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Following a strong critical reception, Nintendo has announced that it shipped more than 10 million units of Pokemon Sun and Moon to retailers on the day of its launch. The latest in the Pokemon series releases on November 18th for the Nintendo 3DS. Famitsu noted that this shipment was actually …

Call it the Pokemon GO effect or a testament to the massive popularity of the franchise but Pokemon Sun and Moon has been on fire since releasing. Along with being the most pre-ordered titles in the series’ history, Nintendo of America revealed that Pokemon Sun and Moon are also the …

Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon is the biggest ever launch of a Nintendo game in Europe, with first week sales of the 3DS games totaling over 1.5 million units, including more than 368,000 units sold in the United Kingdom, Nintendo announced. To compare, first week sales in Japan totaled 1.7 …

Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon sold a combined total of 3.7 million units in less than two weeks in the Americas, an 85 percent increase over Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, and are the fastest-selling games in Nintendo history in the region, Nintendo announced. “With these huge sales figures, Pokemon …

Pokémon GO’s next big sponsor partner in the U.S. is Starbucks, which is going to host new gyms and PokéStops at 7,800 company-run Starbucks stores in the U.S. In addition to the new in-game locales, Starbucks is also making a Pokémon GO edition Frappuccino to celebrate the tie-up. What does …

Nintendo has confirmed the release dates for Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Pokemon Omega Ruby at its E3 presentation earlier today. The game will be released in Japan, the United States and Australia on November 21. Europe will get the games a week later on November 28. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are …

I don’t know what Yo-Kai Watch is, but millions of kids do, and therefore I checked it out because I want to know what the kids are up to. But I still didn’t really get it. Released to Japan in 2013, the game is accompanied by a Manga series, a …

The long-awaited Pokemon GO Plus is finally coming to Australia and New Zealand on September 16. For the unacquainted, Pokemon GO Plus is a small Bluetooth-powered device that you wear on your wrist and allows you to play the game without the need of constantly looking at your smartphone. According to the …

The Pokemon Company continue to shower us with Pokemon Sun and Moon information, revealing even more new Pokemon and features. This time, we get to see version exclusive Pokemon, an improved grooming feature called ‘Pokemon Refresh’ and a glimpse at character customisation. Passimian is a FIghting-type Pokemon with a new ability called Receiver – this …

So, yeah. Pokemon Go’s broken the internet. In addition to causing road accidents, and netting Nintendo their highest opening share value in 33 years, the sudden spike in Pokemon Go activity has hit the game’s UK servers hard. My, my, it’s almost like a DDoS attack. Except with mobile gamers instead of hackers. CEO …