While you’d think Nintendo would have a slew of official shops in Japan, the Kyoto-based game company only has one. Located in Tokyo, the store, cleverly called Nintendo Tokyo, opened in November 2019. But that is going to change because now, in Novemb…
“Pikmin Bloom,” an AR mobile game, is Niantic’s next collaboration with Nintendo
Niantic announced yesterday that its next augmented reality mobile game will be Pikmin Bloom, a collaboration with Nintendo. The free game is available now for iOS and Android in Singapore and Australia, but will roll out globally in the coming days. Like Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom will encourage players to get outside and explore their […]
Can Pikmin Bloom recapture the magic of Pokémon Go?
Niantic and Nintendo team up for the world’s cutest pedometer.
Feds Say Man Spent Covid Loan On $57,000 Pokémon Card
Vinath Oudomsine, from Dublin, Georgia, has been accused by federal prosecutors of fraudulently applying for a an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The man claimed to be running a business, but reportedly spent most of the money on a rare Pokémon c…
Here’s What All Those Pumpkins Do In Pokémon Unite’s Big Halloween Patch
Pokémon Unite looks a lot spookier this week, but the Halloween update isn’t purely cosmetic. In addition to new skins and customization options, daily quests and challenges now dole out pumpkins. But the ultimate prize of the event might be a license …
Republican Political Consultant Under Fire For Trolling About Burning Kid’s Pokémon Cards
On Thursday, former Republican National Committee communications strategist Liz Mair expressed disappointment that fetid hellhole Twitter had gotten pretty boring recently. “I’m starting to consider tweeting deliberately crazy and offensive stuff just …
Japanese Pokémon Fan Theory Links The Regis To World War II
There are countless Pokémon fan theories. One of the most famous in Japan is that the Regis represent hibakusha—the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Read more…
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is Clearly Not Going To Be Open-World [Update]
Since the first trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus arrived back in February, the game’s vast open areas and rolling green hills have drawn comparison to Breath of the Wild. While the idea of a massive open-world version of the ancient Sinnoh region, f…
誰もが楽しめる「ポケモンユナイト」は、いま最も求められている“盛り上がり”をもたらしてくれる ：ゲームレヴュー
スマートフォン版が2021年9月22日に配信されたチーム戦略バトルゲーム「Pokémon UNITE（ポケモンユナイト）」。ゲームを知らない人から本気でゲームをやり込みたい人まで楽しめる本作は、最も必要とされている絶妙なタイミングでわたしたちの緊張をほぐすべく登場した──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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After community backlash, Pokémon Go reinstates a COVID safety and accessibility feature
Pokémon Go announced yesterday that it will permanently keep an in-game feature that made the game easier to play while social distancing. Introduced at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the feature doubled the interaction radius around key augmented reality landmarks that are essential to gameplay. Though Niantic — parent company to Pokémon Go — […]