June 4th, 2019
Nintendo Switch & 3DS New Release Preview | June 2019
Check out the games set to release on Nintendo Switch and 3DS this month in our June Preview!
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Pokémon Champions confirmed for Switch 2, will be main event at 2026 World Championships
Nintendo has announced that the upcoming Pokémon Champions will get a Nintendo Switch 2 edition, and will be featured as the main game at the Pokémon World Championships next year. A press release stated that Champions will replace Pokémon Scarlet and Violet in the 2026 Championships, held in San Francisco….
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Play Nintendo video introduces young gamers to Donkey Kong
A new video has been released on the Play Nintendo channel exploring the personality of Donkey Kong, for the benefit of young players who may be new to the character. The seven-minute special explores DK’s strength, style, bravery, mischievousness, sense of rhythm, and, of course, his intense love of bananas….
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Review – UFO 50 on Switch
Compilation. Catalog. Compendium. These are all words that can be used to describe Spelunky developer Mossmouth’s UFO 50. But all three of those words fail to detail just how expansive a package UFO 50 is. True, there are 50 original games of differing genres included here. But the way they’re…
June 4th, 2019
Eulogy for the third dimension – the death of the 3DS
I remember the day well. It was the first week of April, 2011, in high school drama class — freshman year. We were slacking off between one of Mr. McKillip’s improv games when I noticed a classmate had a shiny new toy. It had a metallic aqua casing, a slick…
June 4th, 2019
Second half of Gracie’s Haute Hello garden event kicks off today
If you’ve been busy running around and planting flowers so you can gather up all those fluttervows for the current garden event in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you need know that it’s time to really pick up the pace! The second half of the event has kicked off this morning,…
June 4th, 2019
Review – Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Anybody who’s kept up with my reviews on this site knows that I’m a big fan of the Etrian Odyssey series. It’s also not much of a secret that I’m a big fan of Persona, having indulged in most of the modern numbered titles and their various spinoffs. And you…
June 4th, 2019
Final wave of Sega Genesis Mini games includes Road Rash II, Monster World IV, and more
Today Sega of Japan held its final Mega Drive Mini stream, confirming the last ten games that’ll be included the 30 that were previously announced. That’s not all though – both Darius and Tetris are getting new ports as well, with the latter being based on an exceedingly rare official…
June 3rd, 2019
Pokémon GO Legendary Raid Hour returns weekly in June
Niantic has been testing the Pokémon GO waters this year with Raid-centric events, including Legendary Raid Hour. A golden hour when a plethora gyms are taken over by Legendary Pokémon, this event has occurred during the lunch hour rush (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) and the transition to twilight (6…
June 3rd, 2019
Nintendo dates its next Shareholders meeting
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It’s almost that time of the year again – Nintendo’s General Shareholders Meeting! Also E3 too, I guess. Jokes aside, Nintendo’s end-of-June shareholders meetings often include some interesting morsels of information. Last year’s, for instance, brought with it the news that Shuntaro Furukawa would become president of the company, alongside…
June 3rd, 2019
Pokémon GO discontinuing support for Apple Watch next month
Pokémon GO updates usually include information about some new catchable or Shiny, or an event that’ll get you on your feet and spinning stops. This time though, something’s being dropped, namely support for the Apple Watch. As posted by Niantic, it’s been cited that thanks to the Adventure Sync feature,…
June 3rd, 2019
Dark Horse reveals inside look at The Art of Super Mario Odyssey
As we previously reported in March, Dark Horse announced they would be localizing of The Art of Super Mario Odyssey. Returning to Polygon again for the exclusive, we now have a small glimpse into the book’s English version with four page-spread previews. Translated entries dedicated to Mario, the…
June 3rd, 2019
Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 stages and modes revealed
The Splatoon 2 World Championship is less than a week away, with four of the freshest teams of squid (and octo) kids around coming to paint over LA and splat their way through the competition. The three round tournament got a little bit of new information today, that being the…
June 3rd, 2019
New My Nintendo rewards celebrate Super Mario Maker 2
Super Mario Maker 2 almost here, which means it’s time for My Nintendo to fall into its usual pattern of celebrating big releases with digital goods. June is a busy month as we’re juggling E3, Father’s Day, Super Mario Maker 2, and more. My Nintendo is offering ways to celebrate…
June 3rd, 2019
The Pokémon Company’s fiscal year net profit soars 50% to $124 million US
And now, for another thrilling edition of “financial nobody but shareholders should really care much about” — The Pokémon Company made a net profit of 124 million US dollars last fiscal year, up 50% from 2017. The 2018 fiscal year was strong likely due to a combination of Pokémon GO’s…
