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,…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
Pokkén Tournament, The Pokémon Company’s answer to Tekken, had a couple more fighters added to its roster today. During a livestream from Japanese streaming site Niconico, we got our first look at Weavile, a fourth generation Pokémon, and the renowned Charizard in action. For the uninitiated, Weavile is a feathered…
Nintendo recently held its 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which involved Nintendo President Satoru Iwata fielding questions from investors about the company’s plans and strategies for the upcoming year. The full transcript of the Q&A can be found here. Among questions about Pokémon, T-shirts and the Seattle Mariners, there…
Nintendo has announced a few new additions are on their way to its social networking service Miiverse. Along with a redesign, a screenshots album, Play Journal and an overhaul of the communities system are expected to arrive this summer. Among the many new features outlined on the Miiverse website is…
After nearly two months of speculation, Best Buy confirmed today that Dark Pit will be exclusive to its stores when the amiibo releases on Friday, July 31st. And that’s not even the huge news today! Best Buy has listened to customer complaints and it came up with yet another new…
Pokkén Tournament is an upcoming arcade fighting game that’s planned for release in Japan in 2015. Its release date, new Pokémon fighters and more will be unveiled on Friday during a special Pokkén Tournament livestream. The stream is set to air at 7:00 a.m. EST (4:00 a.m. PST) on the…
Nintendo is bringing many unreleased games, new tournaments and unique prize packs to the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con convention this July 9th-11th. Fans will be able to get their hands on a number of new titles, including, for the first time in the U.S., a playable demo of Little Battlers…
Splatoon has seen a very steady stream of content updates since its release a month ago. Tomorrow’s addition has the promise of being its most exciting yet. Tower Control, an entirely new ranked multiplayer mode, will be available starting tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. PST. Part Tug-of-War and part domination, the…
After nearly seven years and numerous posters, downloadable games, figurines and other goodies, the North American Club Nintendo will, sadly, be shutting its doors tomorrow. While a new loyalty program has been promised to fill its place, Coins from Club Nintendo will not carry forward to the new service. That…
Join Happily Candied and Amiibo Jason as we take a look at a prototype amiibo display case from the good folks at HORI.
The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, a mobile game based on the popular 3DS eShop puzzler, will be coming to iOS and Android devices later this year. Pokémon Shuffle is a puzzle adventure where players match icons of popular Pokémon in order to defeat wild Pokémon…
Let’s talk about amiibo. I know we do that plenty here, but I’m talking big picture. How do you feel so far about the way Nintendo has integrated amiibo support into games? Are you worried about amiibo changing Nintendo’s approaches to game development? Self-proclaimed amiibo skeptic Stephen Totilo of Kotaku…
Splatoon will soon be turning one month old, and Nintendo plans to mark the occasion by releasing a new software update. The company has revealed on its support website that Splatoon will be upgraded to version 1.3.0 on June 30th. This update will serve the twofold purpose of preparing for…
