586 Future Pokémon Bank Closing & Seoul Safari Zone

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586 Future Pokémon Bank Closing & Seoul Safari Zone

With the 3DS and the Wii U online services completely shutting down in April of 2024, we know that Pokémon Bank will still work for a "period of time" after that, but we don't know how much longer. This is the last bridge we can cross Pokémon over into the Switch. Thoughts on the new format of Safari Zones with a trip to South Korea to play that experience. Detective Pikachu arrives with very average reviews.

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557 Goodbye 3DS & Wii U Games

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557 Goodbye 3DS & Wii U Games

We recap Decidueye Raids and our thoughts on the established formula so far. The Nintendo eShop is closing on the 3DS and the Wii U, meaning hundreds of games will be unaccessible going forward. This makes Pokémon fans worried about both Bank and HOME capability with older games, since Pokémon hasn't said much since their initial statements. Ball Guy comes to Masters EX.

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501 Pokémon Bank Goes Free (3DS eShop Closing)

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501 Pokémon Bank Goes Free (3DS eShop Closing)

With the announcement of the 3DS and Wii U eShop closing, we speculate if The Pokémon Company is planning a long term solution after March of 2023 to keep moving Pokémon forward into Pokémon HOME. We talk about getting into and building a competitive team. Pokémon GO Johto Tour is around the corner. A Canadian Beta of Pokémon TCG Live is coming soon.

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New Pokémon Games on Virtual Console This Week

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New Pokémon Games on Virtual Console This Week

This Thursday, three Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon titles come to the Wii U™ Virtual Console™ service: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team from the Game Boy Advance™ library of games, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky both originally Nintendo DS™ titles. 

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New Character for Pokken Tournament Will Be Revealed January 15th

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New Character for Pokken Tournament Will Be Revealed January 15th

The Japanese website for Pokkén Tournament was updated with a hint at a new Pokémon fighter being announced for the game on Friday, January 15th. The post revealed that the new character's Japanese name will include the katakana syllable "ラ",  or "ra".  This could mean any of a long list of Pokémon to be added to the eclectic cast.

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Greninja and Charizard Smashing In

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Greninja and Charizard Smashing In

Earlier today, Masahiro Sakurai, director of the Super Smash Bros. series, held a rather lengthy Nintendo Direct focusing entirely on the upcoming entries in the series, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Although the near-forty-minute presentation contained enough information to choke a Rapidash, Pokémon fans will find four bits of news particularly interesting.

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Nintendo eShop Downtime 3/13

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Nintendo eShop Downtime 3/13

As of Thursday, March 13th, the Nintendo eShop will be undergoing extended maintenance. The service will be down on both the Wii U and then 3DS consoles, starting at 1PM PST and lasting until 5PM PST. All Pokemon X and Y services will also be down during this time. 

As most Nintendo fans already know, this is not an uncommon occurrence, as maintenance is usually scheduled for Thursdays. 

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