Pokemon go

The release of a Pokemon game in Japan was always going to attract many fans to flock to the nearest store (or in this case, the largest Pokemon Center in Japan), so the release of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon wasn’t going to be an exception to this rule. In fact, over 500 eager fans lined up outside in anticipation of the latest game’s launch. However, things started to sour soon after. Credit – NintendoSoup Just a day after launch, the game was flooded with negative reviews from customers who had pre-ordered the game from Amazon Japan, with early statistics showing that over half of the 124 customers at the time giving it one out of five stars. Meanwhile, 23 users gave it a five star rating, whilst 7 rated it three stars, and 18 gave it two stars. This led to the new release only getting an average 2.5 star rating on the Japanese retailers website, making it the lowest rating that any Pokemon game has received on that site. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are the … [Read more...] about Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Are the Lowest Reviewed Pokemon Games in Japan

Pokemon GO is celebrating with new Pokemon variants with a distinctly tropical vibe. If you’re a long-time Pokemon fan you probably know what I’m talking about. Niantic announced that they will soon be releasing Alolan forms of the original 150 Kanto Pokemon. “Sunny days are ahead! Whether your forecast calls for rain or shine, we’re celebrating all around the world by introducing some special Pokémon from the tropical Alola region to Pokémon GO. Get ready for some of the Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region to appear in their Alolan forms! These unique variants were first seen in the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon video games, and they will make their way to Pokémon GO in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for news related to this exciting change—and don’t forget to tell your friends! Stay safe, and happy exploring!” Alolan Pokemon have unique traits and skills that set them apart from their Pokemon … [Read more...] about Pokemon Go Celebrates Summer With Pokemon Sun and Moon Alolan Variants

Pokemon Go players are being challenged to a new Field Research event that will prominently feature Rock-type Pokemon. Geodude, Lileep and Nosepass will be found more prevalently during the event and several incentives to get hunting will be present throughout the event that ends on June 5th. For the duration of the event, players will find trekking about with Buddy Pokemon is lucrative with 4x faster Candy acquisition, extra XP at PokeStops or Gyms. If it's the first time a player visits a Gym or Pokestop, players can earn up to 10x XP. Read up on the details by visiting the Pokemon Go site. … [Read more...] about Rock Pokemon to be More Prevalent During New Field Research Event

Nintendo has done it again! They've managed to build massive hype for the Switch, and confuse the absolute heck out of me in the process. I followed yesterday night's live tweeting and announcements from the presentation, and I have to say I was suuuuper confused at first. Now I think I'm a little less confused, but I'm still working out some of the details.  What I want to talk about in this post is the new game(s) coming to Switch on November 16: 'Let's Go Pikachu!' and 'Let's Go Eevee!' (get those pre-orders in on Amazon!) From what we can tell, these games (let's just call them both Let's Go!) will be close to a "core-RPG" Pokemon experience, but not quite.  Before we go further, check out the trailer below. Let's Go! is a reimagining of -- not necessarily a remake -- the Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition. These games ARE RPGs, and are not just Pokemon Go for the Switch. While these are not the "core-RPG" Pokemon experience, they're still goin to be close. … [Read more...] about New Pokemon Game Coming to Switch: Let’s Go Pikachu (or Eevee)

The big Pokemon announcements this week included Pokemon Quest, which is basically a free-to-play (or at least free-to-start) Pokemon game currently on the Switch. PQ is coming to phones next month, and after reading my review I think you'll agree that's where it belongs. I think most of my enjoyment comes from it being a Pokemon game, and for that I can be enthralled and forgive some of the more glaring 'issues'.  Most of the game is played on autopilot. When you send Pokemon out on expeditions, you just have to make sure their power level is higher than the difficulty of the expedition, and in most cases the game plays itself. Pokemon automatically run towards enemies, and you have zero control over where they go. As your team runs through the map, you'll get to use their classic abilities. In some cases, I've literally started an expedition and left my switch on the couch while I use the restroom and I come back and it played itself the whole way through. During missions … [Read more...] about Pokemon Quest is a Phone Game on the Switch