Pokémon the Movie Everyone’s Story tickets come with squishy toys and Wind Lugia serial code at 7-Eleven in Japan

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The Pokémon Company's extensive partnership with 7-Eleven continues in Japan with a new set of exclusive Pokémon toys. 7-Eleven customers in the region can purchase tickets to Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story to receive squishy toys featuring Ash hat Pikachu, Eevee and a Poké Ball. In addition, tickets also include a special serial code for … Continue reading Pokémon the Movie Everyone’s Story tickets come with squishy toys and Wind Lugia serial code at 7-Eleven in Japan

Pokémon Center 20th anniversary festival takes place from July 13 to August 26, official teaser site now live

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A massive festival is set to take place soon for the Pokémon Center's 20th anniversary in Japan. This festive event will be held from July 13 to August 26 at three major malls in Japan - Landmark Plaza in Yokohama, MARK IS minatomirai and Sunshine City. The festival will feature Eevee and all eight of … Continue reading Pokémon Center 20th anniversary festival takes place from July 13 to August 26, official teaser site now live

Nintendo, Creatures and Game Freak apply for new Poké-Lun and Poké-Lun TV trademarks

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Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Co., Ltd. and Game Freak Inc. have applied for two new Pokémon-related trademarks in Japan for both the Japanese words ポケるんTV and ポケるん, as well as the English words Poké-Lun TV and Poké-Lun. To view some pictures of the actual applications, click here. Source: Japanese Nintendo

Pokémon Crystal reappears atop the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop charts for the week ending June 27

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At least one Pokémon game has reappeared on the latest Nintendo 3DS eShop charts in Japan, including the re-released classic Pokémon Crystal. The Japanese eShop charts for the period between June 21 and June 27 are as follows: Nintendo 3DS eShop Charts Tobidasu! Nyanko Daisensou Pocket Monsters Crystal Rune Factory 4 Fushigi no Kuni no Labyrinth Minecraft: New … Continue reading Pokémon Crystal reappears atop the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop charts for the week ending June 27

Detective Pikachu, Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon reappear on the latest top 50 Japanese sales charts, June 18 to June 24

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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have reappeared near the very top of the latest software charts in Japan for another consecutive week. Pokkén Tournament DX and the recently-released Detective Pikachu manage to reappear as well. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Media Create Sales: Week 25, 2018 (Jun 18 - Jun 24) 01./00. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) - 123.774 … Continue reading Detective Pikachu, Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon reappear on the latest top 50 Japanese sales charts, June 18 to June 24

The Pokémon Company hosts Eevee mascot meet-and-greet sessions with actual bodyguards for Eevee, more events on the way

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As part of its ultra-popular Project Eevee initiative, The Pokémon Company hosted official Eevee mascot meet-and-greet sessions at the Pokémon Center in Japan on April 21 and April 22, complete with bodyguards for the iconic Evolution Pokémon. Attendees were able to spend 60 whole seconds of quality time with Eevee, and they had the opportunity to carefully pet … Continue reading The Pokémon Company hosts Eevee mascot meet-and-greet sessions with actual bodyguards for Eevee, more events on the way

Shuntaro Furukawa is now officially the new president of Nintendo

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Tatsumi Kimishima has stepped down as the president of Nintendo, a position he filled after Satoru Iwata passed away nearly three years ago. Kimishima was officially replaced Shuntaro Furukawa today, June 28, 2018. Meanwhile, Satoru Shibata has also retired his role as the president of Nintendo of Europe. Shibata has instead moved to Japan to become a member of the … Continue reading Shuntaro Furukawa is now officially the new president of Nintendo

Pokémon Quest launch trailer: You can now explore Tumblecube Island from your mobile device

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Pokémon Quest, the new free-to-start adventure that recently debuted on Nintendo Switch, is available now for iOS and Android devices. This action RPG was created by Game Freak, the original developer of the classic Pokémon RPG titles, and it stars the iconic Pokémon that were originally discovered in the Kanto region, such as Charmander, Pikachu and … Continue reading Pokémon Quest launch trailer: You can now explore Tumblecube Island from your mobile device