Updated Nintendo Switch packaging unveiled for Pikachu and Mario amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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All current Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figures are compatible with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and any fighter’s amiibo figure from other series will also be supported. There are several characters that don’t have an amiibo yet, such as Pichu and Pokémon Trainer, but you can rest assured that Nintendo will be releasing amiibo for them as well. Other veteran … Continue reading Updated Nintendo Switch packaging unveiled for Pikachu and Mario amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tailgate Tour for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate makes third stop at the Wisconsin @ Michigan football game

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To lead up to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's launch on December 7, Nintendo is partnering with Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour to bring the game to notable football matchups to let fans play the game before heading into the stadium to cheer on their favorite team. The setup features a customized Super Smash Bros. Ultimate branded … Continue reading Tailgate Tour for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate makes third stop at the Wisconsin @ Michigan football game

Nintendo GameCube controller and adapter feature updated packaging for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch

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When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launches later this year, it will be compatible with Nintendo GameCube controllers and the GameCube adapter. These products have been updated with packaging to match the Nintendo Switch console's style and branding. You can take a look at the Japanese version of the packaging in the image above. Super Smash … Continue reading Nintendo GameCube controller and adapter feature updated packaging for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch

Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda was worried that Pokémon like Jigglypuff and Clefairy were “too cute to be successful in the US”

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The Pokémon franchise is brimming with a plethora of adorable creatures since the very beginning. Two of the first Pokémon created that fall in this category were Jigglypuff and Clefairy, which Game Freak's Junichi Masuda thought may have been "too cute to be successful in the U.S." "At first, we were told that the Pokemon … Continue reading Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda was worried that Pokémon like Jigglypuff and Clefairy were “too cute to be successful in the US”

Pokémon sprites updated with better resolution for Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee on Nintendo Switch

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Pokémon sprites have officially been updated with better resolution for Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee on Nintendo Switch. These include mini sprites and party sprites. You can check out some comparison pictures between the newer sprites and the in older ones in the image above. Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go … Continue reading Pokémon sprites updated with better resolution for Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee on Nintendo Switch

Ash-Greninja confirmed as new playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Set to launch on December 7 for Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will include every single fighter ever featured in the series’ nearly two-decade run, making it one of the biggest crossover events in gaming history. Fans can enjoy returning favorites like Pikachu, Pikachu Libre, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Lucario, Greninja and Pokémon Trainer, who fights by making commands to Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard. There are … Continue reading Ash-Greninja confirmed as new playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Video: Masahiro Sakurai explains why Isabelle is Not an Echo Fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Nintendo recently announced that Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series is joining the roster as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This brings the tally of unique playable characters – excluding Echo Fighters – to 68. According to the fighting game’s listing, the total number of playable characters is 71 – which means that three more are … Continue reading Video: Masahiro Sakurai explains why Isabelle is Not an Echo Fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Video: Watch off-screen gameplay footage of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee from EGX 2018

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Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, Pokémon Ultra Moon and more Nintendo games were playable in the UK at EGX 2018, which ran 20th-23rd September 2018 at The NEC, Birmingham. Alongside these highly anticipated debut appearances, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was also available to play throughout the event. To watch a recording that consists of off-screen gameplay of Pokémon Let's Go … Continue reading Video: Watch off-screen gameplay footage of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee from EGX 2018