Pikachu

Retro

The Virtual Pikachu That Didn’t Need Food

5:30AM December 31, 2011 | John Kazemaini

Back in 1998, Pokémon was the shiz-nittle-bam-snip-snap-sack. Much like Ninja Turtles the decade before, Pokémon was the children’s franchise. Even people who didn’t watch the show could instantly recognise its mascot, Pikachu. It was during this time that Nintendo and Game Freak decided to release a giga-pet based on owning an actual Pokémon. And thus the Pokémon Pocket Pikachu was born. More »


Nintendo

Would You Like A Little Pikachu On That Latte?

5:00AM December 29, 2011 | Brian Crecente

A “Mocachu” as seen on GameTrailer’s SideMission Twitter account.


In Real Life

Farmer Grows Pikachu Fruit

6:30PM December 20, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

It was about three months ago that sixty-three year-old Toshinobu Takamoto noticed two bumps attached to a Japanese persimmon growing in his yard. More »


In Real Life

Japan Has Over 7000 Pikachu TV Remotes

1:40AM September 23, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In Japan, all sorts of Pokémon products exist. There are Pokémon bedsheets, Pokémon toothbrushes, Pokémon noodles — you name it! More »


News

Goodbye Pikachu Rip-Off! It’s Been Fun.

9:30PM August 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Earlier this month, Japanese netizens noticed that a mascot created to promote the environment in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture looked a helluva lot like Pikachu. More »


Nintendo

Silly Excuses For Pikachu Ripoff

8:00PM August 4, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Remember that city in Japan that created a Pikachu ripoff? Sure you do! Kotaku posted about it yesterday. More »


News

Is This A Pikachu Ripoff?

6:00PM August 2, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

One of the Japanese media’s favourite topics is how China copies everything, whether that be giant Gundams or toys. But Japan is no stranger to ripping off the creative work of others. More »


In Real Life

She Didn’t Have Friends. She Had Pocket Monsters.

5:00PM July 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Ever wonder why nerd heroine Shoko Nakagawa is the queen of Pokés;mon? Because growing up, she was lonely. Very, very lonely. More »


In Real Life

Pikachu, In Wonderfully Disturbing Song Form

7:00PM June 16, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

I shouldn’t like this. I should think this is stupid. It’s not, and I don’t. For some reason, I cannot stop watching this. More »


Nintendo

The Call Of Pikachu Cthulhu

5:00PM May 17, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Who better to spend a C++ study break with than Pikachu Cthulhu. More »