The Pokémon Company shares first photos and video to showcase the new Pokémon Center Yokohama

The Pokémon Company has officially moved the major Pokémon Center location in Yokohama to Marine City. The updated store is significantly larger than the original and houses a more modern ocean-style theme. To celebrate the new location, The Pokémon Company is hosting a massive campaign from November 9 to December 2, 2018, across all Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store locations throughout … Continue reading The Pokémon Company shares first photos and video to showcase the new Pokémon Center Yokohama

Video: Japanese YouTubers himawari-CH play Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee

The Pokémon Company has invited another set of famous Japanese YouTubers to spend some hands-on time with Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. You can check out a portion of HIMAWARIちゃんねる's play session with the upcoming duo of Pokémon games in the embedded video below. Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee are set to launch globally on November … Continue reading Video: Japanese YouTubers himawari-CH play Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee

Pikachu and Poké Ball donuts will be available at Mister Donut from November 16

The Pokémon Company is continuing its extensive partnership with Japanese fast food franchise Mister Donut to promote Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee in Japan. Fans can expect to see a whole range of Pokémon-themed items at Mister Donut over the next several months, such as exclusive merchandise and consumable food. Available now at Mister Donut locations in … Continue reading Pikachu and Poké Ball donuts will be available at Mister Donut from November 16

First movie trailer for Pokémon Detective Pikachu has been rated and will reportedly premiere next week

The very first trailer for Pokémon Detective Pikachu has been rated by Alberta Film Ratings. This means that that it will soon be shown off for the first time to the public. Specifically, the debut trailer is expected to premiere ahead of next week’s release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Starring Ryan Reynolds … Continue reading First movie trailer for Pokémon Detective Pikachu has been rated and will reportedly premiere next week

Niantic CEO John Hanke wants Pokémon GO to look more like its first trailer

Niantic CEO John Hanke recently appeared onstage with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney for a fireside chat during Samsung Developer Conference 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Hanke discussed the future of Pokémon GO, which is aiming to capture some of the ideas portrayed in its original trailer. The immensely-popular mobile game’s first trailer debuted in 2015 … Continue reading Niantic CEO John Hanke wants Pokémon GO to look more like its first trailer

Nintendo is the best-selling software publisher of the year in the US

According to The NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella, Nintendo is the best-selling software publisher of the year in the U.S. This is primarily due to the company's multi-million sellers, including Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and many more popular games. Nintendo is the … Continue reading Nintendo is the best-selling software publisher of the year in the US

Video: Talented Super Smash Bros. gymnast perfectly recreates victory poses for Captain Falcon, Sheik, Bayonetta, Sonic and Luigi

Leading up to the highly anticipated launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a talented Super Smash Bros. gymnast has managed to perfectly recreate the victory poses of Captain Falcon, Sheik, Bayonetta, Sonic and Luigi. You can check out his impressive work in the embedded video below. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released on December … Continue reading Video: Talented Super Smash Bros. gymnast perfectly recreates victory poses for Captain Falcon, Sheik, Bayonetta, Sonic and Luigi

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappear on Famitsu Most Wanted list for week ending October 31

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has reappeared on the Famitsu Most Wanted list for another consecutive week. Meanwhile, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee reappear on the list as well. The top most wanted Nintendo-related games from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu are as follows: Dairantou Smash Bros. SPECIAL (Switch) - 560 Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (3DS) - 453 Pocket … Continue reading Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappear on Famitsu Most Wanted list for week ending October 31