Pokémon Sun and Moon most pre-sold games in Nintendo History
Nintendo announced on their official Twitter account that Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon are already breaking records. Combined, the games as on October 27th, 2016, are the most pre-sold games in Nintendo history and the most downloaded Nintendo 3DS Demo in Nintendo history. Source: https://twi...
Scizor added as a Playable Character to Pokkén Tournament Arcade Version
On October 3rd, 2016, it was announced that a new playable character would be revealed for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament. Today, during a stream on NicoNico, hosted by Haruka Ishida, Yuka Nakanishi and Cotton Taro with special guest Hoshino Masaaki from Namco Bandai Studio, it was revealed...
Movie 19 Website Updates with Info on Pokémon Go Tie-in Campaign
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: GO to the movies! A "Search for Pokémon" Quiz Campaign If you go see the movie and answer the quiz, you can enter a lottery and win merchandise for "Pokémon Go" which is currently the talk of the town! And if you retweet...
Nintendo Delays Pokémon GO Plus accessory until September 2016
Nintendo confirmed today that the Pokémon GO Plus accessory, which was originally scheduled to be released near the end of July 2016, will be delayed until September 2016. The #PokemonGO Plus accessory will now be released Sept 2016 instead of the originally expected end of July launch. http...
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon - Fan Editions
Nintendo of Europe announced two new Fan Editions for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. Both Fan Edition sets will be sold separately and will each include exclusive SteelBook cases and will be released in Europe on November 23rd, 2016. Source: https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/745603809...
New Information on Pokémon Sun and Moon to be announced May 10th, 2016
GAME FREAK Director Junichi Masuda announced via Twitter that new information about the games Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will be revealed on Tuesday May 10th, 2016 at 21:00 JST / 8:00 AM EST. New #PokemonSunMoon information will be revealed on May 10th, around 21:00 JST! Stay tuned everybody!— ...
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Announcement on January 15th, 2016
The official POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Twitter account posted a tweet indicating that there will be an announcement on January 15th, 2016 to reveal a new playable Pokémon. A hint was given in the tweet indicating that the new Pokémon has the character ラ in its name. Source: https://twitter.com/pokken...
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Announcement on December 10th, 2015
The official POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Twitter account posted a tweet indicating that there will be an announcement on December 10th, 2015 to reveal the new playable Pokémon as well as reveal the new support Pokémon as part of the recent Twitter campaign. A hint was given in the tweet indicating that the ne...
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions - London, England Performance Announced
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions will have its first tour location in Europe. It will take place in London, England on December 20th, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at the Eventim Apollo. Our tour locations page for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions has been updated with all the latest locations. Just announced! #Po...
Dave & Buster Times Square Location Hosts Pokkén Tournament
Dave & Buster's announced via a tweet that their Times Square location would be the first Pokkén Tournament test location for players in the United States to try the game and it would be available starting the week of September 21st, 2015. Our Pokkén Arcade Test Location page has been updated with ...
New Nintendo 3DS Pokémon Themes: Pokémon Shuffle, Eevee and Mega Charizard X
Nintendo of Europe announced that some new Nintendo 3DS Pokémon Themes will be released on Friday, May 30th, 2015. Three themes were revealed: a Pokémon Shuffle theme, an Eevee and evolutions theme and a Mega Charizard X theme. Themes cost £1.79/€1.99/200yen each. These #Pokemon Home menu theme...
Passwords for Pokémon Rumble World Revealed
The official Nintendo of America Twitter posted a password for the Pikachu Mii Costume for the North American version of Pokémon Rumble World. The official website also revealed 5 new Pokémon passwords for the North American version as well. A Nintendo of Europe Press Release released a ton of passw...
Singapore Pokémon ORAS launch Event
Nintendo's Singapore distributor Pokémon Maxsoft has announced that they will be holding a Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire launch event at the Funan DigitaLife Mall Singapore, Level 5 on November 21st, 2014 from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM. They will also be holding a Lucky Draw conducted th...
Nintendo World to Give Out 250 Free Copies of ORAS
Nintendo has announced that the first 250 people to show the staff of Nintendo World their copy of Pokémon Ruby or Sapphire on November 23rd, 2014 will receive a free copy of Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. This is a separate promotion to their launch event on November 20th, 2014. T...
Groudon and Onemuri Pikachu 3DS Home Menu Themes
Nintendo of Europe Tweeted that on Friday November 21st, 2014, two Pokémon Home Menu Themes will be available for purchase in Europe. The first theme is called Onemuri Pikachu and the second theme features Groudon. Each theme will cost €1.99 / £1.79. Source: https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope...
Rocket Gang Secret Empire Season 2 Under Development
Pocket Monsters XY Sound Director Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) posted the following Tweet on his Twitter account on September 5th, 2014. He indicates that a new season of the The Rocket Gang Secret Empire (ロケット団ひみつ帝国) is in the preliminary development stages. He hopes to revive the series and its now being ...
Pokémon Art Academy - Trailer (UK)
Nintendo UK has posted the trailer for Pokémon Art Academy which will be released in the United Kingdom on July 4th, 2014. There will be 40 drawing lessons and players can unlock over 100 images to use as a guide in the Free Draw mode. Players can use the 3DS camera to also capture images to use as ...
GAME FREAK 25th Anniversary
GAME FREAK inc. celebrated its 25th anniversary on April 26th, 2014. The company was founded on April 26th, 1989. Junichi Masuda posted a message and picture on Twitter to celebrate the occasion. On April 26th, GAME FREAK inc. has celebrated its 25th anniversary! Thank you for always supporting ...
Pokémon Bank has launched in certain Asian Countries
Nintendo has posted a tweet indicating that Pokémon Bank has launched in certain Asian countries. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International postponed the launch of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter which initially launched on December 27th, 2013 but was pulled after a few hours on the eShop due...
Nintendo and Junichi Masuda urge fans to be Patient with Pokémon Bank Release
Nintendo and GAME FREAK Director Junichi Masuda have both posted on Twitter urging fans to be patient with Pokémon Bank's release. As we reported earlier, Pokémon Bank (ポケモンバンク) and Poké Transporter (ポケムーバー) launch has been delayed. The two software applications that were originally scheduled to lau...
