As developers continue to innovate and gaming advances into a new era, it can often be easy to forget where a lot of the amazing things we have now first came from. For that reason, it’s a good idea to periodically look back at the greats of the past and…
New trademarks have been filed by Nintendo, but these latest entries don’t have anything to do with new games. Instead, 10 new trademarks were filed in Japan by Nintendo on October 11th, all falling under Class 43. So what is Class 43? It all has to do with food, drink,…
After the absolutely brutal news yesterday that Ubisoft had disbanded the team responsible for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, it seems that not everything is entirely gloom and doom for the publisher. According to a new report from Insider Gaming, the former Prince of Persia team has had most…
Build-A-Bear’s brought the world a brand new Pokémon plush today! After teasing the introduction of a new character a few days ago, the company finally revealed that Pichu — the baby Pikachu of the evolutions — is the next ‘mon you’ll be able to build in stores and online. Just…
Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon: every generation has (at least) one, and each time they represent a daunting bit of time investment for a Trainer. We’ve all been there, trying to fish up a Dratini or constantly checking on Beldum’s repeated uses of Take Down to eventually get them to their full potential….
The most recent update to Pokémon GO may have revealed a little more than it cared to. Dataminers who looked into the latest details were able to discover references to Galar and Galarian Formes for the mobile game. Much like Alolan Formes before them, this could mean that we’ll see…
Several new Pokémon, including “Galarian forms” of past Pokémon, were revealed during a two-minute trailer for upcoming Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield this morning. Galarian forms The first reveal of the trailer was the existence of “Galarian forms” — not unlike Alolan-form Pokémon from Nintendo…
Eevee fans, it’s time to get excited — the North American Pokémon Center has added a whole bunch of new items themed to your favorite cute Normal-type and its evolutions! The new series of products is bringing an extra charming theme our way this time, too, as everything is styled…
Brand-new Pokémon games are on their way in 2019! Yep, that’s right: Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the second set of mainline Pokémon titles on the Nintendo Switch, are headed to store shelves and the Nintendo Switch eShop later this year. The games were teased back in 2018, when new…
Tons of new details about upcoming mobile game collaboration between DeNA and The Pokémon Company, Pokémon Masters, were revealed today during a special livestream presentation, on the official website, and via a press release published afterward. The free-to-start Pokémon Masters, according to press materials, is a “strategy and battling game”…
This article is a follow-up to a previous thinkpiece about the so-called “Dexit” situation. It’s recommended you read it for full context before moving on: A few months ago, when Pokémon Sword & Shield were initially announced, the reaction across the internet was predictably mixed. There were those who complained…
During E3, Nintendo was asked by IGN about work-life balance and dealing with crunch culture, which has grown to be an especially hot topic in the games space over the past year or so. Fresh NoA president Doug Bowser offered a constructive response, citing the delay of Animal Crossing: New…
If you’re still dealing with the disappointment of being unable to import non-Galar regional dex Pokémon into Sword & Shield, you might want to strap in for this next info drop from Junichi Masuda’s latest Famitsu interview (via Serebii) – both Mega Evolutions and Z-Moves won’t make it into the…
Which team are you siding with for Pokémon Sword & Shield? All three starters have just been announced, and each fighter is waiting for you to choose! Read below if you’re on board with Team Sobble. And check out our Team Grookey and Team Scorbunny articles if you want to…
While Pokémon GO’s last Limited Field Research event didn’t go quite as swimmingly (pun fully intended), as some may have hoped, it looks like Niantic is making an effort to learn from their past mistakes and deliver an even better Limited Research this month. That’s right, the event is making…
