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Yogibo has returned to Pokémon Center with a collection of supercomfy, supersoft bean bag chairs that bring a delightful Pokémon presence to your home, dorm room, or office!

Just the right size for one person, the Yogibo Pod X is filled with beads that conform to your body, helping you lounge in supreme comfort no matter where you are. The supersoft, stretchy fabric cover shows off the Pokémon’s cute smiling face and round body, and the cover can be removed for washing.

• Removable, washable fabric cover
• Cover is interchangeable with other Yogibo Pod X covers (sold separately)
• Child lock on inner zipper to prevent access to filling
• Item Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 30 IN
• Country Of Origin: Assembled in the USA with domestic and imported (China) parts.
• Materials: Cover: 89% cotton,11% elastane / cover details: 100% polyester fill / liner: 87% polyester, 13% elastane / fill: 100% polystyrene foam beads
• Item Weight: 12 LB

There are Gengar, Jigglypuff, and Lechonk versions of these bean bag chairs available, and each one is priced at $300. If you’d like to take a closer look or lock in a purchase, you can do so through this link.

Over the years, Nintendo has released a series of classic controllers for the Switch that go along with their various Switch Online offerings. Here in the states, Switch Online members could purchase a variety of legacy controllers, and that included NES-style designs. Over in Japan, the situation has been exactly the same, but with the NES controller swapped for a Famicom design.

Ever since these controllers launched, the only way to get them was by being a Switch Online member. If you were a member, you had a chance to buy them through Nintendo’s store as long as stock was available. Apparently, at least in Japan, that’s going to change in the very near future.

Nintendo has announced that the Switch Online Famicom controllers are soon going to be put up for sale to the general public. The kickoff comes July 18th, 2024, no doubt to coincide with the release of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Of course, now the question is whether Nintendo will do the same for the NES controllers in NA/EU. We’ll keep an eye out for that information!

A few months back, we reported on the collaboration between The Pokémon Company and the renowned Japanese Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku, titled “Project Voltage 18 Types 18 Songs.” This project promised 18 songs and accompanying illustrations, each representing a unique Pokémon type.

The eighteenth and final illustration was released back in late September, but it turns out there’s even more art to look forward to. These supplemental art pieces will release on random dates, but they’ll continue to showcase Hatsune Miku and Pokémon together. Along with that, the art will spotlight some other Vocaloid idols as well.

Today’s art is titled “18 / Voltage,“ and it was created by artist Kiya Machi. Will this be the final release in this series? Only time will tell!

If you’re a longtime Nintendo fan, you no doubt remember certain launches that were hampered by supply issues. The Wii was hit hard by low stock for years and years, and the Switch went through something similar. Nintendo knows this was quite a rough situation for consumers, and they’re looking to avoid that fate with Switch’s successor.

In recent years, multiple tech companies have had trouble securing the parts they need to create their hardware. Even Nintendo had mentioned in past years that they struggled to find companies who had what they needed and could manufacture the Switch at a decent rate. Thankfully, it appears those supply issues have cleared up in 2024, and Nintendo expects smooth sailing ahead.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa would very much like to keep stock issues a thing of the past when it comes to the Switch’s successor, and he believes the company is in good shape going forward to produce the units they need. You can read his comments on the matter below.

(Please note that this is a fan translation of the Japanese transcripts of the Q&A, courtesy of Nicolas10111 on Reddit.)

“Regarding the supply of the successor model to Nintendo Switch, we have not yet talked about the release timing, so we cannot give a specific answer, but at this point there is no shortage of supply of semiconductor parts, etc., as there was until the year before last. We do not anticipate that the supply of such products will become a major problem when a successor model is released.”

With Nintendo officially announcing that they’ll pull back the curtain on the Switch’s successor this fiscal year, we can officially consider the Switch as riding off into the sunset. That said, there’s still some life left in the system, and Nintendo will be providing some of that support.

During Nintendo’s investor Q&A following their fiscal results, one investor noted that the Switch software lineup for this year seems rather light. They asked if this was due to focusing on development for the Switch successor, to which Nintendo president Shuntaro Furkawa responded with the following:

(Please note that this is a fan translation of the Japanese transcripts of the Q&A, courtesy of Nicolas10111 on Reddit.)

“Since it takes years to develop a new successor, it is true development resources are being considered for it at the moment. However we’re still developing new software for the Switch so please look forward to the June Direct.”

So, while Nintendo is up front about working on games for the Switch’s successor, they’re not quite done with Switch yet. We’ll have to hold out until June to see what new Nintendo titles will be the platform’s last hurrah, and let’s hope they’re big ones!

The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade expansion welcomes players to Kitakami, a land where people and Pokémon live harmoniously with nature. Of course, while they might live harmoniously, you can still enjoy fierce Pokémon TCG battles! If anything, the fearsome Pokémon ex and highly useful ACE SPEC cards ensure that plenty of dramatic matches lie ahead. And as always, the artwork is also a journey in and of itself, offering a fresh perspective on some of your favorite Pokémon.

