The “Have Fun Mantine Surfing!” global mission has concluded, and the goal was reached! You and Pokémon fans all around the world joined together to hit the sands of Alola and earn 8,543,244 Beach Points in the Mantine Surf activity in the new Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon games. Everyone who contributed will … Continue reading More than 8 million Beach Points earned by second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission, Have Fun Mantine Surfing!
Pokémon Sun and Moon selected as one of the best Nintendo 3DS games to play in 2017 by Famitsu
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a year-end post featuring a slew of developers and industry members. Representatives from Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Koei Tecmo, Platinum Games and other companies were asked to rank their top five games played from January to December, 2017. Nintendo 3DS-specific: 1. Dragon Quest XI 2. Monster Hunter XX … Continue reading Pokémon Sun and Moon selected as one of the best Nintendo 3DS games to play in 2017 by Famitsu
Nintendo Network and eShop are back online, December 26
When Pokémon Bank was initially released in Japan, it caused a festive Nintendo Network meltdown. The service was sporadic and mostly inaccessible for a few days, with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company eventually resorting to taking Pokémon Bank down. This year wasn't as bad, but there was a brief period of instability on the Nintendo … Continue reading Nintendo Network and eShop are back online, December 26
New Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?! trailer previews January 7 episode featuring topless Tapu Lele cosplay
The Pokémon Company has unveiled the official previews for the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!, which is scheduled to air on Sunday, January 7, in Japan. You can check it out in the videos below. As usual, the energetic hosts showcase their love for Pokémon with various games and personalities. In this particular episode, wacky … Continue reading New Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?! trailer previews January 7 episode featuring topless Tapu Lele cosplay
Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori play Who am I? featuring Alolan Exeggutor from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
The Pokémon Company recently caught up with Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori to play another round of Who am I?, featuring Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Will Ohmori correctly guess that he has a picture of Alolan Exeggutor stuck to his forehead? Check out the video below to find out: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon producer Shigeru Ohmori returns … Continue reading Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori play Who am I? featuring Alolan Exeggutor from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Pokémon Shuffle adds new Kyurem, Granbull, Arcanine stages and more
A few brand-new challenges have begun in both Pokémon Shuffle and Pokémon Shuffle Mobile. First is a new stage featuring Granbull (Winking), which runs until January 9, 2018. Next is a stage for the Pokémon Arcanine, which otherwise appears in Expert stages. It runs until January 2, 2018. Next is a Kyurem competitive stage, which … Continue reading Pokémon Shuffle adds new Kyurem, Granbull, Arcanine stages and more
Friendly Competitions now support battle times of 5 or 15 minutes in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Several new options have been made available in Friendly Competitions on the Pokémon Global Link (PGL) for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Until now, you could select the battle time to be 10 minutes or 30 minutes when creating a competition. However, as of today, you can now set up Friendly Competitions that have … Continue reading Friendly Competitions now support battle times of 5 or 15 minutes in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission participants can now receive thousands of Festival Coins
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have managed to collectively earn at least 1,000,000 Beach Points (BP) in Mantine Surf events as part of the “Have Fun Mantine Surfing!” global mission. Since this goal was reached, every participant can now receive 2,000 Festival Coins as a reward. Trainers who have registered their game at the Pokémon Global Link … Continue reading Second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission participants can now receive thousands of Festival Coins