Over the past few weeks, it feels like we’ve been reporting on leaks more than official announcements. A few months ago, the Pokémon Company suffered a massive leak due to an external hack. However, today’s leaked Pokémon news comes directly from Pokémon GO developer Niantic. According to the leak, a…
Welcome to 2025, everyone! While we eagerly await Nintendo to announce anything about the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, it seems vendors at CES in Las Vegas didn’t get the memo that the console hasn’t officially been unveiled yet. Now, before we dive into the details, remember that the images and…
The start of 2025 has seen more Switch 2 leaks than the last couple of months combined. After a new patent mentioned upscaling technology for Nintendo’s upcoming device and a leak of the Switch 2 Joy-Con showed an optical sensor on the controller, this latest photo dump shows us a…
This year’s Pokémon movie may have been delayed by a month in Japan, but that isn’t stopping various merchandise releases and promotions for the film. Ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins has concocted some new ice cream offerings in Japan celebrating the upcoming film and it looks delicious! From Monday, July 20th…
Last December, The Pokémon Company announced it would be holding another Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix contest for residents of Japan. The theme was “Pokémon’s Cool Moments” and artists could only draw the following Pokémon: Charizard, Pikachu, Tyranitar, Milotic, Lucario, Genesect, Wishiwashi (solo form), and Zacian. Submissions closed in…
If you’ve been holding off on ordering something from the Japanese Pokémon Center, now may be the time to splurge. Starting July 27th, those who purchase over 10,000 yen worth of goods from the Pokémon Center Online will be randomly gifted a Pokémon face mask with their purchase. The face…
Village Vanguard, a Japanese book store chain, is slated to release some new Ninjala merchandise next week at ten of its stores. There will be two waves of products released. The first batch will be available on July 22nd, with the second coming August 22nd. On July 22nd, fans can…
Order up! When Pokémon Café Mix was released last month, the news section on the Pokémon Café website posted that a special menu inspired by Pokémon Café Mix would be offered in the future. Now, not only do we know when this is happening, we know what dishes will be…
It’s official! The long-rumored Eeveelution Funko Pops and the 18” Pikachu Pop are indeed real and available for pre-order. Appearing online at Amazon, GameStop, and other retailers, we know the prices of these figures and when they’ll be released! Eevee, Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon are $10.99 at Amazon and $11.99…
Pokémon Center and Funko’s An Afternoon with Eevee & Friends figure collection is almost complete. Five of the nine figures have been released and next week we’ll be able to add Espeon to the set. That leaves three silhouettes left to be revealed on Pokémon Center’s Funko page. Yet, if…
Today’s the day for Paper Mario’s next big adventure to begin, and while some longtime fans might have issues with the game itself, there’s no denying the crafty aesthetic is looking fantastic. If you want a little more of that in your life, Nintendo has shared a trio of mobile…
Many had assumed the eccentric PS1 “RPG” Moon would never leave Japan, up until a localization was announced out of nowhere for an equally inexplicable Switch port. It’s been a while, but we now have our first English screenshot and a teaser website for the game. The full website is…
Back in 2007, Crytek’s first person shooter Crysis was a technical marvel, to the extent “can it run Crysis?” was a common refrain in PC building circles. Fast forward 13 years and the game is heading to Switch, with plenty of its impressive features intact. These are highlighted in the…
Today marks Paper Mario’s return, but in a certain way for Japan it’s also a debut – a merchandise debut at the Nintendo Tokyo store! These new goods are coming to Nintendo Tokyo to mark The Origami King’s release and play up the series’ papery aesthetic for all it’s worth….
The next quartet for characters coming to Fire Emblem Heroes has been revealed, and this time around it’s all the way back to Archanea. This upcoming focus is based on both Mystery of the Emblem (essentially an expanded remake of the original Fire Emblem) and its own remake, New Mystery…
