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Pokémon Center superstores won’t sell new Pokémon cards in-store, but will it stop scalpers?
- Casey Baseel
May 17, 2021 - Tweet
Countermeasures may or may not keep Eevee Heroes out of the hands of villainous resellers.
- Japan
- (anime • collectible trading card game • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • Pokemon Center • resellers • scalpers • video games)
Japanese gaming grandpa is tearing up virtual track at age 93【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2021
After stepping away from a life spent in cars, he’s reunited with the real-world ride he owned and loved in his youth.
A sound you hear all the time in Monster Hunter was made with a Japanese schoolkid’s backpack
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2021
The sounds Kamura Hunters hear also include a common vegetable you might have in your fridge right now.
- Japan
- (backpacks • clever • cool • funny • Monster Hunter • Monster Hunter Rise • randoseru • video games)
Pikachu and Katy Perry co-star in adorable, uplifting ”Electric” music video【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2021
Pop star and Pokémon are here to charge up our emotional batteries.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • celebrities • cool • cute • Katy Perry • music • musicians • Pikachu • Pokemon • video • video games)
That’s not an anime horse girl figure, it’s an anime horse girl cookie!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2021
This Uma Musume is too cute to eat, which is entirely fitting with her real-world inspiration.
- Japan
- (anime • cooking • cool • food • Haru Urara • horse raing • horses • icing cookies • sweets • Uma Musume • video • video games)
Study indicates Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure helps alleviate chronic low back pain in adults
- Dale Roll
May 13, 2021
Who knew playing video games could be therapeutic for your body as well as your mind?
- Global
- (back pain • exercise • exergaming • medicine • nintendo • nintendo switch • RingFit Adventure • study • video games)
Uno Mario Kart is ready to take the action from the track to the cards with cool crossover rule
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2021
The most entertaining/aggravating thing about Mario Kart is coming to the classic card game.
- Japan
- (card games • COK • Mario Kart • nintendo • Super Mario • Uno • video games)
The life-size Resident Evil Village tall vampire lady standee may be her most terrifying form yet
- Casey Baseel
May 11, 2021
Lady Dimitrescu shows off how huge she really is when a normal human stands next to her.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • crazy • Lady Dimitrescu • Resident Evil • Resident Evil Village • standee • video games)
Nintendo’s newest Switch game will teach you how to make games of your own【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 6, 2021
Sure, Nintendo could make our games for us, but Game Builder Garage wants to put you in the designer’s chair.
- Japan
- (cool • Game Builder Garage • nintendo • nintendo switch • programming • switch • video • video games)
Resident Evil’s vampire lady is now adorable puppet, promises new game isn’t scary at all【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2021
Domito-onee-san just wants us all to sing and paint very, very red pictures together.
- Japan
- (Alcina Dimitrescu • Capcom • crazy • cute • funny • Kikuko Inoue • puppets • Resident Evil • video • video games • weird)
Culinary cosplayer shows how to make a Super Mario Yoshi egg sandwich
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2021
A super-easy trick lets you make Nintendo magic happen in your kitchen.
- Japan
- (clever • cool • cute • eggs • food • nintendo • Super Mario • video games • Yoshi)
Hands on with New Pokémon Snap! Is the Poké-photo game fun to play with your kids?
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2021
Our littlest reporter, and her daddy, pay a visit to The Pokémon Company to play the new game prior to its release.
- Japan
- (cute • kids • New Pokémon Snap • P.K. Sanjun • Parenting • parents • Pokemon • Rei • SNJO • the pokemon company • video games)
Uniqlo’s new graphic tee collab features Animal Crossing, Pokémon, League of Legends, and more!
- Ingrid Tsai
Apr 27, 2021
Gamers of different genres have a wide variety to select from with Uniqlo’s upcoming Spring 2021 lineup.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • clothing • collaboration • fashion • league of legends • Pikachu • Pokemon • Uniqlo • video game • video games)
Mix and match your favorite Pokémon to make your very own Pokémon wristwatch
- Dale Roll
Apr 26, 2021
New set is part of toy craft system with over one millions of ways to make a completely unique watch!
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • cool • crafts • cute • Eevee • kids • Pikachu • Pokemon • toys • video games • watch • wristwatches)
Pokémon manhole covers spreading with eight new Pokéfuta in Miyazaki
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2021
Exeggutor-loving sunny southern prefecture also attracts Alolan Raichu.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • manhole covers • Pokéfuta • Pokémn manhole covers • Pokemon • travel • video games)
Pokémon Center super store in Tokyo finds clever way to deal with scalpers
- Casey Baseel
Apr 23, 2021
A tricky technique worthy of a Pokémon championship battle.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • collectible card games • Pokemon • resellers • scalpers • trading cards • video games)
Adorable Pikachu smartphone printer is ready to print out your New Pokémon Snap snapshots
- Casey Baseel
Apr 23, 2021
Polaroid-style printer works with Nintendo Switch, also lets you add Animal Crossing, Super Mario frames.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • cute • Fuji Film • nintendo • nintendo switch • photography • Pikachu • Pokemon • Super Mario • technology • video games)
“Life-size” Pokémon skeletons going on display to help kids learn about fossils
- Casey Baseel
Apr 21, 2021
Pikachu does Jurassic Park cosplay for traveling Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • fossils • Jurassic Park • museums • Pikachu • Pokemon • science • video games)
Nintendo is suing Bowser to stop his latest evil plan
- Casey Baseel
Apr 19, 2021
King of the Koopas remains in fine legal standing, but someone with his namesake is headed to the courtroom.
- Japan, USA
- (bowser • crazy • crime • funny • lawsuit • nintendo • piracy • pirates • Super Mario • video games • weird)
Pokémon fan chef’s Psyduck sweets are so cute they’re making our head hurt【Photos/Video】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 16, 2021
Creative confectioner also makes edible Eevee evolutions and Monster Hunter dragon.
- Japan
- (anime • Eevee • food • Monster Hunter • Pokemon • Psyduck • sweets • video • video games)
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