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  • Pokémon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

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February 2nd, 2025

What’s February 2025’s Pokémon GO Research Breakthrough?

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…

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January 31st, 2025

The prototype GameCube from Space World 2000 is being sold for $100,000

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Retro

Nintendo’s video game legacy has come a long way since its inception; from the company’s first games in the ‘70s to the worldwide influence it holds now, there’s been a lot lost to time along the way. One of the more memorable relics of the past was the Nintendo Space…

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January 31st, 2025

Pokémon Company announces life-size Gardevoir plush, reactions are hardly SFW

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Merchandise

The trend of converting classic and popular Pokémon into life-sized plushes has finally reached its logical conclusion. After years of bringing some of our favorite buddies to life, such as Psyduck, Porygon, and Mew, Japan’s Pokémon Center has given into the memes and created the ultimate life-sized plush: Gardevoir. Every…

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January 30th, 2025

Netflix’s Devil May Cry Series features opening music by Limp Bizkit

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News

Well, this is an article I wasn’t expecting to write today, but I’m sure glad I am! Two icons from the early 2000s collide as Netflix just released the opening credits for their upcoming Devil May Cry animated series—featuring music from none other than Limp Bizkit! Give it a listen/watch…

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January 30th, 2025

Super Mario RPG soundtrack up for pre-order, three versions available

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro, Switch

Exciting news for fans — Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch is getting a vinyl release! Titled the Super Mario RPG Soundtrack, this soundtrack is expected to release on April 14th, 2025. The box will contain four separate vinyls with a total of 61 tracks. (Please be aware that…

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January 30th, 2025

Nintendo loses legal battle against ‘Super Mario’ supermarket in Costa Rica

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News

In a surprising turn of events, Nintendo has actually lost a legal battle against an opponent that is several magnitudes smaller than itself. As spotted by Eurogamer today, the Costa Rican supermarket named “Super Mario” has emerged victorious in a trademark battle that The Big N started over its name….

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January 30th, 2025

A Capcom Spotlight set for next week has just been confirmed

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News

As 2025 carries on and anticipation for the year builds, it feels as if the collective video game industry is holding its breath for something big. With so much to look forward to, many are eager to hear more on upcoming titles and more. Fortunately, the relative silence is set…

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January 30th, 2025

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available for digital purchase with a physical version coming in March

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch

Once a hilarious meme that somehow took life 17 years later, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available for digital download on PC and Switch. A riff on Nintendo’s popular Animal Crossing series, Island Adventure sees players start a new life with their favorite Sanrio characters on an island where…

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January 30th, 2025

Which third-party games can we realistically expect to see on the Switch 2 this year?

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: Features, Switch 2

Nintendo is planning to release the Switch 2 this year, unless the company pulls a fast one during its April 2025 Nintendo Direct reveal. With a brand-new console set to hit the global market, it stands to reason that third parties will want their games on Nintendo’s newest device to…

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January 29th, 2025

Two Harvest Moon ports are coming to the Switch this summer

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Switch

Update (4/30/25): Natsume has finally revealed that Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley & Skytree Village will release for Nintendo Switch on July 3rd this year! Pre-order the cozy bundle directly from the Natsume Store for $39.99 and you’ll receive an exclusive acrylic standee as a bonus.     You can…

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January 29th, 2025

Guilty Gear Strive: In concert; One blazing night only live in Japan, this April 2025 

Author: Matthew Powers
Categories: News, Switch

Fighting game fans are in for a treat this April. With the recent release of Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition, Arc System Works has announced a concert in Japan on April 5th, 2025. Guilty Gear Strive Music Live will be a two hour live concert featuring many of the…

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January 29th, 2025

Pokémon TCG Pocket cracks down on cheating and ‘paid trading’

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Mobile

The next expansion of the wildly popular app Pokémon TCG Pocket is just around the corner! Space-Time Smackdown, themed around the Sinnoh legends Dialga and Palkia, is available today and is the first major expansion since the game’s release.  However, just two days ago players were greeted with a warning…

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