When one thinks about the video games with the best music out there, a lot of times RPGs are the first to come to mind. Of course, once RPGs with good music come to mind, Final Fantasy will inevitably follow. Arguably being the face of the genre, Final Fantasy tends…
In the nearly 30 years the Pokémon franchise has existed, it has grown to become a globe-spanning empire. Beyond even the video games themselves, Pokémon has a wide array of content to enjoy. One of the most popular is the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which has been carrying along since…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
UPDATE: The official Super Mario Run website is now available. During a special iPhone 7 announcement event in San Francisco today, Apple threw a curveball when it welcomed Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto to the stage. Mario’s creator was on hand to unveil a brand new mobile game, developed by Nintendo, that…
More Nintendo news has been announced during Apple’s live event today. Niantic is bringing Pokémon GO to the Apple Watch! Here’s a list of highlights discussed: Trying to focus less on screen and more on what’s around you. The game is about exploration. There’s a heads-up gameplay display for GO. The…
UPDATE: The official Super Mario Run website is now available. Nintendo is bringing Mario to iOS! The Apple Event is taking place this very moment, and just a minute ago, the very Shigeru Miyamoto himself announced that Super Mario Run will be coming to iOS later this year. We’re currently…
Nintendo of Europe has been heavily pushing Splatoon eSports in the region recently, with a series of tournaments being announced a few weeks ago at Gamescom in collaboration with ESL (the Electronic Sports League.) The tournaments will be held weekly for six months, with teams earning Go4Splatoon ranking points depending…
Axiom Verge designer Tom Happ recently held a Reddit AMA along with ex-Nintendo indie chief Dan Adelman, during which an interesting tidbit involving Metroid series protagonist Samus Aran was revealed. When asked if they had ever considered adding a Samus costume to the game, Dan Adelman jumped in to reply…
For the second year in a row, the Mushroom Kingdom has served the battleground for the final round of PAX West’s Omegathon – a 20-person, three day, elimination tournament that unfolds over the course of the show. Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, Penny Arcade creators and PAX founders, took to…
It looks like the mystery surrounding the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde just got a little more interesting. In today’s Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer, we got our first look at the Zygarde Cube, a mysterious green cube that allows you to store both Zygarde cells and cores inside. Collecting cores and…
The passage of time has been a major component of Pokémon games ever since Gold and Silver, with time being actively tracked thanks to either a battery inside the cart or the system clock. Now, while the upcoming Sun and Moon will still keep track of your 3DS system time,…
A single Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker catcher featuring Aryll and Link’s grandmother returns to the Badge Arcade today! Free play?: Yep! Practice catcher: It’s the final day for one of the retro Zelda II catchers currently in the Arcade! Don’t have those badges yet? Y’probably should get…
For over a decade Pokémon fans have been wishing for a follow-up to the Nintendo 64 classic Pokémon Snap, but it has never come to pass. Pokémon Sun and Moon seem to be throwing a bone to those fans, however, with a new photography mechanic. As trainers adventure around the…
A new trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon was released in Japan this morning, and it is a continuation of the narrative shown in the first trailer released back in May. That trailer was also recently released in the US as the first video in the Train On series. The…
Today’s new Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer saw the announcement of a few new Pokémon, but what is far more enigmatic are the “Ultra Beasts”. Not categorized as Pokémon on the official website, these creatures seem to be different, and apparently pose a threat to humans and Pokémon alike. While…
