Despite being one of the lowest rated entries in the series, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet have become the best-selling Pokémon games of all time in Japan.
Read More »Nintendo seeks £50K in damages from Palworld patent lawsuit
More details around Nintendo's lawsuit against Pocket Pair have emerged, including the three patents Palworld allegedly infringes on.
Read More »Game Freak confirms data breach following massive Pokémon leak
Following a massive number of Pokémon leaks, including source code, Game Freak has confirmed a data breach. The leak includes Game Freak employee information.
Read More »2021 ‘Pokeball’ patent could be at the centre of Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair this week, claiming that the studio's game ‘Palworld' infringes on a patent held by the company. While Nintendo has yet to let anyone, including Pocketpair, know what patent is at issue here, it is looking incredibly likely that a patent …
Read More »Nintendo has yet to tell Pocket Pair which patents it ‘infringed’
In a blog post simply titled ‘Regarding the Lawsuit', Pocket Pair has publicly acknowledged the pending lawsuit against the company, brought forward by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. While Both parties claim Pocket Pair has infringed on patents, so far, no specific examples of patent infringement have been supplied. “Yesterday, …
Read More »Nintendo and The Pokemon Company sue Palworld creators for patent infringement
Back when Palworld first went viral for its ‘Pokémon with Guns' concept, many had assumed Nintendo would try to block the game's release with legal threats. As it turns out, the game was allowed to launch but now, just ahead of the game's impending PS5 release, Nintendo has officially filed …
Read More »Temtem’s post-launch support ending this year; removing all microtransactions
Before there was Palworld, there was Temtem – a turn-based creature battling MMO-like which was heavily inspired by Nintendo’s Pokemon franchise. Released back in 2022, the game has seen plenty of post-launch updates and support. Finally however, the team are moving on – but are doing so in the most …
Read More »Pokemon Legends Z-A is launching right around the time we’re supposed to get a Switch 2
Aside from updates to Pokémon Unite, Pokémon Go, Pokémon Sleep and the announcement of a new version of the Pokémon TCG for mobile devices, today's Pokémon Presents stream also brought the unveiling of the next major Pokémon game, although there is still quite a wait ahead for fans. Pokémon Legends …
Read More »New Pokémon games to be announced next week
Game Freak wrapped up the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet generation with a pair of expansions last year. Now in just one week's time, The Pokémon Company will unveil its next projects. The Pokémon Company has announced plans for a new Pokémon Presents stream, which will air on the 27th of …
Read More »Palworld studio “recruiting for all positions” due to game’s overwhelming success
Palworld quickly became one of the biggest indie success stories of all time upon its Early Access release late last month – amassing a whopping 12 million copies sold on Steam alone in just two weeks and becoming the 2nd most-concurrently played game in the platform’s history. It seems as …
Read More »The Pokemon Company officially responds to Palworld controversy
Over the past week, the open world monster collecting game Palworld has taken the world by storm, selling over 6 million copies in 4 days and shooting to the top of the Steam concurrent charts. Despite this, the game has garnered a great deal of controversy due to its clear …
Read More »Palworld gets Early Access roadmap
Palworld blew up over the past few days, with the Pokemon-inspired open world monster collecting game shooting to second place in the Steam concurrents and selling over 6 million copies in just 4 days. With so much interest in the game, the team at Pocketpair have shared their roadmap for …
Read More »Zelda, Pokemon and more rumoured to be added to Super Nintendo World
In partnership with Universal, Nintendo has been building its own suite of theme park attractions and locations, with the past few years seeing the opening of Super Nintendo World in Japan and Hollywood. As part of the company’s plans for expansion, Nintendo looks set to introduce dedicated Zelda, Pokemon and …
Read More »Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion wraps up in December
Back in February during a Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We went months without an update but Part 1 of the Hidden Treasure expansion arrived in September and now, it looks like the Scarlet/Violet saga is all set to wrap …
Read More »Pokemon Stadium 2 is heading to Nintendo Switch Online today
Since launching the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, Nintendo has periodically added more classic titles to its library from the Game Boy, N64 and SNES eras. Today during a Pokemon Presents stream, the next two classics were announced. Soon, Switch Online users will be able to play Pokemon Stadium 2 …
Read More »Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s first DLC will launch in September
It has been around six months since Game Freak first announced The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, a two-part set of DLCs for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We got a new gameplay trailer back in June but no release date news. That has finally changed this week, with the first …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC news to arrive next week
