Pokemon
Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Pokemon Company announces special treasure hunt and music video
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company had been teasing a special announcement last week, which left some of us pondering the possibilities. Now, the surprise both companies have been touting is a special Pokemon-themed treasure hunt. In this new promotion, you can collect various codes to enter to win different types of Pokemon prizes. The Pokemon Company states that they’ll be hiding codes all o...
Special Pokemon Announcement Inbound
The Pokémon Company tweeted the above message today. The developer will announce more Pokemon-related news on Monday, September 16 at 8am PDT. After the recent onslaught of Pokémon X & Y news, is there anything else to know? So what could it be? I place my bets on more Pokémon X & Y news. Perhaps more Mega Evolutions or new features. After all, the game launches on O...
Kanto starters available to choose from in Pokemon X and Y, mega evolutions revealed
Players who pick up Pokemon X or Pokemon Y will, of course, have to choose between three new starter Pokemon: Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. Today’s Nintendo Direct revealed that, in addition to one of these, players will get to choose one of the original starters: Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle (I’m wiping a tear of nostalgia away as I type). Going even further, the broadcast rev...
Pokemon “cloud” storage of sorts, the Pokemon Bank, announced
It’s 5:22am my time, and I’ve just finished watching the promised Pokemon-themed Nintendo Direct. Arguably the largest announcement of the Direct video was that of the Pokemon Bank, a secure online storage bank that’ll hold up to 3,000 of your Pokemon. The Pokemon Bank is downloadable for the Nintendo 3DS, with an annual fee attached. Thus, it appears to be an optional service. I...
Pokemon Direct to air tomorrow, 4:00am P.T.
It’s the Nintendo Direct that Pokemon fans everywhere have been waiting for. Tomorrow morning at 4:00am (huh?) Pacific Daylight Time, tune in to the official Nintendo Direct website for more news on upcoming 3DS titles Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. With the details out of the way, let’s focus on the important stuff: predictions. What are you hoping to hear from the Pokemon Direct tomorrow m...
First Impressions: Pokemon Rumble U
Pokemon Rumble U is available to download from the Wii U eShop right now for the price of $17.99. The game’s premise is quite simple: you take control of any toy Pokemon which you’ve collected (you’ll have four to get started with: Pikachu, Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott) and battle in various arenas to befriend more toy Pokemon and progress in the game. In addition to your own Pokem...
Video: Pokemon X & Y gameplay trailer details PSS
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmywDbnC5oc[/youtube] Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda unveiled Tuesday during Nintendo’s E3 Developer Direct a few more juicy details regarding Pokemon X & Y. One of the new features that will be included in X & Y is the Player Sear System or PSS for short. The PSS allows players to connect, trade, and battle with each other, be it locally o...
Pokemon Company Excited for Big Year Ahead
Although this is officially the “Year of Luigi”, it appears that the Pokemon Company is smitten with 2013 as well. In fact, They have stated that the next twelve months will one of the biggest years in Pokemon History! The Pokemon company is excited to launch multiple Pokemon titles, a new television series, various Poke-themed events, a new movie, and a new line of toys this year. O...
Newest Pokemon X/Y Character Revealed
Looks somewhat familiar, huh? Debuting earlier today on Japan’s Pokemon Smash, This guy is the latest Pokemon to be revealed for X and Y. Could this be an evolution of Mewtwo, or a possible Mewtrois? The PokeGods are being a bit secretive about his identity, leaving it up to our speculation for the time being. What are your thoughts? Also, The title of the video is “A New Po...
Nintendo the app developer
If you were to tell me a few years ago that Nintendo would be making Apps for smart phones, I would have very quickly informed you that you must be mistaken, you see Nintendo only makes software for their own hardware. It’s what they do. However I was wrong. Nintendo currently has two Apps out on the App Store, both published by the Pokémon Company. I don’t think it’s any conscience either ...
Pikachu 3DS XL is coming to North America
On the fence 3DS in waiting, rejoice! Nintendo has announced that a special edition Pikachu 3DS XL will be arriving in North America on March 24 to coincide with the release of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. The special edition 3DS XL will come packed with a 4 GB SD memory card, and is priced at $199.99. The announcement of a special edition 3DS XL is reassuring news to those who have...
Nintendo looking for a piece of the Skylanders pie, Pokemon to be the first NFC enabled game on Wii U
Know that Little rectangle on the bottom of your Wii U Gamepad? Well it actually has a function, it enables NFC on the console. What’s NFC you ask? Well just think the Skylanders portal of power where you place an object with an embedded with a wireless chip near another with the same technology and, boom. Magic happens. Nintendo will soon use this tech in the downloadable Pokémon Rumble U a...