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Yes, More footage of the Bootleg Pokémon Fighting Game!
Remember Pokémon: Type Wild, the fan-made fighting game that took Pocket Monsters and made a 2D fighter for them? Here’s some more gameplay footage. This looks…well, it looks amazing. I would not expect an actual Nintendo product to look this slick. The game isn’t quite finished, but it is playable, so if you want to…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2012 -
The Most Popular Pokémon of All Time Goes Black and White Next Month
Pikachu is cute and all, but when it comes to battling Pokémon it doesn’t get much better than Mewtwo. Players of Pokémon Black and White can witness this power first-hand starting February 12. Starting February 12 Pokémon Black and White players with access to a wireless connection will be able to download Mewtwo for a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2012 -
These Real PokéBalls Will Set Your Hands On Fire
Aussie artist Barry Wazzy, who floored us with his photoshopped PokéBalls earlier in the month, is flooring us again this week with another helping. This time many of the balls are themed, so for instance we’ve got a PokéBall based on The Dark Knight, one on Harry Potter and another on Dragonball Z! wazzy88 [DeviantArt,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012 -
Coming Full Circle, Former Candidate Herman Cain Now Sings the Pokémon Song
Herman Cain, whose campaign for the Republican presidential nomination included bizarre references to both SimCity and Pokémon, is officially out of the race. He was still on the ballot for Saturday’s primary in South Carolina, though, and made a joint appearance with TV satirist Stephen Colbert in an effort to gin up votes for Colbert’s…
By Owen Good Published January 22, 2012 -
A Collection of Broken, Wounded Pokémon
Pokémon don’t faint. That’s Nintendo blowing sunshine up your ass. They battle other creatures with elements, teeth and claws, and when one of them loses, they are beat up A truth artist Justin White is choosing not to ignore with this series of images showing what a Pokémon actually looks like when it comes up…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012 -
First Look at New Pokémon Toys
Upcoming Pokémon game Pokémon Plus Nobunaga’s Ambition is getting the usual array of Pocket Monster merchandising. Today, the first figurines were displayed in Tokyo: a Mitsuhide and Articuno figurine and a Nobunaga and Zekrom figure. Each is priced at ¥2,800 (US$36) on will go on sale March 17. There was also a life-sized Nobunaga statue…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2012 -
Watching the New Pokémon Trailer with an 8-Year-Old
Nintendo released another trailer for its upcoming collaboration with Koei Tecmo, Pokémon Plus Nobunaga’s Ambition The game isn’t exactly what people are expecting, and when I showed my 8-year-old this trailer for the first time tonight, neither was he. “What is this?” Mini-Bash asked. “It’s a new Pokémon game,” I said. “It doesn’t look very…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2012 -
This Could Be the Very Best Pokémon Art Exhibit, Like No One Ever Was
This April the Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis, Minnesota will be transformed into the ultimate trainer fantasy, when 151 artists take on the 151 original pocket monsters in an all-out Pokémon Battle Royale. Light Grey Art Lab co-owner Chris Hajny dropped us a line this afternoon to fill us in on what could be…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2012 -
Would You Catch These Realistic PokéBalls? Could You?
The Poké Ball, the device which catches and holds Pocket Monsters, comes in various types. There are twenty-six variations, all different. Sadly, they’re not real (neither are Pocket Monsters!). But what if they were? Australian artist Barry Wazzy took the PokéBall out of the game and anime world and rendered them in ours. The result…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2012 -
That Crazy Samurai Pokémon Game Slices Up a Release Date
Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition has a release date: Mar. 17. The game is priced at ¥5,800 or US$75. The game features Pocket Monsters, medieval Japanese samurai, and a whole lotta I-don’t-know-what-to-say. It is a collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei. Watch the game’s trailer here and feel strange. 『ポケモン+ノブナガの野望』の発売日は3月17日を予定！ はえええええ [はちま機構]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 -
North Korea’s Dictator Is So Dragonball
Kim Jong-il passed away last month, leaving his manga-reading gamer son Kim Jong-un as successor. Not much is known about Kim Jong-un, which means the developers of Homefront had to insert his likeness later. One thing that North Korea’s neighbor China knows is that Dear Successor totally looks like a Dragonball bad guy. The above…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 -
Pokémon, Digimon, What’s the Difference?
A situation that’s surely played out at hundreds of birthday parties over the years gains new life courtesy of the fine folks at Dorkly. I spent countless hours in toy stores during the early oughts explaining the difference between Pokémon and Digimon to confused parents. Usually the explanation would boil down to Pokémon making better…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2012 -
America’s PremierPokémon-Playing Family Enter the Guinness Book of Arbitrary Gaming Records
Meet the Arnold family of Frankfort, Illinois, a five-person powerhouse of pure Pokémon battling power. This championship winning team stars in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2012 as the Largest Competitive Pokémon Video Game Family. I should really say re-meet the Arnold’s, as the family was the subject of a feature I wrote after…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2012 -
New Mario Party and Pokemon Games Hitting the *ahem* 4 Million-Selling Nintendo 3DS [Update]
Nintendo tipped the world off to its coming software line-up last month, but it seems like they left a few aces up their sleeves as far as what’s coming to the 3DS. In an announcement crowing about the 4 million 3DS units the company’s sold in the United States since launch, Nintendo also declared that…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 3, 2012 -
Would You Like a Little Pikachu On That Latte?
A “Mocachu” as seen on GameTrailer’s SideMission Twitter account
By Brian Crecente Published December 28, 2011 -
Farmer Grows Pikachu Fruit
It was about three months ago that sixty-three year-old Toshinobu Takamoto noticed two bumps attached to a Japanese persimmon growing in his yard. After harvesting the fruit, it became the talk of his Fukui City neighborhood, and it was dubbed “Pikachu” for the way it resembled the famed Pocket Monster. Black eyes were drawn on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2011 -
That Weird New Pokémon Game Has a Trailer
It wasn’t a dream. There really is a video game coming that crosses the world of Pokémon with that of Nobunaga’s Ambition, a Japanese history series developed by Tecmo Koei. This is its trailer. See? Not dreaming. That’s a trailer. The game’s full name is Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, and it’s out on the DS…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011