Pokemon Center Shibuya special artwork to celebrate opening & Curry Dex event
Posted on 4 years ago by Elias in News, Switch | 0 comments
Special artwork has been released to celebrate the opening of the new Pokemon Center in Shibuya next month. In addition, starting November 15th, distributions of Curry Dex ingredients will be available at Pokémon Centers & Pokémon Stores across Japan, as well as a distribution for Pikachu and Eevee during a player’s birthday month. You can take a look at the promotional Curry Dex event art below:
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Lots of Pokemon Sword/Shield gameplay videos
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
A few different Japanese outlets have provided the latest footage from Pokemon Sword/Shield. Find gameplay clips rounded up from Famitsu, Gamer.ne.jp, and 4Gamer below.
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Game Freak on why Pokemon Sword/Shield doesn’t have voice acting
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Like previous entries in the series, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield won’t have voice acting. The characters have lines of text to read while the Pokemon themselves maintain their tradition sound effects.
In an interview with Metro, director Shigeru Ohmori was asked why voice acting wasn’t included this time around. He pointed to the amount of work that would be needed for recordings due to the amount of languages supported as well as maintaining the idea players have in mind for the different characters.
Game Freak on how quickly a Pokemon could be created, why Farfetch’d is getting an evolution, version-specific gym leaders
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Polygon is one of a few outlets to have published an interview today with Game Freak about Pokemon Sword/Shield. There were a few highlights, with director Shigeru Ohmori commenting on how quickly a Pokemon could be created, why Farfetch’d is getting an evolution, and version-specific gym leaders.
You can read up on the responses from Ohmori below. Polygon has the full interview here.
Pokemon Sword/Shield devs on amount of content, more content after the main story, Pokemon timeline talk
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Game Informer is one of a few outlets to have published an interview with Pokemon Sword/Shield director Shigeru Ohmori and producer Junichi Masuda. As part of their discussion, they spoke about how big these games are compared to other entries, teased more content after players finish the main story, and spoke about the Pokemon timeline.
We’ve rounded up the answers to these topics below. If you’re interested in reading the full interview, hit up Game Informer’s full piece here.
Pokemon Sword & Shield: “A new era of Pokemon begins” trailer
Posted on 4 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo just released a new trailer for Pokemon Sword & Shield. Rather than showing in-game footage of the new games though, this video focuses more on past games. Presumably, all the Pokemon shown in the trailer will also be available in Sword & Shield:
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[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #50 – Tokyo Mirage Cessations #Censorship , Pokemon, Activision-Blizzard
Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Podcast | 0 comments
Hello, my pop stars and mirages! This week on NEP, it’s nonstop controversy. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore is going to be censored in all regions, including Japan. What does that mean? What really happened? There’s a lot of misinformation out there, so let us break it down for you. Same thing with Activision-Blizzard recently. Overwatch came out on the Switch this past week—did you notice? We do our best to inform you on what’s going on. And we lighten things up with some heavy, chonky Pokemon announcements. Longcat Meowth is a good boy. Plus, our ideal Pokemon catching tutorial stories. We tidy things up with a chat about Xenoblade Definitive Edition thanks to our lovely listener mail.
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Game Freak says it set out to make “the greatest Pokemon game” with Sword and Shield
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Game Freak has high ambitions with its next Pokemon game. According to director Shigeru Ohmori, the theme this time around was making “the greatest Pokemon game.”
Ohmori told Game Informer in this month’s issue:
Pokemon Sword/Shield – Gigantamax Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard, Meowth, Butterfree footage
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This week, more Gigantamax forms were revealed for Pokemon Sword/Shield. Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard, Meowth, and Butterfree will all be able to transform. Take a closer look at each one with the gameplay footage below.
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Target to sell the Pokemon Sword/Shield Steelbook Double Pack in the U.S.
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A few months ago, the Pokemon Sword/Shield Steelbook Double Pack was announced for Europe. As the name implies, it comes with both games and a special steelbook.
We didn’t have any news about a North American release – until now. An upcoming Target ad shows that the retailer will be selling the Pokemon Sword/Shield Steelbook Double Pack exclusive in the United States. Pre-orders may open as early as this weekend.
