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These Real Pokemon Will Give You Nightmares
As seen on Reddit gaming. [imgur]
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2010 -
Like Pokémon, Only For Science!
Think Pokémon is just for play? It’s not! When appropriated for the needs of science, it can also be a tool for learning Phylomon is the creation of David Ng, a biologist at the University of British Columbia, who is hoping the “collect them all” appeal of his custom card game can make learning about…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 -
The Pro Athlete Is Also A Pirate
Pro rugby player Gareth Raynor recently plead guilty to 14 charges of counterfeiting and fraud after having been caught selling bogus printer cartridges through an eBay storefront called Genuine Ink. He also appears to have been a game pirate. The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that Raynor will be sentenced next month. But what might catch…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010 -
Star Wars: Attack Of The Pokémon
Kids love Star Wars. Kids love Pokémon. Shall we throw them together and see what happens? Yes, let’s. tranive has done just that, taking ten famous Pokémon and combining them with ten famous Star Wars characters to create the crossover nobody ever asked for, but now it’s come into this world, we surely cannot be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2010 -
Yes, There Are Actually Pokemon Batteries
Just what Japan needs: More Pokémon stuff. Whether it be Pocket Monster branded school buses or any of the endless heap of merchandise, Japan loves its Pocket Monsters. On May 25, these Maxell Pocket Monster batteries go on sale in The Land of the Rising Sun. Thunder Pokémon Raikou and thunderbolt Pocket Monster Electivire appear…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2010 -
A Look At Pokemon Black & White Walking Gameplay
Pokémon Black & White is the completely new Pocket Monster series that will be out later this year. We have already seen the first screenshots. But screenshots don’t move. Gameplay does. Japan’s Sunday morning kiddy show Pokémon Sunday provided the first look (and super brief look) at gameplay. And by gameplay, we mean walking through…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2010 -
First Pokémon Black & White Screens
Nintendo’s latest Pocket Monster series, Black & White, will be out later this year in Japan. Here are the first official screenshots from the game. You’ve seen some of these are scans, yeah, but scans can be crappy sometimes, and this was one of those times.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2010 -
Lady Gaga Sporting Pokemon Tattoos? Um…
Popstar Lady Gaga arrived in Japan’s Narita Airport wearing an I-don’t-know-what and sporting Japanese scribbled on her arm. And while her music videos might have game references (here and here), her arm does not. Neither does that Hermes Birkin bag that has been defaced. (Named after popstar Jane Birkin, Birkin bags typically cost from $6,000…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 -
If I Were A Pokemon Trainer…
Believe it or not, I am not a Pokémon trainer. But if I were, I’d look like this, apparently! This Pokémon Trainer Dress Up was created by hapuriainen.deviantart.com. It is delightful. What would you look like? Pokémon Trainer Dress Up [deviantArt via The BBPS]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 -
Look At The New Pokemon Series
Pokémon Black and White is a completely new Pocket Monster series. And this fall, the fifth-generation Pokémon series will be released on the Nintendo DS in Japan. Here is a sneak peak. Scans of Black and White have been published in Japan’s CoroCoro Magazine. The scans show a battle scene between new Pocket Monsters Zoroark…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2010 -
New Pokémon Games Revealed: Pokémon Black & Pokémon White
Get ready for new Pokémon games, Pokéfans, as the latest entries in the popular monster-collecting series – Pokemon Black & Pokemon White – have just turned up on the internet’s doorstop. We’ve got a logo, two names, and…that’s just about it! We’ll apparently be learning – and hopefully seeing – more come April 15. What…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2010 -
Sometimes Pokemon Lurks In Your Food
Last night’s dinner was ochazuke. But not just any ochazuke, ochazuke with Pocket Monster Piplup (Pochama, in Japan). Had only seen Pikachu ochazuke. That yellow critter gets too much attention, I think. There are other Pokémon, you know.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Pokewalker Generates 30 “Friends” In 15 Minutes
Gamernode’s Jason Fanelli took his Pokemon Pokewalker pedometer to PAX East, where, I can assure you, LOTS of people had the things strapped to their belts. He made some friends. The Pokewalker is used to train Pokemon in the new Pokemon Soul Silver and Heart Gold DS games, each step adding to your Pokemon’s XP…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 31, 2010 -
The Greatest School Bus In Japan
Kindergarten is a tough time for some kids. It’s the first time that they are away from their mother or father for an extended period of time. To help ease the experience, Japanese kindergartens and pre-schools have cute, colorful buses. The buses are supposed to hopefully make children want to ride them — and thus,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Pokémon’s Health Care, Better Than America’s?
Ooohh, politics! Well, not really. More like humorous insight, with a Facebook group springing up based on the premise that the health care afforded to Pokémons trumps that offered to real, breathing Americans. “Universal Health Care: Good enough for Pokémon, Good enough for America” is the name of the group, and it has a point.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 -
How To Write Pokemon Music? Pretending!
In the West, when one says “Pokémon music”, this song probably leaps to mind. We are not talking about that this song. Besides heading up the Pokémon franchise, Junichi Masuda also composes battle music for the series. “There is no doubt that I am inspired by many great composers. But when I work on the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010 -
Why Doesn’t Pokemon Get Global Simultaneous Releases?
DS title Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released in Japan on September 12. The games didn’t come out in North America until this March. With so many games these days getting either global or near global releases, what gives? “We do our best to make our games so North American players can enjoy the game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2010 -
My Pokemon Battle Went Downhill From Here
That’s me vs. MTV Multiplayer’s Russ Frushtick, before our Poke-battle yesterday. Despite the wonderful Pokemon advice that the world’s best game designers gave me, my Level 15 Totodile could not beat his Level 17 Totodile. Gory details at MTV’s site
By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
There are gaming comics in comics shops across America this week. But there’s also a rare Marvel comic that interests me. See? Mass Effect: Redemption #3 Written by Mac Walters and John Jackson Miller. Drawn by Omar Francia. Summary Via Dark Horse Comics: Liara T’Soni finds herself both pursuing Commander Shepard’s abductors and on the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 5, 2010