Aurich Lawson reader comments 27 with 26 posters participating Share this story Earlier this year, Pokémon Legends: Arceus reinvigorated developer Game Freak’s iconic series by shaking up a formula that had gone largely unchanged for more than 25 years. But that recent bout of experimentation doesn’t diminish just how long the Poké-formula has remained mostly ..
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Enlarge / …and you’ll neeeeeveeeeerrrr waaaaaaalk allooooooooooone. reader comments 2 with 2 posters participating Share this story The first and last time Nintendo collaborated with location-based AR company Niantic, the result was the worldwide mega-phenomenon Pokémon Go. Five years later, the companies are working together once again to see if they can recapture the magic with ..
reader comments 16 with 14 posters participating, including story author Share this story I have no gun, but I must shoot. This bidoof is glowing with excitement. Hey, slow down, scorbunny. Have some fruit! Scanning points of interest can give valuable info. Throwing a lumina ball at certain plants can generate a glow that attracts ..
reader comments 55 with 37 posters participating Share this story A vast, ancient wilderness ready to be explored. Ghost of Tsushima, eat your heart out. I’ve got you now, you vicious monster. Throwing a pokéball can start the usual turn-based battles. You get to stand by while your companion pokémon does all the work, it ..
reader comments 23 with 22 posters participating Share this story The closest we’re ever going to get to an official Pokemon “first-person shooter.” Slow down, there are too many Pokemon to shoot! Check out that water. Open up the aperture and extend the exposure time for those night shots. Bird watching. Holding a viewfinder up ..
reader comments 82 with 47 posters participating Share this story Making new friends in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Andrew Cunningham Battles are familiar, but the game’s UI is clean and looks great on a big screen. Andrew Cunningham Battles happen in giant stadiums, and you suit up just like you would for any other competitive ..
Enlarge / How do you know it’s Detective Pikachu, not just standard Pikachu? Clues: the hat, the magnifying glass, the lush fur. Warner Bros. / The Pokemon Company reader comments 27 with 25 posters participating Share this story Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is the best video game adaptation I’ve ever seen in a theater. And it’s ..
Enlarge / You’ve probably caught at least one of these, right? (credit: Andrew Cunningham) On August 27, 1998, Topeka, Kansas became Topikachu for one day—a ceremonial renaming to celebrate the US arrival of a new video game franchise, Pokémon. While popular previously in Japan, the franchise’s impact has been felt in the US ever since. ..
Enlarge / A screen from the Pokemon Essentials interface showing how to build a map with the tool in RPG Maker. Nintendo has a long history of using legal action to take down fan games based on its popular copyrighted franchises. Now the company is taking aim at one of the tools used to build ..