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Review: Dragon Ball Z – Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3)

October 28, 2011 – 12:44 pm |

I really liked last year’s DBZ game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit 2. It felt like the franchise had finally achieved some serious attention with a game that was both deep and fun.
This year, we …

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Your first 3DS Pokemon game is… Pokemon Rumble Blast

July 19, 2011 – 10:32 am |

The Toy Pokemon return in Pokemon Rumble Blast, an upcoming 3DS release that follows up on a 2009 WiiWare release, Pokemon Rumble.
Naturally, this new version will include the critters from the latest generation of pokegames, …

The 3DS eShop launches June 6 with free Pokedex, Excitebike

June 2, 2011 – 10:09 am | 4 Comments

The Nintendo eShop is scheduled to debut in North America on June 6 (evening, Pacific time), finally adding that fourth leg to the 3DS’s wobbly launch window table.
Chief among the initial offerings is Pokedex 3D, …

Secret Pokemon Egg month now on at Toys R Us

April 26, 2011 – 12:39 am |

Get your Pokemon Black/White, get to Toys R Us, and get a free Secret Egg download!
From April 27 to May 31, you have a month to get a egg that will hatch one of three …

Somebody’s having the best March ever

April 15, 2011 – 9:19 am | 3 Comments
Somebody’s having the best March ever

So how well did the 3DS sell in the US? Almost 400,000 in one week, according to NPD Group (remember them?) Not that it’s especially fair to compare one week to four weeks, but the …

Weekend AeroProTip: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2

March 26, 2011 – 9:56 am |

GAME> Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Explorers of Darkness (2008)
SYSTEM> Nintendo DS
SOURCE> GameStop flyer, 2008
Celebrate 3DS launch weekend with some codes for the second wave of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games! I mysteriously hid …

Nintendo marks February milestones

March 11, 2011 – 9:39 am |

Nintendo has passed along some NPD numbers that illustrate some recent major hardware and software milestones.
In North America, the Wii itself topped 35 million sold in February, which makes it the fastest console in history …

B&W Players: Pokemon Global Link does not launch until the end of March

March 7, 2011 – 10:22 am | One Comment

Just a reminder, the vaunted Pokemon Global Link website is not yet active. If you’re in Pokemon Black/White, stop trying to authenticate the Game Sync thingie. You’ll just get a non-specific error screen that the …

Ones to Watch: Wii, DS and 3DS for March 2011

February 28, 2011 – 5:19 pm | 7 Comments

March is a monster month for Nintendo gamers… a Pocket Monster month. Pokemon Black/White debuts this weekend – the first all-new Pokemon game since 2007′s Pokemon Pearl/Diamond.
Then, of course, there’s a little somethin’ called the …

Get Pokemon B&W early, get a Victini

February 3, 2011 – 9:33 am |

Get in on Pokemon Black/White right away – as if any Pokemon fan won’t – and you can download the brand new must-have pocket monster Victini.
From the March 6 release through April 10, Nintendo will …

Pokemon Black/White welcomed in with Mall Tour

January 12, 2011 – 10:33 am | One Comment

Fourteen US cities are about to become super-effective as a Pokemon mall tour arrives to celebrate the release of Pokemon Black and Pokemon White.
The tour will cover all the latest in Pokemon. In addition to …

GameSpot, Toys R Us break in 2011 with new Pokemon downloads

January 4, 2011 – 9:23 am |

The avalanche towards the March release of Pokemon Black and Pokemon White has picked up steam with some retailer-exclusive downloads for the last generation of Pokemon games.
GameStop is offering a shiny set of Legendaries – …

Pokemon Black and White come together and declare March 6 a day of peace and harmony

December 27, 2010 – 11:41 pm |

Why yes, the Pokemon brand is strong enough that a brand new release for a deprecated platform can launch near-simultaneously with the hotly-awaited future-changing all-new platform and still retail for the usual extravagantly beefy first-party …

Unlock Darkrai in PokePark Wii, courtesy Nintendo Week

November 4, 2010 – 12:19 pm |

PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure employs a password feature similar to Pokemon Rumble or the glory days of Animal Crossing, which allows Nintendo a way to unlock new material for dedicated fans. It’s kind of like …

You’ve got two weeks to download Mew

October 17, 2010 – 1:24 am | One Comment

It’s time for more free Pokemon DLC, and this time it’s first-gen favorite Mew.
The original secret pokemon, Mew is number #151 in a game that only copped to 150 pocket monsters. Mew can’t be caught …

Get a little help from Entei in the new Pokemon Ranger

October 7, 2010 – 12:39 pm |

Nintendo’s official Twitter feed just dropped this hint for the DS game Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs.
Scribble the above symbol in the game to summon Entei, one of the three Legendary Beasts. And win! Originally found …

Weekend AeroProTip: Pokemon Gold and Silver

June 5, 2010 – 7:40 pm | 2 Comments

GAME> Pokemon Gold / Pokemon Silver (2000)
SYSTEM> Game Boy
SOURCE> 100% Unofficial Pokemon Trainer’s Guide, 2000
This chart sort of takes the mystery out of Mystery Gift, doesn’t it?