It should come as no surprise, but the recently released Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a hit. We’re only one day into its opening week and Universal/Illumination’s sequel has broken a couple of box office records. As Deadline reports, the movie opened to $34.5 million on Wednesday, making it the…
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. The…
One of the first mechanics the player learns about in Pokémon Pokopia is the ability to give food to other Pokémon as gifts. While many players simply keep a stock of Leppa Berries on hand as a good universal gift, there’s actually more to it than simply handing over whatever…
In a new interview published by Game Informer today, Donkey Kong Bananza producer, Kenta Motokura, and programmer, Tatsuya Kurihara, were asked a series of questions about the creation of Bananza following a panel at GDC this year. While the entire discussion is filled with a lot of interesting tidbits about…
On the official Japanese website for Pokémon Pokopia, developer Game Freak has issued a statement indicating it is aware of a number of bugs currently plaguing the game. While a patch isn’t available just yet, there are a handful of improvements planned for the immediate future with some other ones…
On social media last night, publisher Square Enix announced that new sales milestones have been reached for both the Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default series. Proving that traditional JRPGs are hardly dead, Octopath Traveler has moved over 7 million copies between its three games. Available across all platforms, the series…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
As a fan of old point-and-click adventure titles, it often feels as if designers have completely moved on from that interconnected puzzle box style of game making. There’s still Cyan Worlds making Myst-like adventures, not to mention remaking Myst a hundred times, but I can count the number of similar…
With only a few weeks left until The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits US theaters, Universal Studios and Nintendo are pulling out all the stops to promote the film. In New York City right now, you can find various billboards around Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza that highlight key sequences…
Pokémon Pokopia can’t stop winning. After selling through its physical edition around the world and helping drive Nintendo’s stock prices up, it seems the game is off to a ridiculously good start in terms of sales. Nintendo has announced that over the weekend, Pokopia sold 2.2 million copies worldwide, making…
With this year’s Game Developers Conference winding down, we’re starting to see coverage from different outlets of new and upcoming games seen on the show floor. One such is the belated Nintendo Switch 2 port of Elden Ring, which was revealed nearly a year ago by developer FromSoftware. Slated for…
In an article on Famitsu today, peripheral manufacturer Hori announced a line of new Pokémon accessories that gamers can buy to spice up their lives. Ranging from a cute carrying case to a Metamon (the Japanese name for Ditto) controller, it really will complete your Pokopia experience by grabbing these….
Just in time for MAR10 Day this week, new music has been added to Nintendo Music! This week’s addition: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury! Ported over from the Wii U and given an additional open-world mode, 3D World + Bowser’s Fury released on the Nintendo Switch in 2021,…
As spotted by Instagram account Collect, a dry cleaning company located in Yamanashi, Japan has become a viral sensation on social media after sharing videos of its workers dry cleaning “fat Pikachu” plushes. While the shop wasn’t set up specifically to clean toys, the care and attention to detail the…
Pokémon Pokopia has been such a massive success for Nintendo that its release managed to turn the tide of the company’s stock prices. After reporting consistent drops since November 2025, Pokopia’s seemingly unexpected success has resulted in Nintendo share’s increasing in value by 15%. As Bloomberg reports, Nintendo opened on…
