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Monday21st Feb 2022
UK Charts Horizon Takes Over Top Spot From Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Another strong week for Switch overall, though
Pokémon Legends: Arceus held onto the top spot in the UK charts for three weeks, even holding off one high profile multi-platform release in the process; it's finally been toppled though, with naturally reducing sales combined with the arrival of Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4/5. Nevertheless...
Friday18th Feb 2022
Japanese Charts Pokémon Legends: Arceus And Switch Remain Dominant
Legendary performance
Ever since its release Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been leading the charge in the Japanese charts, and that's continued in the period of 7th February to 13th February; it's also making ground on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl in terms of overall sales in the country. The top 10 is also dominated by familiar...
Thursday17th Feb 2022
Hardware With One Change, These Hori Pokémon Controllers Would Be Perfect For Arceus
Feeling the (e)motion
We're no strangers to Hori's Split Pad Pro, having sampled both the original version and some of its more recent re-skins, but the Japanese accessory maker has given the product a fresh push in 2022 to coincide with the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Nin
PSA Don't Let This Pokémon Legends: Arceus Softlock Catch You Out
Was introduced in ver. 1.0.2
Like any other Switch game, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been subject to a series of updates since launch, updates which are intended to fix bugs and solve issues. However, ver. 1.0.2 has introduced a glitch that can 'softlock' your game if you're not careful. Please note: the following information could be considered a...
Random In Pokémon Legends, Who Needs Basculegion When You Have A Bridge Of Bidoofs
God dam
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are pulling a Breath of the Wild: Finding weird ways to explore the world that probably weren't intended by the developers. For example, did you know that you can cross large bodies of water with naught but a pocket full of Bidoofs? (Okay, technically they're Bibarels. But our Bidoof news tag covers...
Tuesday15th Feb 2022
Random Pokémon Legends: Arceus Glitch Discovered That Makes Things Very Big
See a doctor if your tent flaps keep getting bigger
Pokémon glitches are a big part of the series — remember Missingno.? — and Pokémon Legends: Arceus has its fair share. Sadly, they're largely graphical ones that don't give you cool powers. As documented by a few people on Twitter, there's a particular area on the map in the Alabaster...
Monday14th Feb 2022
Random Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has A Secret 'Modern Day' Room Containing A Nintendo Switch
But we're not supposed to see it
Pokémon Legends: Arceus contains a secret room that is packed with modern-day items, it has been discovered. The discovery was made by @DeepGameRes and is shown off in the video above by YouTuber Faz Faz (thanks, VGC). As you can see, the room is full of objects which wo
UK Charts Pokémon Legends: Arceus Still On Top, Despite 45% Decline In Sales
King of the hill for the third week running
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has held onto the top spot in the UK sales chart for the third week running, despite shedding 45% of its sales. The new Pokémon title held off Dying Light 2, which is available on other systems but has been delayed on Switch. Elsewhere,
Friday11th Feb 2022
Video The New Pokémon Legends: Arceus Puppet Advert Is About A Dating Show
How could you, Budew
If you've been keeping track of Pokémon Legends: Arceus' incredible new adverts, which all involve Pokémon puppets getting up to various mischiefs, then you'll be glad to hear that there's a new one. The adverts have all been about reality TV shows with the surprise addition of Pokémon, and this one features a Budew that...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Was The US Number 1 In January
Without even including any digital sales
The NPD data is emerging for January, giving us a good idea of the winners and losers in the US market at the start of the year. For Nintendo it's a mixed set of results; to get the negative out of the way the Switch fell out of top spot in hardware sales. On the metrics of units sold and revenue the...
Thursday10th Feb 2022
Random In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Blissey Just Wants To Help
Big egg, big heart
Several series-first features have been added in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but one of the biggest is the ability for the player to take damage — from falling, or from aggressive Pokémon. But the player can't take potions, so if they get hurt, they have to flee from battle... Unless they find a Blissey, that is. It turns out...
Wednesday9th Feb 2022
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Version 1.0.2 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
The second update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus is now live on the Nintendo Switch. It bumps the latest entry in the series up to Version 1.0.2. This small patch, which shouldn't take very long to download, includes a number of fixes to further improve the overall game experience. Nintendo has shared the full patch notes over on...
Tuesday8th Feb 2022
Random Is Rolling Faster Than Running In Pokémon Legends: Arceus?
Rolling around at the speed of rolling
We love Digital Foundry's tech deep-dives as much as the next framerate obsessive, but when it comes to applying the scientific method to things in video games, we have to say that it's the mundane things that help us out the most. Like this extremely important video, for example! The question is: Is it faster...
Random There's A Trick That Lets You Clone Shinies In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Go put the kettle on, it's a long one
If you're the kind of person who has time for farming shiny Pokémon, you'll probably have time for this newly-discovered shiny cloning trick — and you'd better get in on it fast, before Game Freak patches it out. As Kattling on Twitter described, the process is relatively simple, it's just long. Step zero...
News Are Complaints About Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Graphics Fair? Digital Foundry Digs In
Popping in with some analysis
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is already proving to be a sales success, with plenty of positive buzz from fans that have made the jump. However, an ongoing debate around the game has related to its performance, especially its graphics and the quality of Game Freak's engine. Even a number of fans that love the game itself...
