You can choose a Pikachu as your starter in Pokémon GO

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Mobile

It’s obvious to anyone who has played Pokémon GO in its current form that the game is a massive love-letter to the first generation of Game Boy games, with a Pokédex full of classic creatures and a starting line-up featuring Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. It turns out that connection goes…

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Badge Arcade News: 7/8/16

Categories: 3DS, News

Happy Friday, badge enthusiasts! Celebrate the beginning of the weekend with badges of the plumber who started it all: Mario! Check out what’s new below! Free play? No. Mamma mia… Practice catcher: It’s the final day for Monday’s Animal Crossing badges, so be sure to grab a few of those…

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Pokémon GO helps Nintendo’s share value rise 10%

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

It’s undeniable that it’s been a rough couple of months for Nintendo’s stock market performance, but thanks to Pokémon GO that seems to be changing rapidly. The app first launched in Australia and New Zealand two days ago and has been gradually appearing in other countries since, and as a…

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Many new Pokémon plushes coming soon to Japan

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: News, Merchandise

If there’s one thing Pokémon fans know, it’s that feeling that you just gotta catch ‘em all – and Nintendo is very aware of that. A grand total of three sets of Pokémon merchandise, primarily plushes, will be hitting store shelves in Japan within the next two weeks. That’s not…

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Summer of Splat coming to Splatoon in the U.K.

Categories: News, Wii U

With the launch of five new Splatoon amiibo today, it seems that Nintendo is trying to give Splatoon a second push of popularity. However, Nintendo U.K. is taking it a step further with the Summer of Splat, a newly announced series of events in which players of various skill levels…

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Preview: Pokémon GO

Author: Jaxson Tapp
Categories: Mobile, Features, News, Reviews

Disclaimer: This preview is based on the first build of the game when servers were extremely strained. We’ll continue to update the preview as the mobile experience smooths out. Pokémon GO, a joint effort from Niantic and The Pokémon Company, was announced back in September of 2015, and seemed like…

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Badge Arcade News: 7/7/16

Categories: 3DS, News

All new Mega Man Legacy badges have beamed into the Nintendo Badge Arcade today! Collect all 48 robot masters and their stage select portraits from Mega Man 1-6, not to mention my personal favorite character in the series: the infamous blue bomber’s older brother, Proto Man! [Whistle] Free play?: Yes!…

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