Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
In promotion for actor Chris Pine’s directorial debut film Poolman, Danny DeVito has been doing various interviews for publications and YouTube channels. In what will likely be a viral moment for YouTuber “The Movie Dweeb,” DeVito just about stated that he’d love to play Wario in a sequel to the…
One of 2021’s first big releases is the Switch-exclusive Monster Hunter Rise, which is landing on March 26th. There’s still plenty of stuff we don’t know about the game, however, and thankfully Capcom is on hand to give us a run-down via an official livestream. Titled the Monster Hunter Digital…
The Nintendo family is getting a little bigger, as the company has announced the acquisition of Vancouver-based developer Next Level Games. The company has entered an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Next Level Games’ outstanding shares, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nintendo. The deal is expected to close…
The monthly rollout of Pokémon seasons continues on the Pokémon TV app. Pokémon Advanced, the sixth season of the beloved anime will begin streaming this Friday, January 8th! This season covers Ash and Pikachu’s adventures through the Hoenn region, which was first introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. With a…
The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event is now just a little over a month away, and developer Niantic has just teased another upcoming little surprise for nostalgic Pokémon players. During the Kanto event, you will see Trainer characters on the in-game map, who you can challenge to battle (this feature…
Before games and services typically become unavailable on Nintendo’s systems, the company sends out information regarding upcoming delistings of all products being affected by future plans. However, in a strange event on Sunday, 3DS users such as @comeoutpunching on Twitter noticed that some DSiWare titles on the 3DS eShop were…
The Persona series has been one of my most captivating corners of Shin Megami Tensei for decades now. Part of that popularity is owed to the music, most often composed by Shoji Meguro. Enchanting arias and acid jazz are served in equal measure, with much more variance in between. Now…
Contests come and go, but anyone interested in controller variants will want to take notice of this one. NISA is prepping for this summer’s release of Disaga 6: Defiance of Destiny with a giveaway starring a custom Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. Join our “Dood, Where’s My Controller?” Sweepstakes for…
It’s pretty amazing what crafty creatives have been able to conjure up with the Lego Super Mario sets and Mario Kart Live Home Circuit. The crafters over at Playfool are especially adept at using the sets to their fullest, having reverse-engineered the barcodes that make the Lego Super Mario sets…
Whether it’s a subtle visual cue in Punch-Out!! or entire hidden stages in Bomberman 64, it’s always incredible when entirely new discoveries are made in games decades after their original release. The latest finding retro discovery comes from Street Fighter Alpha 2, which launched way back in 1996 on the…
It’s been almost exactly one year since PlatinumGames’ President Kenichi Sato and Studio Head Atsushi Inaba told us to expect Bayonetta 3 news coming soon. Of course, with an ongoing pandemic disrupting many games industry plans throughout 2020, it’s understandable why the “various announcements” promised by the duo never really…
Toshihiro Nagoshi has done a lot in his career with Sega. Perhaps most known for the Yakuza series and its spinoffs at this point, he’s also been a part of Super Monkey Ball, Shenmue, and Virtua Fighter. For Nintendo fans though, the most notable credit would be his role as…
Kicking off 2021, Pokémon Sword & Shield’s Max Raid Battles will be focusing on Normal- and Dragon-type Pokémon throughout January. Even better, it’s the perfect time to hunt for Gigantamax Snorlax and Gigantamax Duraludon. Before you go hunting for these gigantic Pokémon, make sure you’re game is up to date…