Monday7th Feb 2022
Video Pokémon Legends: Arceus Gets A Puppet Telenovela Advert
We need a full series, NOW
The third advert in the Pokémon Puppet Trilogy is here, and it's a TELENOVELA. If you don't know what we're talking about, check out the first puppet advert for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which featured a chaotic Munchlax on a cooking show, and the second, which combined Antiques Roadshow with
Random Japanese Baseball Fans Share A Cool Pokémon Legends: Arceus Reference
Hisashi Iwakuma steps up on the mound (spoilers within)
You're probably aware, but a lot of Switch owners have been enjoying Pokémon Legends: Arceus over the past couple of weeks, with social media full of people sharing mini reviews, references, cute things or just general lore. One cool instance we've seen (hat-tip Kotaku) is Japanese fans...
Sunday6th Feb 2022
News Hisuian Growlithe Distribution Announced For Pokémon Legends: Arceus (US)
Begins later this month
There's another Pokémon distribution event on its way to the new Nintendo Switch release, Pokémon Legends: Arceus. According to Serebii.net, this time around it's been announced for the US region and is a Hisuian Growlithe and 20 Feather Balls. This event will apparently run at GameStop from February 25th through to March...
Friday4th Feb 2022
Japanese Charts Switch Enjoys Bumper Week Thanks To Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Almost 100,000 consoles sold
The arrival of Pokémon Legends: Arceus had a predictably positive impact on the Switch's fortunes in its homeland last week. Between 24th January and 30th January, Arceus sold 1,424,657 copies, a massive contribution to the staggering 6.5 million units
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Already Sold Over 6.5 Million Copies Worldwide
Gotta sell some more
Well, we've got some more incredibly exciting news to share about Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which arrived last week on the Nintendo Switch. In that short time frame, we've already heard how the game is estimated to have sold around 1.43 million in three days within Japan, and now Nintendo has shared some worldwide stats. It...
Thursday3rd Feb 2022
Video Pokémon Legends: Arceus' New Weird Advert Is About Puppets And Antiques Roadshow
Basculegion in a china shop
Be honest: You've only ever watched Antiques Roadshow for one of four reasons. One, you're at your nan's house. Two, you're home sick from school and there's nothing else on. Three, you really want to see someone find out that their stuff is worth eleventy billion money. Four, you really want to see someone find out that...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Sold 1.43 Million Units In Japan In Just Three Days
And that's not counting digital
Famitsu has posted early sales estimates for Pokémon Legends: Arceus and it appears that the game sold a mighty 1,424,657 million copies in its first three days on sale in Japan. For perspective, that puts it in second place in the launch sales rankings behind Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sold 1.88 million...
Tuesday1st Feb 2022
Video Muppetlike Munchlax Causes Kitchen Chaos In This New Pokémon Legends Advert
Potatomon Legumes: Artichoke
"It’s Pokémon, but not as you know it" seems to be the tagline for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which is a pretty good way of summing up our thoughts on it, too. But The Pokémon Company's latest advert for the game, which is based on the idea that it's new and different, is a little... strange. A Muppet-like puppet of...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Earns Franchise's Best Debut on Twitch
Peak viewership almost twice that of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has scored the best debut of any Pokémon title, according to the boffins at Gamesight. The firm compared the first 72 hours of engagement with similar timeframes for each of the series' recent launches, finding that Arceus "significantly outpaced" the...
Monday31st Jan 2022
UK Charts Pokémon Legends: Arceus Accounted For Almost Half Of All Boxed Games Sold Last Week
Fourth biggest Pokémon UK game launch of all time
Pokémon Legends: Arceus stormed into the UK charts last week, claiming the top spot and accounting for almost half of all boxed games sold in the country over the past week (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). Arriving just two months after Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Sunday30th Jan 2022
News You Can Now Catch Hisuian Voltorb In Pokémon GO
The new form featured in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
To celebrate the launch of Pokémon Legends: Arceus on the Nintendo Switch this week, Niantic's popular mobile game Pokémon GO is hosting its own special events. As of January 30th, the new Hisuian Voltorb form has started to spawn in-game. The Hisuian form is electric-grass type. In addition to...
Saturday29th Jan 2022
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus' NYC Launch Was Unusually Subdued, But That's Fine
No camping out required
The times they are a-changin' and in this instance, seemingly for the better. Unlike past launches of Nintendo first-party properties at the flagship Nintendo NY store located in New York City’s fabled Rockefeller Center — which often saw hundreds of people queued up overnight to be the first to buy the Switch, or...
Friday28th Jan 2022
Random Shhh! Your Pokémon Are Having A Very Important Meeting In Legends: Arceus
Pay attention, Rowlet's talking
One of the cool things in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is that you can just sort of... run around while your Pokémon do things. You don't have to babysit them; in fact, you don't even have to stand behind them in battle. It's weird how cool this feels. You can also throw their Poké Balls on the ground to have them...
News Zavvi Launches New Line Of Pokémon Legends: Arceus-Inspired Clothing
Hoodies, t-shirts and more
Nintendo Switch's hottest new game Pokémon Legends: Arceus is available now, and if you're hoping to celebrate in style, you might want to check out this new clothing range from UK retailer, Zavvi. The store has teamed up with The Pokémon Company to release eleven new designs inspired by Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The...
Deals Pokémon Legends: Arceus Drops To Just £34.99 In The UK On Launch Day
That's £15 off RRP!
Update (Fri 11th Feb, 2022): The deal has now changed, with that SWNEXTDAY code now reducing the game's new and increased £44.99 price to £39.99. Amazingly, Pokémon Legends: Arceus is already available for an absolute steal in the UK on launch day, with one retailer dropping the product's price down to just £34.99. The...
