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,…
It’s still surreal to know that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is being produced by Sony Pictures. With Nintendo and Sony being strong rivals in the console space, it’s almost as if we’re living in a bizarro world where cats and dogs live in absolute harmony. However strange the…
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,…
Pokémon Legends Arceus has done the impossible — it’s made the Pokémon fandom relatively civil again. It’s been roughly two and a half years since that was last true. In June 2019, the announcement that the upcoming Pokémon Sword & Shield wouldn’t have the National Pokédex (and thus, every Pokémon)…
People love a good ol’ fashioned deal, and Amazon has a pretty simple one going right now: buy three different items from a list of select products (video games, movies, books, and board games) and you’ll only pay for the price of two. And, as you might expect, this includes…
Fresh on the heels of teasing a Pokémon GO set for this summer, we’ve gotten a more forthcoming glimpse of newness in the Pokémon Trading Card Game — new Pokémon from the recent smash hit Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Debuting in this month’s new Battle Legion subset of cards include cards…
Nintendo has provided a fiscal update, detailing both results and forecasts for its investors. Among that is an update to their list of Top-Selling Titles for Nintendo Switch, where plenty of familiar games are still going strong, and one 2021 contender has made its presence known. Mario Kart 8…
There are roughly 900 Pokémon in existence — an impressive number built up over a quarter-century of development, merchandising, and game design. Meanwhile in half that time there have been approximately five zillion types Funko Pops made. (Okay, the actual estimate is like, 20,000ish, but that frankly passed being a…
We’ve only caught a glimpse of Sonic’s 2022 comeback Sonic Frontiers in a trailer at The Game Awards, but already the open zones are leaving questions to the potentialities at play. It’s been quite a while since the last big mainstream non-remake Sonic game (Sonic Forces in 2017), and the…
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is here, drawing players into the Hisui region for an all new kind of adventure. New species and situations can be found throughout, and we’re here to help you fill out your Pokédex! While plenty of what you’ll find will be familiar, some of the brand new…
Nintendo’s continuing the hype train for tomorrow’s release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus with a new physical reward over at My Nintendo. For 400 Platinum Points, members can receive this really cute cable holder featuring Pikachu and Eevee, with each character adorning one side of the clip. If you’re…
While Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set to overhaul the perrenial monster catching franchise in a week, indie devs are still striving to take on the classic genre shake-up. Case in point, there’s Coromon from Tragsoft and Freedom Games. Primarily inspired by Pokémon’s DS entries in terms of visuals, Coromon lets…
It’s time for everybody’s favorite gaming news — market analysis! And the market says “people are still buying video games” — even though overall spending in December was down a titanic 1% compared to the same month in 2020 (think of the poor yachts left unbought!). Hardware sales declined 3%…
2022 is finally here, and Nintendo has loads of amazing games on the horizon! Check out our pre-order guide to see the best deals and bonuses available for Switch games and accessories. Nintendo Wire uses affiliate links to help support the site. Games Pokémon Legends: Arceus Releases…
Arceus above, did you know that TwitchPlaysPokémon is almost eight years old? The crowdsourced attempt to play Pokémon took the internet by storm when it debuted, creating a flurry of memes and arguably its own competing religions, and while its heyday has come and gone, its legacy lives on —…
