Niantic will be attending DreamHack Melbourne and they’ll be hosting a little in-person Pokémon GO event in the area. Pokémon Trainers can visit Melbourne & Olympic Parks for some extra bonuses, Field Research tasks, and the return of the You, Me, and Pikachu! Timed Research. Trainers looking to add Unown…
Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
Earlier this month we shared our interpretation of what The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would look like on the Game Boy Color. Now, we’ve decided to tackle a game that’s about to blow up this E3 – Super Smash Bros. The general idea behind this one is…
While the games and merchandise were the stars of the show, one of the most reliably great parts of Kirby’s 25th Anniversary celebration were the special illustrations that were released regularly via Twitter. Mostly released on holidays and sometimes just for the fun of it, these Dream Land drawings were…
Rev up the speculation machine once more: Nintendo has filed a new trademark for the N64 in Japan, which can only mean one thing — it’s time for a Super Nintendo 64! [商願2018-56188]商標:[画像] (標準文字) /出願人:任天堂株式会社 /出願日:2018年4月26日 /区分:9(電子ゲーム用プログラムほか),28(おもちゃほか) pic.twitter.com/JUHVAT0GJ8 — 商標速報bot (@trademark_bot) May 22, 2018 No, it’s pretty clearly…
The amount of cut concepts for the Pokémon series is quite staggering, and that’s before you even peek behind closed doors. From rideable skateboards in Gold & Silver to Pokémon GO references in Sun & Moon, there’s plenty to dig through, and now some new details have been uncovered about…
A newly translated interview with Sonic designer Yuji Naka revealed some interesting tidbits about the Blue Blur’s early days. Naka submitted a list of games he wanted to develop to his boss at Sega, including a racing game and a puzzle game. At the very bottom of the list was…
Nintendo has released a new video showcasing the 20 games to be featured on its upcoming Japan-exclusive, gold-colored Famicom Mini. The special edition mini console was initially shown off in an issue of the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, and will feature 20 vintage Jump games already loaded onto…
Earlier this week, we started a new video series on our YouTube channel, themed around visually de-making popular video game franchises for older pieces of hardware. Our first installment was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Game Boy Color, which you can check out below: …
One of the companies that ruled the arcades back in the ’90s is set to release new hardware later this year. Following in the footsteps of the NES, SNES and Sega Genesis, SNK will be releasing a miniature system based on its classic Neo Geo MVS Arcade Machines. One thing…
Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Known for Dragon Ball, One Piece, and several dozens more it’s a staple of Japanese pop culture and with that legacy comes several video game tie ins. Nintendo is honoring those past titles with a new version…
The fighting game community reaches across the world and the country, and this year Nintendo looks to be expanding its presence to more and more events. We already knew it would be a big part of this year’s Evo, and now it’s been announced that the company will be partnering…
When Breath of the Wild launched last year for the Nintendo Switch is was a huge deal, showcasing just how powerful the portable system could be. In our latest video we decided to highlight this massive technological leap by mocking up what the game would look like if it released…
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on the Street Fighter: Miniatures Game Kickstarter. Headed by AngryJoe and Jasco games with support from Capcom, it KO’d its base goal of $400,000 and in its final hours it’s nearly quintupled that amount. In doing so it’s gained the rest of…
