia Collective. The beautiful, colored books feature gorgeous illustrations by David René Christensen, and run for…
As we’ve known for some time now, this year’s animated Pokémon movie will be a CG remake of the very first – Mewtwo Strikes Back. We’ve seen clips of it before, but this latest trailer is our first good look at some iconic scenes remade, with close-ups of the human…
There’s no shortage of Pokémon apparel, and with this latest collaboration we might be reaching a whole new level of style savvy. Pokémon Center stores in Japan are partnering with shirt designer and retailer Graniph to produce some new clothes that you’ll wish you could’ve worn to school back in…