Now, let’s take a peek at some of the memorable art and cards you’ll find in the Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade expansion, officially available May 24, 2024.

Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex

Artist Yano Keiji created a stunning, fierce, fiery Pokémon with their vision of Ogerpon in its Hearthflame Mask. Opponents will feel the burn with its Wrathful Hearth attack that does 20 damage for each damage counter on Ogerpon. Conjure a conflagration with the Dynamic Blaze attack, which dictates that if your opponent’s Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, the attack does 140 damage on top of the standard 140 damage—a whopping 280 damage in all! The caveat is that you have to discard all Energy from Ogerpon after utilizing this tactic. Additionally, Ogerpon has defensive capabilities: as long as it’s on your Bench, it can prevent all damage done to it by attacks (both your own and those of your opponent). Like all Pokémon ex, your opponent gets to claim two Prize cards when Ogerpon is Knocked Out, but it’s well worth the sacrifice to have this smoldering Mask Pokémon at your side.

To see a sneak peek at even more cards, check out the full feature on Pokemon.com.

Multiple installments in the Final Fantasy series have stood the test of time due to their amazing gameplay, characters, and more. Truth be told, sometimes it’s the game’s soundtrack that helps elevate it to an amazing degree, and that is without a doubt true of Final Fantasy VIII.

In honor of the amazing tunes of Nobuo Uematsu, Square Enix has started a Final Fantasy VIII video soundtrack series on YouTube. The series pulls unforgettable tunes from Final Fantasy VIII and mixes them with gameplay straight from the original version of the game. We’re not sure how many of these video soundtrack releases there will be, but the latest batch is available to stream right now, and you can enjoy them below.

The gang at Son of a Glitch makes it their job to find all the most interesting, strange, useful, weird and downright crazy glitches that big-name games have to offer. Today they’re stepping back into gaming history by revisiting one of the GameCube’s biggest titles, Super Mario Sunshine.

Super Mario Sunshine certainly isn’t a bad game by any means, but it definitely feels off when compared to other 3D Mario titles. A lot of this has to do with the game’s rather interesting physics, which can cause all sorts of unintended effects while playing. That’s a goldmine for anyone trying to hunt down glitches, and not surprisingly, a ton have been discovered.

There are over 50 glitches showcased in this episode of Son of a Glitch, making for a nearly 1-hour long episode. You can skim through the episode’s timestamps in the YouTube description to find the glitches that interest you most, and then fire up your own copy of Super Mario Sunshine to give them a go!

Vampire Survivors continues to expand through all different kinds of DLC, and the next collab is drawing near. Vampire Survivors dev Poncle previously announced that the game is getting Contra collaboration DLC come May 9th, 2024, and today brings us a sample of one of the new music tracks.

The VS version of: Battle in the Jungle was composed and arranged by Filippo Vicarelli. The tune was originally composed by Hidenori Maezawa and rearranged in Contra 4 by Jake Kaufman. Filippo Vicarelli takes us back to where it all began with this reimagined version of Contra 4’s arrangement from the classic Jungle stage theme (only heard when the game is set to hard mode). Positively exploding with riffs, “Battle in the Jungle” has more 80s action energy than Arnold Schwarzenegger locking hands with Carl Weathers.

The President’s cousin’s sister’s dog has been kidnapped by Red Falcon. Are you bad enough to come to the rescue? Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns embraces the visceral simplicity of classic Contra, with build-focused Characters that encourage min-maxing and stat manipulation, a tonne of weapons (we’re talking 20 including evolutions!), and a difficulty curve that combines quintessentially arcade-hard gameplay with the original Vampire Survivors formula.

Vampire Survivors is a time survival game with minimalistic gameplay and roguelite elements. Hell is empty, the devils are here, and there’s no place to run or hide. All you can do is survive as long as you can until death inevitably puts an end to your struggles. Gather gold in each run to buy upgrades and help the next survivor.

UPDATE: Another soundtrack sample from the Contra DLC has been shared, and this time we get to hear the Vampire Survivors version of “The Hard Corps,” which was was arranged by Filippo Vicarelli and originally composed and arranged by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Aki Hata.

UPDATE: Another soundtrack sample from the Contra DLC has been shared, and this time we get to hear the Vampire Survivors version of “Yoru no Nikusyokujyu.” This track was arranged by Filippo Vicarelli, and originally composed and arranged by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Aki Hata.

UPDATE: Another soundtrack sample from the Contra DLC has been shared, and this time we get to hear the Vampire Survivors version of “GTR Attack!.” This track was arranged by Filippo Vicarelli, and originally composed and arranged by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Aki Hata.

UPDATE: Another soundtrack sample from the Contra DLC has been shared, and this time we get to hear the Vampire Survivors version of “Military Fortress.” This track was arranged by Filippo Vicarelli, and originally composed by Hidenori Maezawa and rearranged by Konami Kukeiha Club.

