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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
Discover what makes Nintendo so special in today’s gaming world through Nintendo Inquirer’s N Factor series! “What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term “N factor” to describe my feelings, because while it’s…
We take a look at the newly released Pokémon Mythical Collection Mew box set and open two Pokémon Generations booster packs. We pull three EX cards out of two packs, including Mega Charizard EX!
The Pokémon celebrations just keep coming! Today’s Badge Arcade update features 13 new catchers, with ten of them being Pokémon themed! Heavily featuring Mega Evolution, the Badge Arcade has included all these new Pokémon badges for us to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series. And if you’re starting…
Just a day ahead of the Pokémon Direct that was just announced yesterday afternoon, an interesting discovery has been made in the European Union’s trademark database. Trademarks for the names Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon have been found. Originally discovered by Nerd_Leaks on Twitter, could Sun and Moon possibly be…
UPDATE 2 (18:43 a.m. CST): We also have an image of the Pokémon Yellow theme, which comes with another piece of classic Pikachu art on the touch screen. Check it out: UPDATE (10:30 a.m. CST): It’s been confirmed that the music played throughout the video below is the tune that…
Earlier today Nintendo announced a brand new upcoming “Pokémon Direct”, airing just in time for the franchise’s 20th anniversary. Long time Direct watchers, however, will remember that back on January 8th 2013 we got another Direct with the exact same title. Could looking back on it help us find out…
The Pokémon celebrations can’t be stopped, as Nintendo and GameStop have declared February 27th Pokémon Day! While the main attraction will be the eShop release of Red, Blue and Yellow Versions, other products will be discounted the whole day through. Most notable are the exclusive Mew figure and the New…
UPDATE (2/24): One lucky fan has received all three consoles, check out their photos of the haul below: Twitter user @l_ips was lucky enough to receive his pre-order of the Pokémon Yellow themed 2DS and Pokémon 20th Anniversary cover plates early. Check out the gallery below for closeup views of…
After the much needed success of Awakening, the launch of Fire Emblem Fates was a more highly anticipated release for many. With over 300,000 units sold over the weekend, it’s officially the best Fire Emblem opening in America by a large margin. This amounts to five times as much as…
In following with the Pokémon trend for this month, and this year, Medicom Toy has just announced a new Pokémon figure of Cynthia under the PPP (Perfect Posing Products) line. The figure features Cynthia, our favorite Sinnoh Champion, with her ferocious looking Garchomp. Or, the top half of him, anyway….
The celebration of Pokémon’s 20th anniversary continues as a new Pokémon Photo Booth app is released for iOS. The free app will allow fans to show their Pokémon spirit by creating custom Pokémon themed portraits of themselves. Users can choose from a variety of different old school Pokémon Red/Blue captions…
The Pokémon Company has decided to really treat us to quite a day on Saturday! All day on the 27th, special events will be taking place in celebration of Pokémon Day, all on top of the month and even year-long celebrations that are taking place. If you decide to log…
