Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments

A Pokemon Direct aired earlier today, treating fans to all sorts of details about Pokemon Sword/Shield. Interestingly, some of that information may have leaked a couple of leaks ago without many people initially noticing.

A thread posted on 4Chan contains a mix of what was covered in today’s presentation as well as details not yet confirmed. This person accurately named Hop as your rival, researcher Sonia being the granddaughter of Sword and Shield’s professor, and Wooloo. The Dynamaxing mechanic and raids were also brought up, along with accurately describing the new Legendary Pokemon and how the Wild Area plays out.

As for what hasn’t been announced yet, the leaker claims the following is in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

During today’s Pokemon Direct, it was announced that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will be receiving a double pack. However, the European presentation included something not in the North American broadcast.

Europe’s double pack will include a golden steelbook, pictured above. On top of that, you’ll naturally receive both games in the package.

We’ll let you know if we receive any news about the steelbook in North America.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Pokemon Company has put out an official announcement recapping all of the new Pokemon Sword/Shield news from today’s Pokemon Direct. We also have more concrete details on the new Pokemon shown and more.

Here’s the complete announcement:

New game features, Pokémon native to the Galar region, and the launch date for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the newest additions to the main series of the Pokémon video game franchise, were announced today during a Pokémon Direct online presentation. Developers at GAME FREAK inc. also provided a closer look at newly discovered Pokémon from the Galar region, the setting of the highly anticipated games. The Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games will be launching November 15, 2019, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch system.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

The full presentation for today’s Pokemon Direct featuring Pokemon Sword/Shield has now been posted online. If you missed it, you can watch it below.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

During today’s Pokemon Direct, a final release date for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield was announced. The two titles will be launching on November 15.

Legendary Pokemon Zacian and Zamazenta will star on the boxart, as shown above. A double pack containing both versions is also planned.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

A new batch of Pokemon for Pokemon Sword/Shield was revealed during today’s Pokemon Direct. Wooloo, Gossifleur, Drednaw, Corviknight, and Eldegoss will all be in the game. Eldegoss is an evolution of Gossifleur.

Here’s the rundown of each new creature:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments

Today’s Pokemon Direct will be beginning in just an hour. Expect it to kick off at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe. Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will be receiving new information during the 15-minute presentation.

You can watch the Pokemon Direct as it happens below. Campbell will also be handling a live blog for us, placed after the stream. Other than that, new posts will be added to the site during and after the broadcast.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Podcast | 0 comments

Hello, my green and red shells! In this episode of NEP, we’re talkin’ kart racing since both Mario and Sonic have games out! We also discuss mobile gaming in general and Nintendo’s approach to microtransactions; we then talk the state of the Sonic movie being pushed back to February 2020. Oni and Galen have plenty of opinions, and you sure don’t need to agree with them, but feel free to eavesdrop on our conversation anyway!

Thank you for 30 episodes! Help the show grow so we can make 30 more by sharing the podcast with a friend and rating us on your listening platform of choice, such as iTunes.
Thanks for listening!

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch eShop | 0 comments

News about Town, Game Freak’s upcoming Switch title, has been tough to come by since it was announced last year. However, Famitsu did recently share a new screenshot from the game, which you can see above.

Town was revealed for Switch during a Nintendo Direct back in September. In the game, “players must take up arms against invading monsters, all within the walls of a single village.”

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments

For many, may years, Game Freak has been strongly attached to the Pokemon franchise. However, we’ve seen the studio branch out as of late with the likes of HarmoKnight, Pocket Card, Jockey, and Giga Wrecker Alt.

Giga Wrecker Alt. stems from a second production team at Game Freak that works on original titles. And according to programmer and director Masayuki Onoue, the Gear Project team is being prioritized – even “more than Pokemon in general.”

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