Tag Archives: Pokemon

Nintendo recently hosted its first Direct of the year. Focused on Pokémon, the Direct lasted for 20 minutes, and brought three new announcements: the reveal of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a remake of the classic Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance titles; the announcement of an Expansion Pass …

Over the last couple of months, we have seen Epic Games taking legal action against testers who leaked Fortnite Chapter 2 details ahead of launch. Now, The Pokemon Company is taking similar action against those behind the Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks, claiming that they caused irreparable damage to the …

Pokemon Sword and Shield being a huge success would have been one of the easiest video game predictions you could have made this year. There might be some controversy surrounding the release, but so far, that has not hurt sales, with the game becoming the fastest selling Switch title to …

Ever since Pokémon Sword and Shield were first announced, the game has been mired in controversy. From the removal of the National Dex, to the reuse of Nintendo 3DS assets, to the texture quality of the trees, fans have been voicing their grievances with the game. Despite all that, critics …

The embargo for Pokémon Sword and Shield has lifted, meaning that reviewers are now able to inform fans on whether the 8th generation Pokémon games are worth purchasing or not. Despite all the controversies surrounding Pokémon Sword and Shield, it seems like GameFreak have once again been able to create …

Pokémon Sword and Shield has been mired in controversy ever since it was first revealed that players wouldn't be able to transfer all their Pokémon into the game. The reasoning given by GameFreak was that they had to remake all the Pokémon models for the Nintendo Switch hardware. Players have …

The Pokémon Go team announced yesterday on their blog that the PvP element of Pokémon Go would be evolving in 2020. Dubbed ‘GO Battle League’, the new feature will build upon the already pre-existing Trainer Battles, creating a league which will require certain conditions to enter and compete. One of the …

While you may not be able to legally play Pokémon games on your PC, soon you’ll be able to explore one of the biggest and newest features from the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield. Unveiled by Famitsu, “Pokémon Wild Area Search” is an upcoming, limited time web app that will …

As promised a couple of weeks ago, today the Nintendo channel went live with a Direct stream focused entirely on Pokemon Sword and Shield. Not only did we get a better look at the world of the new game and some of the key Pokemon but we were also introduced …

While Paramount is busy trying to fix Sonic The Hedgehog for his live action debut, the folks over at Warner Bros are sitting pretty on top of a $161m opening weekend for Detective Pikachu. The live-action Pokémon film is off to a great start, in large part thanks to the …

Update (27/02/19): Nintendo unveiled Pokemon Sword and Shield, the upcoming 8th generation pegged for release “Late 2019.” Original story (26/02/19): Pokémon Day lands on February 27th every year, prompting The Pokémon Company to celebrate the release of the original Red & Green in Japan. Alongside a special event in Pokémon …

Sony surprisingly revealed last month that it wouldn’t be attending E3, without its own alternative event in the works. With an increased focus on its Direct presentations, many fans expressed concern over Nintendo potentially following suit. Fortunately, Nintendo of America’s president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime has tempered these worries, stating …

Update (22/11/18): Nintendo has revealed that it is investigating its Russian branch after a livestream displayed General Manager Yasha Haddaji’s belligerent behaviour towards staff. Evidence against Haddaji is believed to be mounting, as the firm takes on board more individual reports from affected employees. Providing a statement to Eurogamer, Nintendo …

TwitchPresents is gearing up for its next mega-marathon, readying itself to air 20 years’ worth of Pokémon anime. Keeping in line with the platform’s interactive elements, viewers will be able to collect Twitch’s version of on-screen gym badges as they watch the anime’s international dubbed version. While Twitch is known …

Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee is looking to be quite a unique Pokémon adventure, thanks to Pokémon Go compatibility and various gameplay changes. It looks like these games will also be used to help push Nintendo's upcoming Switch Online subscription service too, with trading and online battling locked behind the service. …

Nintendo has scored itself another major exclusive for the Switch this year, as today Pokémon: Let's Go was officially announced. The spin-off title won't be the 8th Gen ‘Core RPG' that many hardcore fans are hoping for, but it is considered to be a mainline Pokémon game with several ties …

As the generations progressed, highly sought after Shiny Pokémon evolved from being so rare that owning one would prompt jealousy among friendship groups to a regular occurrence that could be farmed through a variety of techniques. With a new trademark registration, Nintendo could possibly be bringing back this exclusively elite …

While Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon launched for the 3DS just last month, many have turned to Nintendo’s upcoming RPG announced for the Switch at this year’s E3. Not much is currently known about the title, but rumours are now suggesting that it might even drop its traditional turn-based …

If there is one thing that’s certain about Pokémon, it’s that it utilises nostalgia in a super effective way. Upcoming titles Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are no different, not only bringing back every legendary Pokémon, but every mob boss, starting with Team Rocket’s Giovanni. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon’s …

The Pokemon Company has been kind to fans today, releasing a bunch of new information regarding its effort in bringing Gold and Silver to the eShop and its sequels to last year’s Sun and Moon. In particular, the new trailer shows a very different side to the returning Alola region …

The Pokemon franchise is no stranger to special editions, containing Steelbooks, figurines or being bundled with a limited edition 3DS variant. With Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon out later this year, the contents of the special edition have been revealed and oddly enough, rather than a nice physical. collectible …

It seems that Nintendo is keen to show fans that it is listening, with two surprise announcements coming from its E3 announcement stream. Not only did Nintendo's stream reveal the fact that a core Pokemon RPG is in fact being made for the Switch but in what felt like a …

A team of modders has developed a map for vanilla Minecraft, which is an entirely new, 3D Pokémon game. Called Pokémon Cobalt and Amethyst, the game has a battle system, random encounters, an overarching story, items to find and most importantly, 136 new Pokémon to discover, evolve and battle with. …

Despite launching in Japan as a – relatively unprofitable – arcade cabinet in mid-2015, Pokkén Tournament still has yet to show up on the Wii U. That's going to change on 18th March though, so it's about time we had a better look at what the game is all about. …

The first series of Pokémon Trading Cards is set to get a re-release, just in time for the 20th anniversary of the series. The original set of trading cards will be released once again on the 27th of February, alongside the re-releases of Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow on the …

Although in the history of gaming there have been a number of bizarre controllers, from the Intellivision's turn wheel and numpad, to the N64's need for three hands, things have settled down in recent years. Sure we may be talking touch controls for VR, but for the most part, gamepads …

The Pokemon Company International is demanding $4000 from a fan of the series after he organized a Pokemon themed party to celebrate the kick off of PAX earlier this year. Ramar Larkin Jones organized the unofficial Pokemon PAX party this year but had to cancel it at the last minute …

Back at the start of the year, Nintendo finally announced its intention to start making games for mobile devices, after years of losing out on the market to emulators and ROMs. The company hired outside firm, DeNa to handle its mobile titles and now we know what game is set …

A pair of individuals, one 18 the other 27, visiting the Pokémon World Championships in Boston this weekend, have been arrested and detained following the discovery of several illegal guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in their vehicle. Event security were alerted to the pair when they posted images of …

Pokken Tournament is a game that feels like it should have been made long ago, but at least it's finally looking like we'll all get our chance to play it. The mashup, beat'em up is a mix of Tekken and Pokemon, which was until now, only available at arcades in …