Nintendo sells more than 700 million hardware units worldwide

According to Nintendo’s latest financial report, the company has managed to achieve a total of 727.65 million units in total hardware sales. A breakdown for what lead up to this impressive milestone is as follows: Nintendo Home Console Sales (all numbers in millions) NES — 61.91 SNES — 49.10 N64 — 32.93 GameCube — 21.74 … Continue reading Nintendo sells more than 700 million hardware units worldwide

Project Eevee Pokémon pre-paid cards now available for Nintendo eShop in Japan

As part of its ultra-popular Project Eevee initiative, The Pokémon Company has teamed up with Nintendo on a special pre-paid card for Nintendo eShop. It features Eevee and all eight of its evolutions - Vaporeon, Leafeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Glaceon, Espeon, Sylveon and Umbreon. It includes 1,500 yen worth of credit and can be purchased from … Continue reading Project Eevee Pokémon pre-paid cards now available for Nintendo eShop in Japan

Ultra Beast distribution codes for Shiny Poipole now available worldwide for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

To celebrate the launch of the Pokémon TCG: Dragon Majesty expansion, The Pokémon Company has kicked off a special distribution event in the U.S. featuring Shiny Poipole for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Codes to unlock this rare Pokémon are now available at participating GameStop stores throughout the country from September 17 to October 7, 2018. The same … Continue reading Ultra Beast distribution codes for Shiny Poipole now available worldwide for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Multiple Pokémon games appear on the latest UK charts for the week ending September 15

It was another great week for the Pokémon franchise in terms of video game sales. Multiple Pokémon games have reappeared on the latest UK software sales charts for Nintendo 3DS for the week ending September 15, 2018. These include Detective Pikachu, Pokémon Ultra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon and Pokémon Crystal on Nintendo 3DS. Source: Latest UK Software Charts

World Championships Friendly Online Competition concludes in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, 50 Battle Points coming soon

The World Championships Friendly Online Competition is no longer underway in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon. The competition went from Friday, September 14, at 00:00 UTC, through Sunday, September 16, 2018, at 23:59 UTC. Trainers were limited to 10 battles per day. All qualified participants in the World Championships Friendly Online Competition will receive 50 … Continue reading World Championships Friendly Online Competition concludes in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, 50 Battle Points coming soon

Noivern, #715 – Sound Wave Pokémon

They fly around on moonless nights and attack careless prey. Nothing can beat them in a battle in the dark. The ultrasonic waves it emits from its ears can reduce a large boulder to pebbles. It swoops out of the dark to attack. Type: Flying/Dragon Category: Sound Wave Ability: Frisk, where the Pokémon can check an opposing … Continue reading Noivern, #715 – Sound Wave Pokémon

Super Smash Bros. creator explains why “a lot of players gave up on Melee”

Super Smash Bros. Melee is widely regarded as the best game in Nintendo's popular fighting series due to a number of factors, including its competitive aspect. However, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai thinks that a significant amount of fans gave up on it: “When you talk about audience, I don’t really think too much … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. creator explains why “a lot of players gave up on Melee”