Back in February during a special Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. A new trailer was shown during Nintendo Direct in June and now, it looks like we'll finally get some release date news, as a new Pokemon Presents stream is …
Read More »Pokemon Sleep finally launches globally
Announced all the way back in 2019, Pokemon Sleep is a hybrid sleep tracking app which rewards players with different Pokemon and items based on the quality of sleep achieved each night. Following years of silence, the game was re-revealed earlier this year with a Summer release window. Now, finally …
Read More »Detective Pikachu Returns in October
Mere weeks after the successful premiere of the Detective Pikachu film back in 2019, Nintendo announced that a new video game entry was in the works for the Switch. The console manufacturer has been radio silent on this project ever since – until now. Re-revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct, …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet expansion ‘The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero’ gets gameplay trailer
Back in February during a special Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. To open up today's Nintendo Direct, we got our first look at The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The gameplay trailer gives us a good look at new locations …
Read More »HyperX unveils joy-con charging station that looks like a poké ball
HyperX has announced the ChargePlay Quad 2 Charging Station for the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Compared to other charging stations, its key selling point will probably be its design, looking like half of a poké ball. Designed for the Nintendo Switch, the HyperX ChargePlay Quad 2 charging station is a …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet and Violet players encounter save-deleting bug
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched with their fair share of issues and Game Freak has been slowly trying to get the game into better shape. Unfortunately, a recent update to the game that introduced expanded functionality and new content also introduced a bug that seems to be deleting some player …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet & Violet expansions announced for 2023
Much like Pokemon Sword & Shield, the latest games in the series, Scarlet & Violet, will also be getting two expansions. The first major DLC is arriving this summer, with the second scheduled to roll out before the end of the year. Today as part of a Pokemon Presents stream …
Read More »New Pokémon games will be announced next week
Pokémon Day lands on February 27th every year and typically, we get some new Pokemon announcements around that time too. This year will be no exception, with The Pokemon Company announcing its next showcase. Pokemon Presents is essentially a Pokemon-focused Direct stream, with announcements of new games and other side …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet becomes 4th best-selling game in the series in 6 weeks
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has become somewhat of a game of opposites. Despite being the lowest rated mainline entry in the series history due to many technical issues, Scarlet and Violet managed to become the fastest selling game in Nintendo history both domestically and worldwide – and not just on …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet is now the lowest-rated mainline game ever
Despite Pokémon being the second-biggest media franchise of all time (with total revenue surpassing $71 Billion), the latest game entry in the series launched in an unacceptable state – with even Nintendo publicly apologising for the title’s poor condition. With the dust settled and almost 100 professional reviews now published, …
Read More »Nintendo apologises for poor Pokémon performance as patch 1.1 is released
The Pokémon games – and Game Freak – have not been known for their technical prowess, but even so, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been especially unstable, with terrible pop-in, poor performance, and a litany of bugs. Fortunately, the team seems committed to fixing the game, with patch 1.1 addressing …
Read More »Pokemon Scarlet/Violet sold 10 million copies in 3 days
Recently, we reported that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet had the biggest launch of any game this year in the UK. It seems this sales success was mirrored worldwide, as it has now been revealed that the controversial game has in fact sold over 10 million copies within its first 3 …
Read More »Nintendo begins taking down Steam Grid artwork for emulated games
With Steam's UI refresh a couple of years ago, Valve made it easier for users to organise their game libraries. One of the features of this UI refresh was the ability to add in new custom images for game cover art, which has been particularly useful for those adding non-Steam …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet achieve biggest game launch of the year in the UK
2022 has been a major year for games, with the likes of Elden Ring, COD MWII and more launching to record-breaking success. Despite this, Pokémon somehow continues to reign supreme, with the controversial Scarlet/Violet having the biggest game launch of 2022 in the UK. As reported by GfK and collated …
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