Tag: Pokemon
Leak: Potential Budgets For Modern Pokémon Games Will Surprise You
AAA budgets have made the news-cycle for over a decade for being so high that often rival major tentpole movie releases. To refresh myself on the topic I looked up how much my 2015 GOTY, Fallout 4 cost to develop and the answer was an unsurprising 150 Million in 2015 dollars according to one Reddit […]
Buying GBA Games Is A Nightmare – Nintendo Is Sitting on a Goldmine of Nostalgia
rying to buy a classic GBA Pokemon game in the 2020s is a minefield of reproduction cartridges not labelled as such, severely inflated legitimate copies and multi-game cartridges on offer through various marketplaces online. If you’re looking to play Pokemon asphalted, Pokemon Ruby, Pokemon Fire Red or Pokemon Leaf Green – what is the best way to do so?
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Are Out This November
Get ready to catch ‘em all like it’s 2007 because the recently revealed remakes of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl finally have a release date. Both games will drop simultaneously on November 19th 2021 for the Nintendo Switch. Alright, a pair of already announced Pokemon titles coming out in the early winter isn’t exactly earth […]
Pokemon Masters Surpasses 10 Million Downloads In Just 4 Days
DeNA Co., Ltd., and The Pokémon Company, today announced that the new mobile game Pokémon Masters has surpassed 10 million downloads worldwide across Android and iOS devices since launching on August 29th, 2019. Pokémon Masters is a strategy and battling game where players form teams of sync pairs (the combination of a Trainer and their […]
First trailer drops for Detective Pikachu live action movie…and it looks amazing
It’s here. The trailer for the first-ever live-action Pokémon movie, POKÉMON Detective Pikachu. To be honest this movie dropped off my radar. After the logo reveal a few months ago I didn’t think we’d get a trailer this soon, so when it dropped today I was curious. And now I’m super excited for the film. […]
Pokémon Yellow remake coming to Switch with multiplayer and Pokémon GO integration
Return to the Kanto region and experience a classic Pokémon journey in a whole new way. Nintendo and the Pokémon Company revealled today that there are two new Pokémon games coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. While the logos and names leaked earlier in the month, the news was made official today. The pair […]
New mythical Pokémon Zeraora announced for Ultra Sun and Moon
Nintendo revealed a brand new mythical Pokémon today – Zeraora. This Pokémon creates a powerful magnetic field by emitting strong electric currents from the pads on its hands and feet. It can use this magnetic field to levitate and move through the air at high speed. Its max speed is said to be about the […]
April legendary Pokémon distributed via Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter…again
Just like in March, codes for April’s legendary pair of Entei or Raikou will be available exclusively via the Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter arriving in April. I missed the deadline last month to sign up for an account, though a lot of people have complained that even though they had signed up they never got […]
Nintendo Celebrates The Anniversary of Japanese Gen 1 Release With Pokemon Day Freebies
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of Pokemon Red Version and Pokemon Green Version for the original Gameboy in Japan. To celebrate “Pokemon Day”, Nintendo is offering up a brand new 3DS theme, a Detective Pikachu Wallpaper and printable “Pokemon Day” cards over on the My Nintendo service. In order to nab the absolutely adorable sleeping […]
Legendary 2018 distribution Pokémon revealled
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have revealled the distribution Pokémon being released in 2018. Last year the Pokémon were distributed via GameStop store (EB Games in Canada) and also as free downloads through the Pokémon Sun and Moon games. It’s unclear if that will be the case again this year, but the first Pokémon to […]
New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition Launches on January 26
Nintendo announced today that a New Nintendo 2DS XL system featuring Pikachu’s iconic face launches in stores in January. The system will retail for a suggested retail price of $159.99 USD. The New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition system is an eye-catching yellow design featuring a stylized close-up of Pikachu’s face. As with all Nintendo […]
Detective Pikachu coming to 3DS on March 23rd
Take the role of young Tim Goodman and explore with his talkative partner Pikachu in the action-adventure game Detective Pikachu, coming to the Nintendo 3DS family on March 23rd, 2018. Tim and this gruff, coffee-drinking Pikachu have teamed up to investigate the disappearance of Tim’s father. Look for clues, talk to witnesses, and uncover the secrets […]
Pokémon Movie Melodies sountrack now available online
The new Pokémon Movie Music Collection is now available online. The soundtrack features songs from many of the Pokémon feature films, including the recently released Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! The album is an 11-song collection featuring music from the four most recent Pokémon movies plus, for the first time, you can listen to […]
Pokémon Crystal coming to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS on January 26th
When it launched in Japan 17 years ago, Pokémon Crystal introduced many new and exciting elements to the beloved Pokémon franchise. The game, an expanded version of the popular Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver games, was the first in the Pokémon franchise to allow players to choose between a boy or girl playable character, as […]
Legendaries, Team Rocket, and bosses return in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon
They’re back! In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, the greatest villainous organization in history appears! It’s Team Rainbow Rocket—made up of the bosses from past titles in the Pokémon series! The boss of Team Rainbow Rocket is none other than Giovanni, who was also the boss of the villainous organization known as Team […]