Shining Brilliantly
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are Japan’s second-best physical Switch launch
Switch sales almost doubled
Drowzee Delays
Pokémon TCG Live release pushed back to 2022
To provide players with a "more polished" experience
25 Every Month
Pokémon Masters EX adds new in-app bundles
The recent dev letter outlines upcoming plans for the game
It's Happinying
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl new details emerge
Pokémon Legends: Arceus given spotlight too
Ready To Unite
Pokémon Unite set to launch on Switch next week, mobile to follow
The game is due to be released on Wednesday 21st July
A Real Viridian Forest
Pokémon Wonder is a new nature theme park opening in Japan
Limited-time experience running from July 2021 to April 2022
Thank You, Next
China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games
Pokémon Quest and Rayman Legends also all make the cut
Pokemon!
The Pokemon Company teams up with Katy Perry to celebrate 25th anniversary
"I love being a part of anything that is playful and is good storytelling and has really good messages to share with the world"
Catch Em All
The Pokémon Company teams up with CASETiFY for another collaboration
"The CASETiFY & Pokémon collaboration is one of our most talked-about and globally loved releases"
Order Up
Opinion: I completed Pokemon Cafe Mix in two days, and I probably won't go back
A lesson in making sure you have enough content for your puzzle game
Join The Team
Game Freak is looking to increase its headcount by 16%
Artists, designers and programmers
Pgc Digital #2
The Pokemon Company senior attorney Kathy Carpenter on shifting from public defense to Pikachu
"I'm always amazed at attendee's passion for the industry"
Hells Bells
Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifts 11.77 million units in 11 days
Fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game ever
Shut Down
Pokemon Rumble Rush is shutting down just over a year after launching
The servers close on July 22nd
Pokemon Day Charticle
Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing?
From Pokemon Home to Pokemon Rumble Rush, there's plenty of ups and downs to look at
Trademark
Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures apply for two new trademarks in Japan
They translate to The Legendary Heartbeat and Amazing Rare
Nest Egg
Pokemon Home made an estimated $1.8 million in revenue in its first week
Sensor Tower believes 40.8 per cent of user spend came from the US
Freak On A Leash
Nintendo is consolidating its Tokyo offices and Game Freak might be tagging along
Reports indicate that the Pokemon developer is moving to the same area, if not the same building
"global Games Development"
Tencent's TiMi Studios discuss Call of Duty: Mobile, Pokémon partnership, and 2020 trends
"It is not our first cooperation with Activision and won't be the last"
Neat!
Nintendo announces next Pokemon Direct for January 9th
20 minutes of Pokemon-related information
Into The Unown
Two new Pokemon games launch exclusively on Facebook Instant Games
Pokemon Tower Battle and Pokemon Medallion Battle are available to play on the platform now
Joy
London’s pop-up Pokemon Centre will return in 2020
Will stay open over the duration of Pokemon World Championships 2020
Gigantamax
Selling 6 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield is Nintendo’s fastest-selling Switch game
Includes physical and digital copies
Storming
Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.3 million copies in Japan within first three days
Third biggest UK launch in Nintendo’s history
Trending
Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak
The company was critcised for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Gotta Buy’em All
London pop-up Pokemon Centre seeing “four to five hours” queue time
Unprecedented demand
Critical Hit?
Pokemon Masters launches globally on iOS and Android
Title had surpassed five million pre-registrations ahead of release
Joy
Pop-up Pokemon Centre capturing London this October
We hope to see you again soon
Game Shut Down
Pokemon Duel is shutting down on October 31st
Gems can still be spent but can no longer be purchased
I Choose You
The Pokemon Company partners with Tencent on new games
PUBG: Full Ahead studio Timi will develop a new title
What A Rush
Pokemon Rumble Rush revealed for iOS and Android
Evolution of 2017 Pokeland title that was in the works
That’s A Twist
Detective Pikachu captures biggest weekend opening ever in US for a video game film adaptation
$58 million made from American Pokemon Trainers
I Choose You
The Pokemon Company partners with DeNA for new mobile game
Game is due to arrive before the end of March 2020
Gotta Scan 'em All
Pokemon Pass mobile app launches in the US
Claim a shiny Pikachu or Eevee through Pokemon: Let’s Go
Niantic Used Happy Hour
Pokemon Go trainers have spent $2.45 billion in less than three years
Franchise as a whole on mobile reaches $2.5 billion
Sword And Shield
Pokemon Sword and Shield coming to Nintendo Switch in 2019
Launching worldwide later this year
Jobs
A new mobile Pokemon game may be in the works
The Pokemon Company is looking for a principal game designer on an unnamed mobile game
Gone
Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee shifts three million copies on Nintendo Switch in first week
The haul is the highest first-week sales figure for a Switch title
A Magneton Of Bad Reviews
Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee struck by review-bombing for deviating from main-series formula
Amazon Japan appears to have purged its review section in response
Watch 'em All
Warner Bros drops first live-action Detective Pikachu trailer ahead of May 10th 2019 release date
Film stars co-leads Ryan Reynolds as the voice of pikachu and Justice Smith as Tim Goodman
Nope-mon
Former US president Barack Obama doesn't care for Pokemon
I’d honestly always figured him more of a Digimon fan anyway
Whew-two
Niantic's Pokemon Go catches $1.8 billion in revenue in two years
US players splash out $607 million on title
I Want To Be The Very Best
Pokemon Quest catches $3million in revenues during first week on mobile
The cubed up adventure also snagged 3.5 million downloads
Squared Away
Pokemon Quest lands on the iOS App Store and Google Play
The adventure RPG game has already caught 2.5 million downloads on the Nintendo Switch
Catch Em All
Pokémon Quest snags 2.5 million downloads on Nintendo Switch
The RPG is also set to launch on mobile on June 27th
I Choose You
Slate of new pokemon games set for Nintendo Switch and mobile
Pokémon: Let’s Go duo to come out late next year while Pokémon Quest is out now
Critical Hit
Pokemon Company profits almost halve to $81 million
But still represents the second highest on record
Settlement Reality
Niantic settles Pokemon Go Fest class action lawsuit for $1.6 million
Attendees can claim for airfares, hotel expenses, parking fees and more
Pikachu On The Case
Detective Pikachu movie reportedly signs up Kathryn Newton as female lead
Wait... they're still making the Detective Pikachu movie?
Switch It Up
Nintendo teases new Pokemon RPG, Metroid Prime 4, Yoshi and Kirby for Switch
Game Freak developing core Pokemon RPG for console