Pokémon Sun and Moon (3DS) News Articles
Monday20th Feb 2017
News Dragon Ball Fusions Sneaks Into UK Top 40
Pokémon Sun is still outshining Pokémon Moon
The hope is that, in two weeks, we'll be looking at a UK top 40 games chart that has a decent number of Nintendo Switch releases near the top end. Time will tell on that, but for now we're limited to a small number of 3DS titles carrying the fight. Dragon Ball Fusions finally arrived in Europe and,...
Monday6th Feb 2017
News Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World Makes a Soft Landing in the UK Charts
Pokemon Sun and Moon still lead the charge for 3DS
The release of Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World on 3DS is the most recent attempt by Nintendo to earn a new audience for a highly regarded Wii U title, with previous and similar beneficiaries being the Koei Tecmo-developed Hyrule Warriors Legends and also Nintendo's own Super Mario Maker for...
Wednesday1st Feb 2017
News 3DS Titles Pushed Down by New Releases in Japanese Charts
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World gets past 50,000 lifetime sales
It's Media Create Japanese charts time, and this week's result bring good news for Sony in particular, with new releases serving PlayStation systems well; for Nintendo it's a case of steady sales for older releases. In the software chart we have Capcom's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard...
Tuesday31st Jan 2017
News The Third Pokèmon Sun and Moon Global Mission is Now Live
Third time's the charm?
The first global mission for Pokèmon Sun & Moon players unfortunately ended with sadness, and the second didn't fare so well either. Last week, Game Freak revealed what the third, hopefully more successful, mission would
Wednesday25th Jan 2017
News Pokémon Bank Update Adds Support for Pokémon Sun & Moon
Praise Helix!
An update is now available for Pokémon Bank that will enable the service to be compatible with the most recent series entries, Pokémon Sun and Moon. This update can be accessed through the Nintendo eShop, where players can then proceed to transfer Pokémon they have captured in Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, X and Y over to the new...
Tuesday24th Jan 2017
News Game Freak Has Revealed the Third Global Mission for Pokémon Sun and Moon
Third time's the charm or third strike?
Although Pokémon Sun and Moon have done quite well critically and commercially--breaking many records in the latter category--it seems as though the games have been having trouble with maintaining player involvement. Global missions are run about once per month and task the playerbase with achieving a certain...
Friday20th Jan 2017
News Pokémon Sun and Moon Are Now the Fastest Nintendo Games to Clear 4 Million Sales
Also led the charge for the best ever software quarter for 3DS
Though it seems that the games have trouble rallying community support for certain in-game events, it's been common knowledge that Pokémon Sun and Moon have been a pretty big deal sales-wise. The pairing of games has had impressive numbers—even for the Pokémon series—and has...
Wednesday18th Jan 2017
News New PlayStation Releases Push Evergreen 3DS Titles Down Charts in Japan
3DS holds second behind PS4 in hardware stakes
The Media Create charts for Japan are out once again, and this week's line-up has a number of new releases - albeit not on Nintendo hardware. It's hard to keep track of the Kingdom Hearts series, but that hasn't stopped the oddly named Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue from moving to number...
Thursday12th Jan 2017
News Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Returns to Top Spot in Japan
Wahoo etc...
The most recent Media Create results from Japan have a quirky circumstance this week - the software top 20 doesn't have a single new entry. As a result it's established games duking it out, which has suited some 3DS titles rather nicely. Intriguingly, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS has reclaimed top spot, and seems to be all set...
Wednesday11th Jan 2017
News Mandatory Pokémon Sun and Moon Update Fixes Glitches
Say goodbye to viewing your old battle videos
Pokémon Sun and Moon has been a significant success for The Pokémon Company, Game Freak and Nintendo, kickstarting a new generation for the series - naturally, though, there are always some flaws to address. A relatively modest update has now gone live to fix a few bugs (not the collectible kinds) in...
