Nintendo has released its 2021-22 Fiscal Year financial results and these include updated numbers for its long-running Pokémon series. In the results, Nintendo calls Pokémon a first-party franchise, which some might not consider true since Game Freak, an independent party, develops most of the Pokémon games. However, Nintendo invests heavily in …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl: How To Get Darkrai Mystery Gift
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are still receiving plenty of love from The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and the remakes’ developer, Ilca, and much of that love comes in the form of Mystery Gift distributions. There was a Mystery Gift event back in December that offered players statues of the …
Read More »One Piece Odyssey Is A New RPG Being Developed By The Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Team
Despite its acclaim and popularity, One Piece continues to be a harrowing viewing experience because of its unprecedented number of episodes. Good thing games like the Pirate Warriors series and World Seeker are around to quickly help fill in any story gaps or side content that players haven’t seen yet. …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Update Enables Trading With Strangers, Two More Mythical Pokémon Coming To Sinnoh
With Arceus Legends and the surprise announcement of the late-2022 Scarlet/Violet versions, it’s easy to forget that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl launched last Fall and are still going strong. The Sinnoh region remakes are teeming with content for its dedicated trainers, from special Easter eggs to other fun, …
Read More »Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Just As Brilliant Today As It Was In 2017
When The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild released alongside the Nintendo Switch in 2017, I was apprehensive to say the least. I enjoyed what I played at E3 2016, and adored the art style, but the myriad ways in which the game took my favorite series and turned …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl: Mythical Shaymin Mystery Gift Available Today
If you were looking to add the mythical Pokémon Shaymin to your party or your Pokédex in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, today’s your lucky day. That’s because Shaymin will soon be available to catch in the remakes later today as a Mystery Gift event. Announced during today’s …
Read More »Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Brilliant Stars | The Coolest Cards We Pulled From Booster Packs
The first Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion of 2022 is finally ready to launch, and as such, we’re here to crack open a ton of booster packs for the Sword & Shield – Brilliant Stars expansion. The expansion includes more 170 cards, including 4 Pokémon VStar cards, 20 Pokémon V, …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl: Head To Snowpoint City For A Special Easter Egg Today
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have been out for a couple of months and while many players have likely already conquered the Elite Four and captured their mascot legendary, there’s still plenty to do in the Sinnoh region remakes. For example, today only, you can visit Snowpoint City to …
Read More »New Mystery Gift Event For Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl Now Live
A new Mystery Gift event for the latest Pokémon games, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP), is now live. This news comes by way of Serebii.net, which reported that the mystery gift event is now live for all players. Unfortunately, it doesn’t offer something like the shiny Zacia and Zamazenta recently distributed …
Read More »How Deathloop Works: Breaking Down Arkane’s Brilliant Game Design
Arkane Studios has built a strong cult following over the last decade. Its expertise is developing immersive sims – games that facilitate unpredictable stories and emergent gameplay through player choice, complex AI, persistent systems, and sandbox level design. Like the best immersive sims, Deathloop encourages you to use its robust suite …
Read More »How Deathloop Works: Breaking Down Arkane’s Brilliant Game Design
Arkane Studios has built a strong cult following over the last decade. Its expertise is developing immersive sims – games that facilitate unpredictable stories and emergent gameplay through player choice, complex AI, persistent systems, and sandbox level design. Like the best immersive sims, Deathloop encourages you to use its robust suite …
Read More »Six Tips For New Trainers In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
Modern Pokémon titles have made a point to add more character customization so players can express themselves more in-game. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl haven’t dropped that feature, but it does take a while to find yourself some fresh duds to dress up in. Your first taste of higher fashion comes with …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Endgame Lets You Catch Legendaries From Across Entire Franchise
If you’ve played any Pokémon game, the more open-ended post-campaign content is often just as enticing as the linear narrative. You defeat eight gym leaders, conquer the elite four (or whatever other monikers that a specific region might use), and then enter the annals of the Pokémon Hall of Fame. …
Read More »New Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl Video Showcases Team Galactic, Legendary Lake Trio, And Early-Purchase Rewards
A new video released by The Pokémon Company details two gym leaders, Team Galactic, the legendary Lake Trio, and the early-purchase rewards for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The two-and-a-half-minute video comes just weeks before Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl hit brick-and-mortar and digital storefronts on November 19. It …
Read More »Animal Crossing Updates, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond | All Things Nintendo
Last week’s debut episode was full of exciting Nintendo news, but this week might be even more jam-packed with big topics! Host Brian Shea is joined by fellow Game Informer editor John Carson to chat about all kinds of topics including the recently announced Animal Crossing: New Horizons updates, John’s impressions of …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl | New Gameplay Today
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are just over a month out from release. These remakes of the fourth-generation classics on Nintendo DS are visually getting a new coat of paint and some updated quality of life functionality. In this New Gameplay Today, your master trainers Alex Stadnik and John Carson …
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