Gus Rodríguez, who remained active in the world of gaming from the late ’80s until his final days of battling cancer, lost the game against this awful disease. The Latin American gamer was not well known in the Anglosphere, but his career was unprecedented, unlocking a mythical status that will always be remembered by millions.… Continue reading Legendary Gamer Gus Rodríguez Passes Away at Age 59
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Major Pokémon Home Errors Resolved
Gamefreak appears to have quietly addressed massive errors for Pokémon Home. The problems have been affecting thousands of players since the Pocket Monster cloud storage and transfer service dropped four days ago. Issues involving players being unable to link their respective Nintendo Network IDs with Pokémon Home on mobile devices were mostly resolved within the first 48 hours.… Continue reading Major Pokémon Home Errors Resolved
Pokémon Home Launch Day Blues
In a surprise event, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International released the much anticipated Pokémon Home application for both the Nintendo Switch and mobile (iOS and Android – sorry those of you still holding onto your Blackberry; troglodytes). We’ll have a full write-up of the application soon, but the long and short is that it… Continue reading Pokémon Home Launch Day Blues
Nintendo Direct – January 2020 Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass and More
This morning’s dedicated Pokémon Direct revealed a wealth of new Pokémon information. President and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, kicked off the 20-minute stream with a reveal of a remake of the 2006 games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team in the form of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DX. This remake… Continue reading Nintendo Direct – January 2020 Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass and More
The Nintendo Switch Lite
Nintendo’s Switch console is a little over two years old now. It continues to be a hot item in stores, so one might question the manufacturer’s decision to release a dedicated handheld version of their hybrid system. After all, one of the Switch’s accolades and more significant initial selling points was being the first of… Continue reading The Nintendo Switch Lite
REVIEW: Pokémon Sword and Shield
How is it that a single development team manages to keep the hits coming with virtually every single release? Pokémon has had its good seasons and “bad” seasons, but even those who have sold less than others are still massively successful on a global scale. Coming to meet controversy head-on after being one of the… Continue reading REVIEW: Pokémon Sword and Shield