Recent rule that companies must disclose probabilities not yet added to Japanese App Store, perhaps due to cultural differences.
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Three hours of resistance will get you five credits, and claiming you’re 21 gives you a free round on the punching machine!
Light the candles on the cake, because three decades ago this week, Japan’ most ironically named video game franchise was born.
Need something special to finish off your holiday party outfit? Let Pikachu and Eevee help.
We’re a little worried the house is going to be torn down in an enormous Spinning Piledriver…
“He’s not fit to be my daughter’s boyfriend,” Dad declares after witnessing junior high school boy’s lack of fighting game skills.
Constant companion Pikachu also gets a girlish makeover.
Debut work by teen creators smashes crowdfunding goal in less than two hours, aims to be better than made-by-adults titles.
Pokémon’s leading man transforms yet again for new film with animation production from the studio behind Attack on Titan.
Why settle for boring strawberry shortcake when Square Enix video game franchise’s Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar are ready and waiting in edible form?
Thought you’d already caught ‘em all? Think again, and keep on eye on the game’s new dynamic weather gameplay system while you’re hunting.
Actor joins cast of in-production film from Legendary Entertainment based on already-forgotten footnote to smash-hit Pokémon franchise.
The Zettai Zetsumei Toshi disaster survival video game series has been revived, and will be more realistic than ever before.
Missed your chance to eat at the limited-time Pokémon restaurants? The new eatery will be ready for you whenever you come to town.
Critics may call the brand nothing but nostalgia-tinged crap, but Tamagotchis are moving into a whole new high-tech field of poo.
Clever idea makes you the hero of a dating simulator.
Took a decade off from Nintendo’s forest lifestyle simulator? Doesn’t matter, because your in-game friends haven’t forgotten you.
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