There is nothing more adorable than the sight of two anime characters crushing on each other, declaring their love for each other, or battling evil with each other. Some romances are, too, more discreet than others, fighting their feelings for one another. Romance in anime is always a key thing to look for, next to…
Ever dream of being a Pokémon trainer? Capturing them with Pokéballs, expeditions on infinite amount of routes, and entering them in the seemingly shallow Pokemon competitions? Well, if you were a Pokémon trainer, what Pokémon would you want to have? Why, of course, every trainer has their preference: ground, electric, normal, psychic. Although, there are five…
This year Google has taken the April by storm with their latest job opening announcement. What’s the new position you ask? The title is, “The Pokemon Master“. This past Monday, March 31st, the Google Maps team kicked off April with a brand new video announcing the new position. Their search for the best Pokemon Master starts…
If you’ve been on the internet at all in the last week, you’ve probably heard about Twitch Plays Pokemon. Previously this month TwitchTV, an online streaming platform used primarily for Let’s Plays and live game footage, began hosting their noble experiment, Twitch Plays Pokemon Red and Blue. Having been likened to “the proverbial infinite Mankeys…
For all you X and Y fans out there who are tired of trying to catch those shiny Pokemon… X and Y Automation Makes Manual Pokemon Hunting A Thing Of The Past Originally, dekuNukem built a machine that would find shiny Pokemon for you. Now, it’s even better. The machine, with updates, now requires no…
My Pokemon bring ALL the suckers who don’t have more than five Charizards to the yard. Check out these 10 awesome Pokemon GIFs that put Pikasso to shame, and relive your glory days as a pre-adolescent (*cough* twenty-something) Pokemaster. Some of us Pik early, okay?! 10. Bulbaderp Meet Bulbaderp, the derpiest of Bulbasaurs, just derpin’…
In this series so far, we’ve covered some pretty special stuff. Videogames have often had a strained and unsuccessful relationship with their television contemporaries. Whether it’s an attempt to depict a popular game, warts and all (or with all kinds of stigmatisation and baggage attached), or if it’s just a game that they invented to…
The first Pokémon games, Red and Green, came to the Nintendo Game Boy system on February 27, 1996 in Japan. This was the fulfillment of Satoshi Tajiri’s dream. Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, was inspired by his childhood fondness for capturing insects and small creatures, such as tadpoles and watching them grow. This game allowed…
Pokemon used to be one of the few good Nintendo properties left. In the first ever simultaneous worldwide release of a Pokemon game, many veterans are going to pick up the newest installments, Pokemon X & Y, on October 12. Here are five things to hate about it. Five Reasons You’re Going To Hate Pokemon…
Pokémon is quite the legendary series. The franchise dates back all the way to when I was but a wee lad blasting ships away in Space Invaders on the Game Boy Color. Ah, it was such a magical moment getting to choose between those first three starter Pokemon in Blue Version. Every new encounter I…
We’ve all dreamed of it. It’s the dream you have when you’re stuck in traffic, stuck in class, stuck in a tiny room with your Inbox filling up with menial tasks. It’s the dream you let yourself have, the one you craft, where you have the magical ability to create awesome and geeky things. Indy…
In the late 1990s in the United States, the latest social phenomenon that occupied the disposable income of children was “Pokémon.” With the Nintendo games and the trading cards, we weren’t hurting for products focused on Pikachu and his friends. The cartoon on WB kids was the talk of the playground. But then in 1999,…
Nintendo always looks for new opportunities to bring a new design for their consoles. Now, the upcoming Pokemon X and Y releases are another opportunity for the company to bring some new designs on their 3DS XL consoles. Nintendo has announced that at the launch of Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, there will be two…
The next two games in the Pokémon series, Pokémon X and Y, will be released for the Nintendo 3DS October 2013. During a Nintendo Direct live internet broadcast, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata highlighted the significance of the Pokémon brand via retrospective on the entire series and the innovations they have brought to the world…
I’ve been pretty open minded when it comes to Pokémon. Since my first Pokémon game, there have been hundreds of new Pokémon, all sorts of different regions, revamped game play mechanics, and tons of new gym leaders. I’m one of those people who get a little frustrated at those who say that Generation I Pokémon…