Undoubtedly one of Nintendo’s best ever pure handheld devices, the 3DS leaves behind a legacy of excellence and triumph that few other systems could hope to beat, let alone replicate. In the video game Hall of Fame, it deserves a section all to itself for paving the way for Nintendo to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

More than just a game, Pokemon is a media empire which has expanded beyond the humble Gameboy cart that the original game was coded onto. How do you even sum its impact up? By taking a quick look at what has made Nintendo’s pocket monster series so popular over the ages. Here’s 25 things that we love about Pokemon.

Buried amidst all the hubbub of release dates for a new console generation, was this sad bit of news: It’s the end of the road for the Nintendo 3DS.

We’re a month away from a new decade rolling into town, and when you look back at the last ten years of gaming its staggering to see just how far the medium has come. From an age of ambition to an era of quality without compromise, video games and the devices that we play them on have evolved over the years into the best entertainment that money can buy.

In a company earnings call, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa had a little something extra to say about the topic of remasters and remakes, revealing how the company had no “defined policy to continuously release more remakes in future”.

Pokémon Shield’s exclusive fella is a delightful variation of the generation one classic. It’s elemental type has also been altered in the Galar region, shifting from Fire-type to Psychic-type and making it a natural for use against Poison-type users with its Pastel Veil ability.

I know what you’re thinking. “More Pokémon Sword and Shield news? I say thee nay!”. Well tough luck chum because I say thee neigh.

Nintendo’s American division has decided to lay down the law on RomUniverse, which at first glance appears to be your usual vault of ROMs that users can grab and run through emulators.