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…
In promotion for actor Chris Pine’s directorial debut film Poolman, Danny DeVito has been doing various interviews for publications and YouTube channels. In what will likely be a viral moment for YouTuber “The Movie Dweeb,” DeVito just about stated that he’d love to play Wario in a sequel to the…
Nintendo Switch icons have been debated over the past 11 months — after all, they’re what represent the games at first glance. Within a square format, game companies must best convey their game, and if they don’t, Nintendo fans are more than likely to chime in with their true feelings…
Despite effectively being a tablet very few Nintendo Switch games use touch controls, let alone solely rely on them. That didn’t stop Voez, however, which was one of the very first titles to hit the Switch eShop. The frantic rhythm game that we gave a glowing review back at launch…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been updated to v1.2, bringing a sliver of new stuff about a month after v1.1. In addition to some fixes here and there, the patch allows you to skip voiced segments in menus, and for Expansion Pass holders there’s another batch of items as well as…
UPDATE: Limited Run Games has taken to Twitter yet again to raise the hype for upcoming titles. Not only will Saturday Morning RPG be hitting the Switch this spring (see below), but once the company’s Twitter follower count reaches 60k, it’ll be making another exciting announcement as it continues to…
After months of speculation surrounding Nintendo’s next system, at the time codenamed NX, the company finally broke the news in October 2016 that its next console would officially be called the Nintendo Switch. Following an enticingly intriguing three minute trailer, fans were asked to wait an excruciating few months to…
The anticipation leading up to today’s “surprise” Direct Mini was of a fervor rarely seen. After a predicted announcement of the presentation on Tuesday fell through, Nintendo played coy, blithely posting images of Chibi-Robo immolated and a Mii in a hotdog costume. The internet devolved into a mad mosh of…
If you’ve been looking for a way to express your burning rage in-game, we’ve got just the title for you. Developer The Game Bakers has announced that all-boss fighter game Furi will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch eShop next Thursday, January 11th. Fans of Japanese games like…
This Thursday 5pb. will be bringing its multiplayer beat ’em up Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds to the Nintendo Switch, which previously released for PC, PS4, Vita and Xbox 360. A chibi-filled spin-off of the fighting game Phantom Breaker, it has multiple modes and even four player co-op. If this interests…
Known as a love letter to classic RPGs, The Longest Five Minutes on the Nintendo Switch is sure to charm players who have a passion for 16-bit style and retro inspired music. Nippon Ichi Software has created a sweet, lighthearted comedy mixed with a powerful story, giving people an opportunity…
It’s been a long time coming but Nintendo fans will soon be able to play Yooka-Laylee. Playtonic has announced via their official blog that the Switch version will land on December 14th, with eShop pre-orders opening on the 7th. Yooka-Laylee is a throwback to classic Nintendo 64 platformers…
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Pokémon Trainers across the globe now have access to their full collection of Pokémon thanks to the latest updates to Pokémon Bank and Pokémon Transporter. The 1.4 update for Pokémon Bank brings compatibility with Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, allowing Trainers to bring any of their Pokémon they’d like along…
