Pokémon Sword and Shield’s second expansion arrives October 22nd

The second expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield, "The Crown Tundra" (TCT), will arrive on October 22nd. TCT will take players to a new wintry area of the Galar region named for the expansion’s title. The news dropped during a presentation on The Po...

The Nintendo Switch has passed the SNES in lifetime sales

Nintendo sold 10.81 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 52.48 million. That's a 15 percent increase on the 9.41 million units it sold in the same quarter 12 months prior, and the best three-month period since the console...

Games Freak to Launch Expansion Passes for Pokémon Games

Pokémon fans will be glad to learn that Games Freak will launch expansion passes for Pokémon Sword and Shield. The pass will let players to access two new zones. The zones have been curiously named “The Isle of Armor” and “The Crown Tundra”. They will be released separately as downloadable packs in June and sometime […]

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‘Pokémon Sword & Shield’ had the best-selling launch of the series

The latest pair of games in Nintendo's Pokémon series, Sword & Shield, debuted for the Switch this past weekend, and as expected, the titles are already successful in terms of sales. Today, Nintendo announced that the company has sold more...

The best gifts and games for console gamers

This year will mark the end of an era for console gaming. Next-generation consoles are coming in 2020, but it also means both the PS4 and the Xbox One are at the peak of their power and popularity. Not to be outdone, there's also Nintendo's Switc...

Gigantamax Pikachu is coming to ‘Pokémon Sword’ and ‘Shield’

We know that Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will feature a new mechanic called Gigantamaxing, which will turn certain creatures into giant forms and give them a special move. Today, Nintendo revealed the Gigantamax forms for some of t...

Watch the latest Nintendo Direct here at 6PM ET

It seems Nintendo will have plenty to showcase in its latest Nintendo Direct stream. It's set to run for about 40 minutes, around the same length as the previous Direct from E3, with a focus on its Switch slate for the rest of the year.

‘Pokémon Sword’ and ‘Shield’ will have version-exclusive gyms

If you've ever complained that the differences between Pokémon game editions were too small, relief might be in sight. When Pokémon Sword and Shield arrive in November, they'll include not just differences in the creature lineup and tr...

Some of your Pokémon won’t transfer to ‘Sword’ and ‘Shield’

Ever since 2003, you've had the option of importing your Pokémon critters into newer games, including across platforms thanks to Pokémon Home. However, GameFreak is about to end that run. As part of an E3 chat, producer Junichi Masuda r...

Nintendo’s E3 will center on Pokémon, Zelda and Luigi’s Mansion

We already knew that Nintendo would be focusing on 2019 games at E3 this year (sorry, Metroid Prime fans). Today, the company has gone a step further and revealed the exact games that will be playable on the show floor: Pokémon Sword and Shiel...