Tuesday10th Jan 2017
News Pokémon Sun And Moon's Second Global Mission Ends In Failure
Zero for two
Pokémon Sun and Moon's most recent Global Mission - an online event which asks players to work together to achieve a particular goal - has ended in failure. The December event asked players to capture or defeat 1,000,000 monsters using the Island Scan functions, which can only be used once per day. Unfortunately, only 661,839 Pokémon...
Friday6th Jan 2017
News Pokémon Sun and Moon, Along With 3DS, Led 2016 Sales in Japan
Both also did well in the Holiday period
As we head into 2017 facts and figures are starting to emerge for sales over the festive period, which are always valuable in the gaming industry. As we skipped a week of Media Create results in Japan during the break, this time we're going for a bumper post with two weeks of results, along with some end of...
Tuesday27th Dec 2016
News The Second Global Mission for Pokémon Sun and Moon Has Been Revealed
Hopefully this one goes over better
For those of you out of the loop, Game Freak holds monthly "Global Missions" for the recently released Pokémon Sun and Moon in an effort to keep players engaged in the games. They're entirely optional challenges based on basic in-game tasks, though it requires the collective effort of millions of fans in order to...
Tuesday20th Dec 2016
Video The Pokémon Company Tries to Show Off Multi-Coloured LEDs for Sun and Moon Z-Rings
Gotta buy 'em all?
Millions of gamers have been getting stuck into Pokémon Sun and Moon, but it'll be interesting to see how well - or otherwise - the Z-Ring toys are performing. Clearly mimicking the gimmick of the Yo-kai Watch series in terms of oversized wearable toys, these communicate with the game to light up and react to Z-Moves. In Japan,...
Sunday18th Dec 2016
Video Our Alex Goes Into Battle With Pokémon Game Designer Shigeki Morimoto
Have a pika at the launch event
Pokémon Sun and Moon has been Nintendo's biggest launch this year, and in some respects its most successful ever; when the games dropped various events were held in different countries, with Nintendo's subsidiaries going big on the launch. Nintendo UK, for its part, hosted an event in London where fans could get...
Friday16th Dec 2016
News NES Classic Edition Sold 196,000 Units in US Launch as Pokémon Sun and Moon Set Records
3DS hardware sales also enjoyed a boost in November
November is always a big month in gaming, and this year was no different. The NPD results for the US - which present a limited but still interesting snapshot of the industry - reflect this, though notably revenues for November were down across the board compared to 2015. Nevertheless, there was...
Thursday15th Dec 2016
Video NFL Stars Richard Sherman and Johnny Hecker Kick in for Pokémon Promotion
Hey, punters can be stars too
Throughout this year The Pokémon Company has been recruiting celebrities to show off the fact they're fans of the franchise. As a series of videos in an anniversary year they've been rather effective. Another one has popped up today, and it's had a little more effort than "put a celeb in a room and get 30 seconds of...
Wednesday14th Dec 2016
News 3DS Hardware Sales on the Rise in Japan as Miitopia Makes Chart Debut
Pokemon Sun and Moon continues solid momentum
The Media Create Chart results are with us once again, showing us what's hot and not in the Japanese market. There are a number of new game releases this week, with a few on 3DS, which has helped prompt some positive movement in hardware sales. Starting with software, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has...
Tuesday13th Dec 2016
Video Let's Count Down Our Top Five Best New Moves from Pokémon Sun & Moon
Total agreement not guaranteed
Every new Pokémon game brings with it new features, new Pokémon, and the subject of this video, new moves. We decided to check through all the new moves Pokémon Sun and Moon has to offer and compile our top five that we consider to be the best because Golisipod isn't getting nearly enough love in our eyes. What are...
News The First Pokémon Sun and Moon 'Global Mission' Was a Bit of a Flop
No wonder, based on the sign-up process
Pokémon Sun and Moon has been setting sales records in some regions, and generally looks on track to be another monster hit for The Pokémon Company, Game Freak and Nintendo. That said, not everything has been a storming success - the first 'Global Mission' for the Pokémon Global Link is one such example...
