Nintendo has officially confirmed that it has no current plans to bring the Virtual Console service to Nintendo Switch. “There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the Virtual Console banner as has been done on other Nintendo systems,” a Nintendo spokesperson told Kotaku. “There are a variety of ways in which … Continue reading Nintendo confirms no plans to bring Virtual Console to Nintendo Switch
An ultra-dedicated Super Smash Bros. Melee player has managed to break a 14-year record for the Nintendo GameCube fighting game’s Target Test mode. Joseph “Savestate” El-Khouri set a new record for Link’s run, which he completed in 3.52 seconds - 0.03 seconds faster than the previous record set in 2004 by a Japanese player named … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. Melee player breaks 14-year-old Target Test record
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games recently revealed the official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A significant number of Pokémon fans are saying that the new mascots look a lot like Pokémon, with their adorable and colorful animal-like designs. The reaction is similar among Japanese Twitter users as well. Source: … Continue reading Tokyo 2020 Olympics mascots look like Pokémon
Certain Pikachu love coffee almost more than anything else in the world. This little known tidbit was confirmed via the Detective Pikachu game, in which the titular character can be spotted drinking coffee on numerous occasions. In a recent Famitsu interview, game director Naoki Miyashita explained what that is the case: “If you’re talking about … Continue reading Why Pikachu loves coffee and sounds like an old man in Detective Pikachu
Back when Pokémon Red and Blue first came out, there was a rumor surrounding the Mythical Pokémon Mew. As kids back then believed, you could find the rare Pokémon under a truck near the S.S. Anne. The rumor, though pervasive, proved to be a fabrication. But now, 22 years later, Pokémon fans are technically making … Continue reading Pokémon GO players are finding and capturing the Mythical Pokémon Mew under trucks
Nate Taylor, a member of Pokémon GO research group The Silph Road, recently posted a video where he takes a level 40 Rattata against every “tier one” Raid Boss in the game, which consists of Magikarp, Swablu, Snorunt and Wailmer. Appropriately, his Rattata is called “Top Percent.” “I caught Top percent over a year ago, … Continue reading Video: Pokémon GO player manages to defeat Raid Bosses using a mere Rattata
The folks at Kotaku have written a piece explaining whey they think all Pokémon fans should play the recently-released Detective Pikachu game for Nintendo 3DS. You can read a few excerpts below: Nintendo may be keeping the 3DS on life support at this point, but there are still reasons to boot up the handheld console. … Continue reading Why all Pokémon fans should play Detective Pikachu
Croagunk's popularity in Pokkén Tournament DX dramatically increased over the weekend when a player discovered something new about its Gunk Shot, which can be forced to produce two of Croagunk’s best items. According to a number of Twitter users, players can ensure that Croagunk always has a tornado or boulder at its disposal by simply … Continue reading Videos: Croagunk’s Gunk Shot can be forced to produce two powerful items in Pokkén Tournament DX
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