The Pokemon Bank finally opened branches in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand today, but there’s no word yet on when it’ll deposit in North America. Nintendo delayed the X and Y Poke-storage add-on after the chaotic launch in Japan, when servers crumpled beneath unexpectedly high traffic back in December 2013. The service lets you store […]
Feb 4 2014 | Posted in
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Few bonds are stronger than that of a trainer and his Pokemon. Pokemon Origins, a four-episode anime series, retells the story bound in Pokemon Red and follows the titular boy Red that preceded Pikachu and his trainer, Ash Ketchum. The first episode premieres on November 15 on Pokemon TV.
Sep 27 2013 | Posted in
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If you wanna be the very best like no-one ever was, your real test is to watch tomorrow’s special Pokemon-themed Nintendo Direct that promises new details on Pokemon X and Y. You don’t have to travel across the land searching far and wide for it, silly bunny. Just click this link and tune in tomorrow, September 4 at 7AM ET […]
Sep 3 2013 | Posted in
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Pokemon’s theory of mega evolution exhibits three new subjects to analyze: Mega Ampharos, Mega Absol, and Mega Mawlie. Further study is scheduled for October 12, when X and Y are set to go under the 3DSoscope worldwide.
Aug 12 2013 | Posted in
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Nintendo has announced that Pokémon Rumble U is headed to the Wii U this month. The new release is an arena-style player vs player game. “People can play as, and do battle against, every one of the 649 Pokémon that have appeared in the video games through Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version […]
Aug 9 2013 | Posted in
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The next games in the Pokemon series, X and Y, will feature “mega evolutions,” according to a translation of a recent CoroCoro Japanese magazine by Serebii. The translation lists a number of evolved Pokemon accessible in the upcoming games, along with their abilities: MegaBlaziken (Speed Boost), MegaAbsol (Magic Bounce), MegaMawile (Huge Power), MegaMewtwo (Insomnia), MegaLucario […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
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The anime to accompany Pokemon X and Y, dubbed Pocket Monsters XY, will air in Japan on October 17. According to Siliconera and TV Tokyo, the show will star Ash, as usual, and follow his adventures in Lumiose City, the game’s starting town. There’s no word on international air dates for the anime, though Pokemon […]
Jul 2 2013 | Posted in
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Pokémon is well established franchise with a history of fun competition between trainers so it’s no surprise tournaments have cropped up all over the world for trainers to show off their ‘mon’s skills. However, one problem that has been attached to the competitions is the use of modified Pokémon. Essentially, people can use smartphone applications […]
Jun 28 2013 | Posted in
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For a preview of what will eventually come to the North American version of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, we only need to look to Japan. There, three new dungeons have been released as paid DLC. Pokapoka Mountain is home to a bunch of Fire type Pokémon, and costs ¥150 ($1.69). Sweets Road is […]
Jan 15 2013 | Posted in
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Pokemon’s kid-friendly spinoff comes to 3DS in North America on March 24. The localized title, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. For some reason the Japanese title’s reference to “Magnagates” has been dropped. Magnagates still figure into the game design, however, allowing players to scan any real-world circular shape with the 3DS camera, turning the […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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