Category: Nintendo

Prepare your wallets.

Uh oh, you’d best get your wallets ready folks, because the official Pokémon Center pop-up store is making a return in London this February as part of the 2026 Pokémon Europe International Championships.

Open from Thursday, 12th February to Sunday, 15th February 2026, accessing the store will once again require a reservation, and more details for this will be shared closer to the time. As for what kind of exclusive products you can expect to find, The Pokémon Company has confirmed that Mega Evolution will play a big role this year thanks to its reintroduction in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

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Crank up the AC.

The new year is finally upon us, and with that comes a whole horde of new games to think about — yipee!

2026 is already looking pretty stacked, and while January is usually one of the quieter months in the release calendar, there are still a handful of big hitters coming our way over the next few weeks.

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Plushies for all.

If you’re keen to bag a physical copy of Pokémon Pokopia (despite its Game-Key Card status), then you might want to head to the official Pokémon Center site.

All pre-orders via Pokémon Center will come with a Ditto Sitting Cuties Plush which, as indicated on a separate store page, is worth $9.99 and comes in at 4¾ In. The game itself is priced at $69.99 via the US site and £58.99 for those in the UK.

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Back to business.

Nintendo is regularly renewing its video game trademarks, and with this in mind, some trademarks have apparently been spotted for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.

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Hundred Line team says it will “consider” it.

One Switch release we didn’t think enough people spoke about in 2025 was The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy. Fortunately, there might be a chance of it returning to the spotlight in the future.

In a recent interview with RPGSite, the title’s co-director Kazutaka Kodaka mentioned how the team at Too Kyo Games would definitely consider a Switch 2 Edition upgrade, similar to what fans saw with SHUTEN ORDER in November. Here’s the full exchange:

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Rumours suggest it could power the new Pokémon sets.

Lego has officially announced a new 2×4 “smart brick” at CES 2026 this week. It’s apparently the “most significant evolution” in the Lego system since the release of the Minifigure in 1978 and is part of the company’s “smart play” initiatives.

This brick, which will be featured in new Star Wars sets launching this March, is reportedly expanding to other sets, and there are already rumours it will be included in the upcoming Pokémon line, due out this year. So, what’s all the fuss about?

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Eating up the dust.

If you thought Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was slowing down anytime soon, think again. Sega has announced that the Pac-Man Pack will be available on 7th January 2026.

Alongside the upcoming DLC, which includes the iconic Namco character as a playable racer, PAC-MAN Festival is also kicking off a day later on 8th January from 4pm PT / 7pm ET / 9th January 12am GMT until 11th January at 3:59 pm. PT / 6:59 p.m. ET / 11:59pm GMT. Note that you don’t need to buy the Pac-Man pack to take part in the festival.

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Shipping starts this month.

Accessory manufacturer Belkin has added a new Switch 2 case to its catalogue, and this one looks like a doozy. The Charging Case Pro retails for $99.99, which certainly sounds like a lot for a case, but you’re also getting a lot with this one.

The new Pro model comes with an LED indicator so you can quickly see how much charge the 10,000 mAH power bank has, allowing you to charge the Switch 2 up to 1.5 times while on the go. The console itself can be docked into the case and used in table-top mode whilst it’s charging, and you can store up to 12 Game-Key Cards game cartridges in the included sleeves.

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Including us..?

The Lego Game Boy has, to be expected, proven to be a smash hit with Nintendo fans, and has no doubt been a blisteringly hot product over the Christmas period.

But it seems as though many folks have forgotten what a Game Boy cartridge actually looks like, as photos cropping up online showcase the Lego cartridges with the top panel placed in the centre, not offset to the left as it should be (thanks, Polygon).

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Out later this week.

Imagineer, the developer behind Fitness Boxing, appears to be teasing a new collab with the Persona series.

An official post on the Fitness Boxing social media account has shared some dialogue, and it’s displayed with a Persona 5-style user interface. Here’s what it says, according to a translation (via Gematsu):

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