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LEGO Pokémon Center Has All The Goodies A Trainer Needs

Builder Savath_Bunny shared superb-looking Pokémon center on LEGO Ideas and filled it with the main characters, Pokémon starters and all the gadgets you can find in the games. It’s a relatively compact and reasonable build, so I could totally see an official box set similar to this sitting on the shelves of stores (and the…

Co-op Titan Hunting Is Surprisingly Fun

Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind was released in Japan just over a year ago. When I looked at it, the biggest problem was that the majority of the game was designed for local co-op—and I lacked three friends interested in playing it. Luckily, in this year’s updated release, the co-op is now…

I Don’t Understand Amiibos

A couple of weeks ago Nintendo sent me an Amiibo to check out. Here’s where that Amiibo is right now: roughly a couple of feet from the child seat in my car. Before that it was lodged in my two year old’s mouth, being chewed upon, drooled on, thrown at the patio glass door with…

25 years ago, Hollywood tried to make the Nintendo Power Glove look cool. Today’s the 25th anniversary of The Wizard, the movie that was essentially a big commercial for Nintendo where Super Mario Bros. 3 was revealed to the world.

She Hears A Nintendo Theme Once, Then Makes Beautiful Music

Sonya Belousova is one of today’s most accomplished young composers and pianists. Watch her demonstrate her skill by listening to a series of Nintendo themes — most for the first time ever — and then coming up with gorgeous arrangements on the spot. I can pick out a tune on just about any instrument you…

Is This a New Wii U GamePad? I Honestly Don’t Know. 

Recently, a Mario Kart 8 commercial popped up on Nintendo’s officialYouTube channel. It features what could be a new Wii U GamePad. “Could be” because Nintendo blurred it out. That’s not the only odd thing about the ad. The commercial is on the YouTube Channel for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (you know, Nintendo of Japan), but…

No Humans Are Allowed In This Smash Bros. Tournament

If you’re not careful, an Amiibo can become a monster in Smash Bros. Thankfully, this doesn’t have to be terrifying for us humans—instead, the intense skill of Amiibos can be turned into a spectator sport. That’s where The Amiibo Fighting Championship comes in. As the name suggests, it’s an Amiibo-only tournament, where only Nintendo toys…

Source: GameStop Says Nintendo Has ‘Discontinued’ Three Amiibos

Since Saturday, we’ve been wondering if Nintendo really did cancel production on three of its new Skylanders-style Amiibo figures. Now, following a pair of vague statements from Nintendo, we’ve seen a more definitive answer. A GameStop source has shown us an internal message from the gaming retail giant that was sent to regional stores earlier…

Beautifully Redrawn Animal Crossing Scene

Strange, yet lovely Animal Crossing art from a Japenese Pixiv user, who transformed a screenshot of 3DS game into something really special. Here’s the original screenshot from Animal Crossing compared to the fan-remake. Love the details, looks like a point-and-click adventure or one of those hidden object games. I wonder what the Villager would look…

Adventures in Tragic Amiibo Packaging

Nintendo fans are used to a level of quality. A seal of approval, if you will. In the past, “Nintendo” has meant durable hardware and well-made video games. Nintendo means “polished” and “good presentation.” Nobody, it seems, has told this to Amiibos. Forget the differences between what we were promised and what we got. Just…

The Biggest Pokémon Center in Japan Opens

Best part? It’s called Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo. Fitting, because today saw mega lines. The opening in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro saw a slew of limited edition goods, like a plush toy Pikachu dressed as Charizard. There were also little figurine versions. These were only slated to go on sale from today until Sunday, making them rare…

Smash Bros. Basics That Everyone Should Know

Smash Bros. might be known for its random chaos, but that doesn’t mean you can’t own the stage with sheer skill. But to do that, you’re going to have to know what you’re doing. While we’ve shown you some advanced techniques before, here are some more basic ones, as shown by Super Smash Academy. Even…

Even Smash Bros. Pros Accidentally Self-Destruct In Matches

One of the most hilariously clumsy things you can do in Super Smash Bros. is walk off the stage by accident. Or jump off. Or “Flare Blitz” off if you’re Charizard. We’ve all been there. But it’s particularly embarrassing when you trip and fall in the most Smash Bros. way possible during a tournament match.…

Fan-Made Pokémon Fighting Game Looks Better Than The Official One

Pokémon: Type Wild isn’t just any Pokémon fan game. It’s a more intense, Street-Fighteresque take on the pocket monster series, and you should totally check it out if you haven’t yet. Earlier this year, The Pokémon Company announced a crossover between Pokémon and Tekken, appropriately titled “Pokkén Tournament.” The trailer, which you can view here,…

Becoming a Champion with the Worst* Pokémon in ORAS

Magikarp is sad. Pathetic. He sucks. Yet, one brave gamer apparently became a Poké champ with what is largely considered to be the worst Pocket Monster around. Wielding a shiny Magikarp, Twitter user Nakano Official defeated the Elite Four in Pokémon ORAS before taking down the champion to be crowned champ himself. Nakano Official live-tweeted…

More Very Cool Smash Bros. Stage Creations

We’ve already posted some of the coolest Super Smash Bros. stage creations so far. Many of the stages were created by Western games, so now, let’s have a look at what Japanese Super Smash Bros. players are sharing online. As previously mentioned, the game’s new level editor allows folks to create custom stages and then…

Father Makes Son Play Through Video Game History, Chronologically

For the last ten years, Andy Baio has been performing an experiment on his son. It is equal parts cruel and fascinating. Rather than let him play whatever video game he wanted, Baio made his boy work his way to modernity by playing through the history of video games chronologically. Starting with 1979’s Galaxian. His…

Smash Bros. Characters’ Recovery Moves Put To The Test

When weighing the merits of fighters in the new Super Smash Bros., a crucial factor players consider is their unique “recovery” abilities. These are the special moves each character has to help them make it back to a stage after being knocked off. One player has come up with a clever way to experiment with…

Fan Theory: The Mario Games Are Too Hard On Bowser

Bowser has been around long enough that many gamers have found themselves wondering: is Mario’s longtime nemesis really all that bad? Maybe he’s just…misunderstood? Perhaps his intentions are pure, but as a flawed despot struggling to maintain order in his kingdom, he doesn’t always make the best decisions. Case in point: Super Mario 3D World,…

Why People Can’t Stop Loving Super Smash Bros.

To an outsider the Super Smash Bros. series may seem like an unbalanced cacaphony of unrelated characters beating the snot out of each other. According to the latest episode of PBS’s Game/Show, that’s exactly why folks love it. Did you know there was a fancy term for creating something out of a collection of otherwise…