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…
One of the many things I’ve come to appreciate about Super Mario Odyssey is the plethora of characters and outfits those characters are adorned in throughout the adventure. The variety of locations offers different enemies, friends, and scenery, giving you an ever changing glimpse at what Mario’s life entails on…
Best Buy is offering an extra incentive for those of you who are thinking about ordering the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Special Edition or standard version of the game from the retailer. A 1.5″ double-sided antique silver collector coin will be included for “real fans” of the game. As you…
It seems like the whole world is already preparing for the return of autumn, and The Pokémon Center is no exception. Just take a look at this brand new merchandise collection called Lavender Town: a solid lineup of spooky black, gray, and lavender themed products ready to adorn your wardrobe…
We only just recently learned that the Kirby Café was coming back to Japan this September, but it looks like it’s going to be quite the return. Chef Kawasaki is joining in the celebration alongside Waddle Dee and Kirby himself, and with this new video we can see how an…
Coming out of this year’s Pokémon World Championship, a new powerful type of Pokémon card was revealed. Called Tag Team Pokémon GX, the card’s art will pair up two different Pokémon and come with the kind of power you’d expect from that kind of double up. Check out the special…
We never even got the Sanrio Splatfest here in America, but I still miss it. Seeing these cute characters done up in Splatoon style was a real treat, and even led to Splatoon 2 winning the number one collab spot in Sanrio’s annual poll. Looks like they’re not done yet…
The Vehicle Kit will be the newest addition to join the Labo family come September, and with just a few weeks to go until the release, Nintendo has revealed a really cool tidbit about its functionality: Players will be able to use the kit with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. You…
UPDATE: The Detective Pikachu movie now has an official website and Twitter account! At the Pokémon World Championships in Nashville, the logo for the live-action Detective Pikachu movie has been revealed, alongside a Summer 2019 release window. Rob Letterman, director of the #DetectivePikachuMovie, is onstage now and has revealed…
The Zelda series is no stranger to orchestral concerts – the Symphony of the Goddesses has been a smash hit worldwide for years now. A new set will be heading to Japan later this year with the simple subtitle of “Concert 2018”, with a focus on three instruments and their…
Some of my favorite memories of Japan are tied directly to the limited Kirby Café that ran during the summer of 2016. I vacationed in Osaka and got to have multiple meals at the temporary establishment and tasted plenty of Dream Land delights. Now if you just happened to be…
While people twiddle their thumbs in anticipation of Spike Chunsoft getting off their butts and making a Gen VII Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game, a bit of surprising news has come in related to the series’ music – Arata Iiyoshi, the composer of both PMD Blue/Red Rescue Team and PMD Explorers…
If you have enough money to avoid caviar and foie gras for an appetizer and are a fan of one particular Blue Bomber, does Capcom have the item for you! A pair of solid gold 30th anniversary statues molded after Mega Man himself has been revealed by Capcom Japan. …
