There’s a lot of mystery involved in the latest trademark filing from Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures, Inc. Simply listed as “POKEGENIC” (although POKÉGENIC seems likely), the name is filed for use in a variety of projects which include many mentions of outdoor sports, art and not least of all, videogames. These filings are not … Read more
The next Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, is a re-telling of the very first feature film. With new CGI graphics, designs for the characters and Pokémon have all been updated. One of the most exciting of those is Mewtwo in its power armor—a fearsome tool of destruction. Japanese magazine CoroCoro has now given us … Read more
In February a limited-time store was opened to display the new line of Pokémon dress shirts developed by Original Stitch. So limited in fact, it was only open for a total of four days, the 21-24. All 150 of the available designs were on display (Mew’s was not yet able to be purchased) for people … Read more
A Fab Collab The Eevee Tamagotchi has generated a lot of buzz since its announcement and it is finally out in Japan. That is… if you can find one. Most stores have already sold out of their stock and the toy is now mostly limited to online retailers whose prices have steadily been rising. But … Read more
Creatures, Inc., a frequent developer or co-developer of many Pokémon games, has ignited a storm of a controversy after posting pictures of a visit to Yasukuni Shrine on their official Twitter account. The Shinto shrine is a very sensitive issue in Asian politics because of its association to Japanese nationalism and the enshrinement it offered … Read more
The first trailer for the upcoming Pokémon film Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION will be premiering at midnight, just hours away from this article’s posting. You can watch live from the tweet we’ve embedded below which is counting down to the release. The title of the article will be updated when the trailer is finally live!