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Kotaku East
Some Anime Characters Are Perfect for Cigarette Art
Japan has already had bento art,latte art, toast art, banana art, and more. Looks like, cigarette art might be next the medium to bring anime and video game characters to life. Smoke if ya got ‘em! The cigarettes, that is, not the characters. As noted onGameOver, artist Shinrashinge uploaded photos of his “tobacco art,” which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2015 -
A Scrub’s First Time With Pokémon
When it comes to Pokémon, I am a scrub. My familiarity with the series amounts to little more than “I think Digimon has the better cartoon and monster designs,” and a few hours with Fire Red half a dozen years ago. But when I recently acquired a New 3DS XL, my first Nintendo handheld, I…
GB Burford Published April 30, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Pokémon Cosplay…If Pokémon Were Armored Death Knights
Well, this doesn’t look like canon. Which is a shame. Something like Asura’s Wrath, only starring Pokémon that look like this…that is something I would play, Nintendo. Thanks. If you’re wondering who the black Pokémon is, it’s Umbreon Cosplay by SpiritRising7, photos by B1NH Photography & Miss Ansa
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 -
Reminder: You Can Now Buy Mewtwo In Smash Bros.
You can stop feeling jealous about all the people who got to test drive Mewtwo early: the legendary Pokémon is now up for sale in the Smash Bros. shop. Buying the menacing monster will set you back $3.99, or a little more if you purchase him for both the Wii U and 3DS version ($4.99).…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 28, 2015 -
Gengar, Who Is The Best, Will Be Playable In The Pokémon Fighting Game
The #1 Pokemon of all time according to snack website Kotaku.comwill be a contender in the upcoming Pokkén Tournament game. YES! Here is Gengar’s trailer, which comes from a livestream held earlier today (thanks for uploading the segment, azprojectmelee!) He will of course be able to mega evolve: And judging from the footage, his moveset…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 26, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Pokémon Artist Creates “2.5D Manga,” and It’s Incredible
Manga is flat. It’s on printed paper. It’s two-dimensional. This manga is somewhat different and totally wonderful. As pointed out by Get News, this “2.5D manga” was created by an artist named Muneo Saito. Besides working as a manga artist on several comics published in Weekly Shonen Sunday and CoroCoro Comic, Saito did the manga…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHow to Become Pokémon World Champion
Se Jun Park won the Pokémon Video Game World Champion Master’s Division last year. You’d think preparing for a tournament that has the words “world” and “champion” in it would require months of dedicated prep beforehand. You’d think. “Actually, I spent less time playing Pokémon in 2014 than I ever have ever since I really…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 23, 2015 -
CultureThe Robots Are Now Coming For Our Pokémon World Records
Right now, there’s a bot on Twitch playing through Pokémon Red. Its goal? To try to beat the current human world record for playing through Pokémon Red as fast as possible, without the use of any glitches. That record is currently held by Pokémon player Exarion, who has sped through Red in 1 hour and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 -
Giant Pokemon Roams The Deep, Murdering All The Fish
Artist RJ Palmer has been doing the whole “realistic Pokemon” thing for a while now, but it’s usually been a case of “oh wow that’s neat”, not “ahhhhh God I’m never going in the ocean again”. His latest work is the legendary Pokemon Kyogre, who is normally a pretty sleek, futuristic-looking fish, but who is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2015 -
The Internet Falls In Love With Man’s Silly Pokémon Tattoo
Yesterday, a Pokémon-themed thread popped up on Reddit. It was titled “My friend was drunk and on Xanax when he decided to tattoo a black face Charmander with no experience or artistic ability. The flame saves it.” This is the tattoo: This is what the Pokémon is supposed to look like, for reference’s sake. Charmander!…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 16, 2015 -
Kotaku EastIn the New Pokémon Movie, Evil Ash Looks Terrifying
Those glowing eyes. Those clinched teeth. That crazy hair. Damn, Ash. You’re scary. The Pokémon Company released the Japanese trailer for the upcoming feature film Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. It’s slightly different from the U.S. trailer (here) and doesn’t contain footage of nightmare Ash. Fans of the possessed Ash from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2015 -
CultureAmnesia‘s Pokémon Mod Lets You Battle And Evolve… Furniture
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is regarded by many as one of the scariest games of all time. Now it has monster battling. Some of the monsters are furniture. Amnesia‘s Monster mod is the most beautiful sort of absurdity. It’s a Pokémon-inspired custom story where instead of creeping through a haunted castle from hell, you explore…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 15, 2015 -
The Very Good Ideas Hiding In A Not-So-Good New Pokémon Game
Pokémon Rumble World, a game likely to rank a distant third in the eventual list of 2015’s best Pokémon games, has nonetheless impressed me in a few ways. It might not be easy for a Pokémon Rumble game to impress anyone. They’re not traditional Pokémon games. Never have been. You don’t play as a plucky…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 15, 2015 -
Pokémon’s Newest Legendary Doesn’t Seem As Cool Anymore
For over a year now, anticipation around a legendary Pokémon called Hoopa grew exponentially—people found out about the monster via a leak in 2013, and the only way to attain it was to hack the game. Its taboo nature, plus its cool design made generating hype for Hoopa really easy. And then The Pokémon Company…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015 -
There’s a Pro Soccer Player Called “Pikachu”
Whether you call it “soccer” or “football,” that doesn’t matter here. What does is that this dude is known as Pikachu. This, of course, is Pikachu, the Pocket Monster. [Photo: The Pokemon Company] And, via Globo.com, here is Pikachu, the Brazilian soccer player. [Photo: Gustavo Pêna] “Yago Pikachu” to be more exact. The Brazilian player…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
Culture
What’s The Best Shiny Pokémon You’ve Captured?
Some people play Pokémon for years without ever encountering any special color variations of their favorite pocket monsters. But for those of you that have been lucky enough to find a shiny in Pokémon, what did you encounter? And were you able to catch it? Since shiny Pokémon are so rare, encounters with them tend…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 9, 2015 -
Proof There Are Too Many Pokémon
Those of you playing Pokémon Rumble World might have bought the “Leafy Balloon,” a vehicle which transports you to a grass-focused area of the game. To emphasize the theme of the area, the game shows you three Pokémon…except one of them isn’t a grass type. The furthest Pokémon on the right, Flabebe, is a fairy…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 9, 2015 -
The Free New Pokémon Game Bums Me Out
Right now, you can go into the 3DS’s eShop and download Pokémon Rumble World, free of charge. While the price tag is pretty enticing, I’ve spent some of today playing it, and well…I’m not super impressed. The premise is straightforward: a king tasks you with catching them all, because it’s the only way he can…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 8, 2015 -
League Of Legends Champions Would Make Deadly Pokémon
Yes, people have been making jokes about combining League of Legends with Pokémon for eons. And yes, a League of Pokémon crossover is even less likely to happen than a League-ified Smash Bros. mod. But when the joke’s as well done as YouTuber Tay’s, you can’t blame people for still dreaming: Bonus points to Tay’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 7, 2015 -
The Binding of Isaac Is Taking Inspiration From… Pokemon?
Edmund McMillen is hard at work on The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s upcoming expansion, Afterbirth, and one of the new items will feel familiar to Nintendo fans. Is that a pokeball?! Of course, it’s not actually a pokeball. Then again, maybe Nintendo should consider giving McMillen the license, now that The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 7, 2015