Select Pokemon Amiibo Are Back In Stock At The Nintendo Store

A loyal Pokemon GO player has kept the same buddy Pokemon, the bug-type Pokemon Wurmple, for four years. When Pokemon GO first launched in the summer of 2016, it was a fairly barebones release. At the time, there was little one could do in the game besides catch wild Pokemon, battle in gyms, and hatch eggs. Pokemon GO has come a long way since its initial release, with Niantic releasing numerous updates that have introduced substantial new features.

Nintendo potentially brought the curtain down on its amiibo era last month by releasing its Sora amiibo. The addition of the Kingdom Hearts hero to its Smash Ultimate collection means every fighter in the game now has their own amiibo. For figures released alongside a new game, you have to go back even further. Zelda and Ganondorf's Tears of the Kingdom amiibo were released last year, and after selling out fast wherever they pop up, the figures are back in stock at Best Buy.

The offers a bit of nostalgia with its set, which features all 151 of the beloved Pokémon that started it all. These classic Gen 1 pocket monsters from the Kanto region were the originals, and remain some of the most familiar and beloved characters in the franchise today. 's charm makes it a popular set, mostly due to the love that many fans of the series have for these original 151 characters and the memories that accompany them.

The solo dev behind the indie poker roguelike Balatro is disappointed over how games with "actual gambling mechanics" are given age ratings, after seeing their own game's rating skyrocket due to gambling-related concerns. This came despite the fact that Balatro doesn't actually feature gambling, and the developer is strictly against it. 

A fan of the Pokemon series shares what they think the ancient versions of Cinderace, Rillaboom, and Inteleon would look like. Ever since the release of the ninth generation of Game Freak's legendary franchise, players have been imagining what both futuristic and prehistoric forms of their favorite pocket monsters would be like. This has led to very impressive new looks for a number of different Pokemon.

A former chief legal officer of The Pokémon Company has shared a rare insight into its thinking behind fan project takedowns.

A new fan petition to bring back Insomniac’s canceled multiplayer game has been gathering thousands signatures as enthusiasts are exposed to leaked trailers of the title that has been fully discarded. The game that was being developed for PlayStation consoles was abruptly canceled and the leaked footage online sparked outrage among fans who wanted to experience a bit of the in an interactive medium. The information about the canceled was obtained as part of the giant Insomniac leaks in late 2023.

Nintendo's amiibo run may now have come to an end following the release of Sora's figure in February, but that doesn't mean it can't give collectors a chance to plug gaps in their collections now that there aren't new amiibo to worry about. Nintendo has been steadily doing that already in 2024, and now GameStop has afforded Monster Hunter fans a chance they likely thought they wouldn't get again.

The producers behind the long-running Pokemon anime series have weighed in on the possibility of original protagonist Ash Ketchum returning to the show. Right around the time that Pokemon Red and Blue were taking the gaming world by storm, young TV viewers were introduced to Ash, an energetic 10-year-old boy with a dream of becoming the world’s greatest Pokemon master. Alongside his faithful Pokemon partner Pikachu, Ash traveled far and wide to challenge other trainers, build a growing collection of Pokemon allies, and stay one step ahead of the villainous Team Rocket on a quest that spanned 25 seasons and multiple Pokemon game generations.

A series constant, Final Fantasy's Moogle is a familiar sight to many, and along with the Chocobo, serves as a mascot of sorts for the franchise. But the busted-looking Moogle we got in the recently released Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been rejected by a particular segment of the community, who are convinced the gritty redesign looks more like Matthew McConaughey playing a drug mule named Miguel than a fantastical portmanteau of mole and bat.

A 45-minute demo of the upcoming PS5 exclusive, Stellar Blade, was added quietly to the PlayStation Store earlier today.

A Pokemon fan recently created a chart with all 40 creatures from the franchise’s first generation that did not get any new forms over time. Newer Pokemon games often add variants to previously known creatures, but these classic Pokemon seem to have been snubbed for the last 28 years.