From humble beginnings to a global empire, the Pokémon franchise has gone so far over the years. Yet despite the size of the throne the series sits on today, The Pokémon Company always makes time to celebrate the steps it took to get there. The amount of merchandise available seems…
In a bit of exciting news to brighten your day, legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto has turned 72 years old today. While it technically hasn’t happened in the US just yet as his birthday is November 16th, 2024, it is the 16th over in Japan. For nearly 50 years now, Miyamoto…
Welcome to Part 4 of Our Deep Dive into the History of Amiibo! In today’s installment, we’re exploring the amiibo releases of 2016—a year that saw the introduction of new franchises, an influx of collectible cards, and some highly sought-after Japan-exclusive releases! Raise Your Shovels! The first amiibo release of…
We’ve been hearing for a long time now how the next Legend of Zelda, which we now know as Breath of the Wild, would take the series back to the drawing board in terms of structure and gameplay. Up until this week, we’ve been left to our imaginations to wonder…
Thanks to a new update last night, Pokkén Tournament is now at version 1.3. As is usually the case with updates to games, people have been digging around in the update file for any useful information. During this digging, Reddit user BananaMuffinFrenzy has come across some interesting data. The first…
It has been announced that Pokémon will be present at the World Hobby Fair Summer ‘16 in Japan on June 25th & 26th. At their booth there will be a quiz rally and an exclusive sneak peek at the brand new Pokémon movie, Volcanion & the Ingenious Magearna. Junichi Masuda,…
It was announced today that Pokémon Sun and Moon will be getting a special double-pack release in Japan. The set will contain both games and codes for two sets of 100 Pokéballs. This pack will be available for preorder on July 16th and available on November 18th. Also announced were…
The first day of E3 Treehouse Live streaming is done, and Nintendo is already looking forward. In a press release the company has confirmed that on top of the previously announced Dragon Quest VII, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and Monster Hunter Generations, the stream will also look at four other…
Today was certainly jam-packed full of new information courtesy of Nintendo! From the large number of features confirmed for the next Legend of Zelda, to the first ever E3 showcase of an in-development Pokémon game, not to mention lots of new amiibo, there was plenty for fans to sink their…
With every new Zelda title comes new speculation, and fans everywhere are wondering where The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will take place in the official Zelda timeline. Based on footage shown at E3 so far, all signs as of yet indicate that Zelda is returning to the…
The new Zelda game, subtitled Breath of the Wild, was shown at Nintendo’s E3 presentation earlier today, and a lot of interesting tidbits of information about the game were revealed. Among all the awesome new features, the demo opened with a female voice saying, “wake up, Link.” This marks the…
To commemorate The Legend of Zelda’s fantastic E3 showing today, Nintendo has launched two Miitomo Drop stages focusing on The Legend of Zelda. The first catcher, titled Celebrate E3 2016! The Legend of Zelda New-School Style, features several items focusing on content from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the…
In celebration of E3 and the revealing of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo just released a new Legend of Zelda theme for the 3DS and a brand new accessory for Miitomo users. The new Link theme will cost 200 platinum points and features the Hero of…
New gameplay footage of the upcoming Zelda game, Breath of the Wild, has been shown in a demo with Bill Trinen and Aonuma during the Treehouse Live event! Breath of the Wild was created because Aonuma wanted to break the convention of the Zelda series (however Link does start by…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is taking a wildly new approach to many things, one of the most interesting being the combat. We’re used to being given or discovering and entry level sword at the beginning of Link’s adventures, and maybe upgrading it a handful of times…