Independent game studio Hilltop Studios released their narrative-driven deduction adventure game Lil’ Guardsman on Switch back in January 2024. Still on the fence about picking this one up? Perhaps a new accolades trailer will do the trick! You can see the heaps of praise the press had to offer Lil’ Guardsman in the video above.

Lil’ Guardsman is a narrative deduction game inspired by the classic point-and-click genre and the mechanics of Papers, Please. Set in a high-fantasy world with the comedic sensibility of Monty Python meets Monkey Island and other 90s Lucasarts adventure classics, Lil’ Guardsman puts players in the role of a young girl who finds herself tasked with covering for her dad as a castle gate guardsman. What could possibly go wrong? (Spoiler: lots!)

As you interrogate an array of eccentric characters trying to gain entry to the city of the Sprawl, you must discover each visitor’s true intentions through cunning dialogue and a clever use of your toolbox of investigative items. Use your cypher-cracking Decoder Ring, douse travelers in Truth Spray, or threaten them with your trusty Bullwhip! You’ll have to make tough decisions as Lil, deciding who to allow into the city. Consequences can be severe and shape the story, so you must make clever use of your abilities to uncover mass conspiracies and protect Lil’s castle and family from devious interlopers.

ATLUS has started off what will be a very lengthy video series for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. This series is going to offer up a video a day to showcase every single monster you’ll find in the game. Today starts up the line of videos with a look at Nahobeeho. You can learn all about the monster above, and we’ll keep updating this post with subsequent videos as the series continues.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance delivers a full-fledged RPG that can be enjoyed by existing and new fans. At the start of the game, players will choose between two paths: the story told in the original Shin Megami Tensei V, the Canon of Creation, or the brand-new Canon of Vengeance. This dramatic new tale of revenge introduces brand-new characters, an enigmatic cohort of demons called the Qadištu, a new dungeon and a new map to explore. Additionally, the original Shin Megami Tensei V battle system, demon merging and field exploration have been evolved and expanded in this newest entry in the series.

UPDATE: The second video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Glasya-Labolas.

UPDATE: The third video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Pellaidh.

UPDATE: The fourth video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Amabie.

Something incredible is heading to World of Tanks Blitz! Carro mio! New Italian tanks are charging onto the battlefield, ready to transform their enemies into pasta Blitzarella! Innovative twists on the KV-2, E-100, and FV215b (183) will completely revolutionize the usual gameplay, turning it upside down and inside out! Plus, stunning new Legendary camouflages will blow your mind! Get ready: Season 4 is set to take things to the next level!

World of Tanks Blitz is a cross-platform, free-to-play, team-based MMO action game dedicated to fierce tank combat. Available on iOS, macOS, Android, Windows 10, Steam, and Nintendo Switch, the game lets players control over 370 legendary armored vehicles.

World of Tank Blitz is an action-packed tank game that lets players seamlessly enjoy the online real-time action anywhere. Fast paced and accessible, the game puts fun first, mixing the historical and lighthearted, the serious and the fantastic, offering a thrilling arcade-like experience.

This video comprises the last of the U.S. launch titles for Game Boy, as well as—somewhat surprisingly—about 85% of all Game Boy releases in America for the remainder of 1989. A bit of a slow start compared to the 20 or so games that showed up in 1989 for Japan, but that’s localization gaps for ya.

Not that either of these games required any localization whatsoever. They’re simple, accessible titles that you can have a ball with (get it, like pinball/tennis ball??) regardless of your preferred language. Or even if you have not developed human language yet and exist in a crude, nonverbal state. You don’t need to understand the basic grammar of “Me Tarzan” to grok “avoid missing ball for high score.”

Anyway, not precisely amazing games by modern standards. But these blew away any comparable portable experiences at the time. Like the man said: “That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.”

Since 2016, we’ve had horror in our hearts. Dead by Daylight has been running for 8 long years, and developer Behaviour Interactive are ready to celebrate the special occasion in some very big ways.

On May 14th, tune into the Dead by Daylight Year 8 Anniversary presentation for some major announcements, including a first look at the brand-new Chapter, major gameplay reveals, and much more. We’ll be sure to cover whatever is showcased, so stay tuned!

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action/horror game where one player takes on the role of a brutal Killer and the other four play as Survivors. As a Killer your goal is to sacrifice as many Survivors as possible. As Survivors your goal is to work together to evade, escape, and most importantly – stay alive.      

Zen Studios are happy to announce that Super League Football will be free of charge on all platforms upon its May 16th, 2024 release! Download during the free period and keep it forever!

Free periods:

• 7 days on PlayStation, Xbox & Nintendo Switch

Guide your football team in their quest to become Super League Champions.

Table Features:

• Zen Studios F.C. is ready for victory! Guide your team of players sporting developer likenesses
• Launch your attack and score on the mini-playfield
• Master player skills in several different multiball modes each tied to must-have talents in football
• Fill your trophy cabinet with your progress saved between games
• Reach the Golden Goal Wizard Mode and shoot for stellar scores