Japanese Charts: Mario Party Superstars Knocks Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Off Top Spot

by HendrikWiese - January 13, 20220

Switch dominates software and hardware charts.Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 9th January, revealing that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have lost their position at the top of the charts for the first time since launch.This week, that honour instead goes to Mario Party

Random: A Lovely Easter Egg From Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Returns In The New Remakes

by HendrikWiese - January 12, 20220

Happy birthday, Junichi Masuda!Today is the 54th birthday of beloved director and composer of the Pokémon games, Junichi Masuda — and, to celebrate his birthday, you can see a limited-time surprise in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.Back when the original games came out in 2006 and 2007, there was

Random: Twitch Streamer Encounters Double Shiny In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Starter Battle

by HendrikWiese - December 24, 20210

"he had a better chance of winning the lottery".You might have seen a shiny encounter in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl but have you seen a double shiny encounter before?Twitch streamer MitchOG was doing a shiny-only run in the newest Pokémon remakes and managed to get the encounter of

Japanese Charts: Nintendo Switch And Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Continue To Dominate

by HendrikWiese - December 17, 20210

Pokémon's latest releases pass 2 million boxed sales in the country.Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 12th December, revealing that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have remained on top for a fourth consecutive week, in the process passing two million physical copy sales.It was

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Remakes Claim 3rd In November NPD Chart

by HendrikWiese - December 13, 20210

Shin Megami Tensei V set a series record, too.Though the increasing relevance of download eShop sales can take away from the lustre of physical retail charts, there's still monthly interest in the NPD figures that show results for US stores. This is particularly the case in November, with Nintendo opting

Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Passed 6 Million Sales In Launch Week

by HendrikWiese - December 8, 20210

Seemingly matching Sword and Shield.Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have been the tentpole Switch releases for the Holiday shopping season, with early sales data in countries like Japan and the UK pointing to positive results. Now it's been reported by Gamebiz.jp that the releases passed six million sales globally

Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Lack Online Matchmaking, So Players Have Taken Things Into Their Own Hands

by HendrikWiese - December 7, 20210

Here's a workaround for competitive matches.Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are off to a pretty cracking start, lighting up the official charts and sparking some particularly noteworthy moments within the gaming community. As popular as they seem to be, though, one feature typically present in new-generation releases is being

A Speedrunner Has Already Beat Pokémon Shining Pearl In Just 33 Minutes

by HendrikWiese - November 29, 20210

Surf. Surf everywhere.Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have only been available for ten days, but speedrunners are already smashing it out of the park when it comes to beating the new games as quickly as possible.YouTuber Werster has today shared a video showing the game being completed in just

Video: Side-By-Side Comparison Of Pokémon's Diamond And Pearl Remakes Running On Every Switch

by HendrikWiese - November 27, 20210

What Switch are you playing on?If you're still trying to decide the Nintendo Switch that's right for you, perhaps this side-by-side...by-side comparison of the new Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes can help.YouTube channel 'Open Surprise' has uploaded a video showing what the latest Pokémon Switch releases look like on each

A Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Statue Distribution Has Begun

by HendrikWiese - November 27, 20210

Here's the Mystery Gift code you need.Only a week has passed since the release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, but here we are with the games' first post-launch distribution event.The distribution is offering players a set of special in-game statues of Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup, the games' three