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,…
Niantic is bringing back the Sustainability Week event for Pokémon GO this year. For 2024, the event is focused more on hatching Pokémon from event 2 km Eggs. Luckily these Eggs will have a shiny hatching boost. Other than that, there aren’t any themed Wild Encounters or Raids. (For more…
Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
Earlier this morning, in a now-deleted Instagram post, Lego announced some brand-new additions coming to the Lego Super Mario line, including one that fans have been asking about for some time! That’s right, Princess Peach and Peach’s Castle are on the way, just in time for Mar10 Day. (Thanks to…
The official Happy Meal website has recently updated its Toys section with a collection of eight Mario Kart-themed collectibles, which are now available across McDonald’s restaurants. The roster includes popular franchise characters Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Toadette. Clicking on each individual toy…
UPDATE: The Sonic Super Teams game has officially been revealed on Zygomatic Games’ website. If you’ve ever wanted to race around a board game as Sonic the Hedgehog characters, then your very specific wish is being granted by this latest leak from Zygomatic Games. As spotted by Sonic Stadium and…
Spring has nearly sprung, which means what it always does — namely, that it’s almost time to celebrate the resurrection of Christ with colorful eggs and chocolate bunnies. Easter traditions may seem befuddling at a glance (even if the symbols associated go back to antiquity), but they all lead to…
In recent years licensors have been going all-out with the Sonic franchise, branching out from the typical cast to produce goods for more obscure characters. These latest two announcements might just take the cake, though. First up is a new plush from Great Eastern Entertainment, who recently made plushes of…
The animation short about a wonderful Bidoof and their quest for high-fives took the Pokémon fandom by storm last month. Bidoof’s Big Stand, which was intended to debut on Bidoof Day last year, made Trainers look back at their own playthroughs of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum due to Bidoof’s…
The Pokémon Company’s worldwide music project – referred to as P25 Music and packaged into CD and vinyl releases under Pokémon 25: The Album – isn’t over! Last year saw the release of singles, a digital concert from Post Malone, music videos, remixes, and more leading up to the album’s…
Recently, the figure makers over at Youtooz unveiled a new “Revealed” line, where the figure designs were split in half between a recognizable character and certain components of their psyche (look at the quickly sold out Charlie Brown Revealed for an example). Now for the line’s second figure they’re delving…
It’s a collectible to die for — First 4 Figures has unveiled their statue for Death from Castlevania (specifically his Symphony of the Night incarnation), now available for pre-order. The statue is extremely detailed, feathering many weathered effects to communicate the skeleton’s age. It’s resin-painted as always and comes in…
A new collection has arrived at Pokémon Center and it’s a collab too! This time, Pokémon Center has joined forces with OMOCAT (the artist behind the indie art studio of the same name and the video game OMORI). Currently, this exclusive collection is made up of a line of allover…
The second Sonic The Hedgehog movie is only a month and a half away, so you know what time it is — merchandise tie-in time! Yay! Don’t you love spending money, you consumerist harlot? I know you do; I can see the Sonic-branded GFuel in your pantry right now. Fortunately,…
Last year, Sega and Atlus put a variety of Persona soundtracks up on streaming services officially. Now two more games have joined the party, including the one Persona 5 game that’s available on Switch – Strikers! First up is Royal (YouTube Music, Spotify), the updated re-release of Persona 5 that…
