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,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
Closing out today’s Pokémon Presents was a brief, live-action video that gave way to something much grander. Though it might’ve seemed the long expected Detective Pikachu sequel was getting a little love (there was even a cup of coffee!), instead we saw brief gameplay clips of an all-new Pokémon adventure….
Pokémon Day is finally here, and The Pokémon Company is once again marking the anniversary of Red & Green’s launch in Japan with a Pokémon Presents stream. The streams typically contain information on the games releasing over the following months – last year’s event featured our first looks at both…
Last night, the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place in Las Vegas during the week-long 2022 D.I.C.E Summit. Organized by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, games released in 2021 were nominated in 23 different categories. And, according to IGN, “[t]he show also honored NetherRealm Studios’ Ed Boon, who…
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…
Fire Emblem has a long, long history of Lords; but oftentimes their most ardent supporters don’t get the same recognition. Case in point, the original game’s Caeda. Marth’s eventual bride is also one of his greatest assets in war, responsible for recruiting several allies and being a swift aerial fighter…
Voracious excess is one of Kirby’s infinitesimal talents, and for his latest adventure it seems the world design understood the assignment. Everything I’ve seen of The Forgotten Land looks gorgeous and unlike past environments, albeit with that familiar and dreamy charm. A brief trailer showcases that splendidly, along with new…
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…
As promised, Link’s second Nintendo 64 adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, has arrived via Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 app. That’s not all that’s landed, however, as the game comes packaged with a 2.0.0 update for the entire emulator. This means various bugs have been ironed out, such…
We’re getting closer and closer to Pokémon Day! Today’s countdown announcement is focused on the Pokémon MOBA game, Pokémon UNITE, and the Nintendo Switch and mobile game isn’t shying away from throwing a big bash. The Pokémon Day festivities will be held for over two weeks – from Thursday, February…
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…
If you’re an anime fan you’ve probably at least heard of Steins;Gate, the time travel visual novel turned anime that’s been a hit for… over a decade? God, I’m old. Anyway, while Steins;Gates and its spiritual quasi-successor Robotics;Notes in the so-called “Science Adventure Series” are both available on Nintendo Switch,…
You’ve likely never heard of SRD (Systems Research and Development) — a co-developer of Nintendo games whose legacy with the company stretches back four decades. While the company’s history of development is inextricably intertwined with Nintendo’s, and the SRD Kyoto offices are within the Nintendo Development Center, there’s actually been…
