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Pokemon and one of its most famous creatures, Pikachu, made their way into the world’s vocabulary years ago. Now, Pikachu is making its way into medical vernacular. A newly discovered protein has been dubbed “Pikachurin” by Japanese scientists. The July 20, 2008 web edition of Nature Neuroscience (which requires a… Continue Reading »

The ultimate Pokemon finals are ongoing, and you may have a chance to enter. See, The Pokemon Company and Pokemon USA teamed up to create this super challenge, the Pokemon Video Game Showdown 2008, where 16 US players and 16 Japanese players of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl would duke it out for… Continue Reading »

Pokemon fanatics will want to borrow a kid and head to Burger King after the Fourth of July. Burger King will be running a special, worldwide kid’s meal Pokemon promotion from July 7 to August 3, 2008. The official website (which isn’t open yet) will display the prizes that will… Continue Reading »

If you’re a YouTube fan, chances are you’ve encountered the Caramelldansen phenomenon, a strange, 30~120 second video that shows cartoon-style versions of popular anime, cartoon or video game characters doing a bunny-wiggle dance to the hyper song “Caramelldansen.” After sitting through the entire video, you’ll be a bit stunned, perhaps… Continue Reading »

June is shaping up to be a fun month for Pokemon Diamond/Pearl owners. On May 31 and June 1, 2008, Toys “R” Us stores were offering up a Darkrai download. Now GameStop stores will be offering up Deoxys. On two separate weekends in June, 2008, GameStop stores will be offering… Continue Reading »

Title: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness Price: $34.99 (each) System(s): DS Release Date: April 20, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (The Pokémon Company) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for mild cartoon violence. Pros: It has “Pokémon” in the name, the character and town graphics are… Continue Reading »

A couple of my friends are serious Pokemon addicts, so after the Mudkip teaser, I was quickly ordered to complete a second cross stitch with a similar theme. Since I only like the pokemon which look cute, I decided to do a cross stitch featuring Smoochum, Elekid and Magby. Click… Continue Reading »

In case you haven’t heard the rumor/revelation, the new version of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl will be called Pokemon Platinum. Scans from Coro Coro Comic magazine confirm the new DS Pokemon title, which may be out in September 2008 in Japan. The title Platinum doesn’t really fit among Diamond and Pearl. Platinum… Continue Reading »

After a long-ish drought, it looks like the Virtual Console is getting the goods again. With the recent news that SNES classic EarthBound is likely to land on the VC and today’s release of super-addictive N64 puzzler Pokemon Puzzle League, I’m happy to be a retro gamer again. Also on… Continue Reading »

Its been a long time coming, but finally Pokemon fans will be able to collect yet another exclusive pokemon. On February 3, 2008, Gamertell reported that a Darkrai event was scheduled for the United States. Thanks to a tip from reader Jess, it has come to light that dates have… Continue Reading »