News Junichi Masuda on the Future of Pokémon for the Switch
Seems to be taking a wait and see stance
The Nintendo Switch represents a bold new step for Nintendo, as it currently seems that the company will be going forward with just the one console. This will mean many new beginnings, one of which is the future of the Pokémon series, which has historically kept its main entries to portables. With the Switch...
Monday12th Dec 2016
News Pokémon Sun Beats the Cheeky Moon in UK Charts, as Super Mario Maker on 3DS Moves Up
Also, people are still buying Tomodachi Life
There aren't many UK chart updates left for the year, and the majority of big time releases are now out in the wild and scrapping over festive sales. This week's results bring some decent results for Nintendo, along with a development in the great Pokémon Sun and Moon battle. Starting with non-Nintendo...
Thursday8th Dec 2016
News Pokémon Sun & Moon Sales Pass 2 Million in Europe
Meowth used Pay Day
The good news keeps coming for Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. After initially delivering its biggest ever launch in Europe with sales of over 1.5 million in the first week, Nintendo Europe's Twitter account has now revealed the game has gone on to the sell 2.1 million copies in 12 days. Not even 2 weeks in yet, Sun & Moon...
Wednesday7th Dec 2016
Random Learn How to Make an Extravagant Pokémon Sun and Moon Cupcake 'Cake'
More effort than filling a Pokédex
Credit is due to Nintendo of America for its continued efforts with Play Nintendo. A dedicated website and YouTube channel with content suitable for young gamers is still ticking along, and it's pleasing to see the effort made to create bespoke content for that audience. We keep an eye on Play Nintendo and its...
News Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Enjoys Stronger Japanese Launch Than Wii U Original
Helped by a far larger userbase, of course
The Japanese Media Create chart results are out, and this week they have some interesting new entries that have also driving significant hardware sales. Starting with software, Final Fantasy XV is the undisputed champion of the week, racking up 690,471 sales on PS4. Pokémon Sun and Moon are still moving...
News The PAL Magearna QR Code is Now Available for Pokémon Sun and Moon
You don't have to watch the movie
Distributions will come in a variety of forms in Pokémon Sun and Moon, with one method being QR codes. The QR Scanner function can only be used in the game after you've cleared the story, so it's an incentive to get through the campaign. After distributing the first of these - Magearna- in a rather conventional...
News Pokémon Sun And Moon Data Files Show Removed Buddy System
Side by side no longer
Data miners have uncovered what appears to be an unused "buddy" system in Pokémon Sun and Moon. This feature - which shows a Pokémon walking alongside you in the game - was showcased in previous titles but is absent from the most recent instalment, presumably to keep the game running at an acceptable pace on older 3DS...
Tuesday6th Dec 2016
News Charmander Joins the Ranks at Build-A-Bear
Build-A-Firebreathing-Pokemon isn't as catchy
Build-A-Bear is a charming chain of stores that isn't afraid to jump into the hottest trends in popular culture. It's not slow to offer Darth Vader bears when Star Wars is all the rage, and of course began to make hay while the Pokémon GO sun was shining. With Pokémon Sun and Moon now a hot thing,...
Monday5th Dec 2016
News Here's the Magearna Pokémon Sun and Moon QR Code for North America
Gotta scan 'em all
Distributions will come in a variety of forms in Pokémon Sun and Moon, with one method being QR codes. The QR Scanner function can only be used in the game after you've cleared the story, so it's an incentive to get through the campaign. As promised, The Pokémon Company has now distributed the first QR code; the North American...
News Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Makes Modest UK Debut as Pokémon Stays in Top 10
The sun's not setting on the new generation yet
Major game releases will start to dry up in the final stretch towards the festive break, but some late-hitters have made an impact on the UK charts in the past week; Nintendo's big release didn't really join the party, however. FIFA 17 is still top (sigh) but Final Fantasy XV was the big new arrival...
