Animal Crossing display at Kiddy Land. Gulliver in his natural pose…

Are you walking away with PN03 or Cubivore?

Coming to Mister Donut: Alolan Diglett on 11/4 and Slowpoke hits 11/25. When are we getting edible Slowpoke tails?

Mandarake Daimansai at Akihabara UDX will feature the world’s biggest Pokemon merch event from 11/21-23! Thousands of Pokemon goods will be on sale, including over 100,000 trading cards. Except for the one card you want most. More: mandarake.co.jp/dir/daimansa…

Ads for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are now in Tokyo train stations! Just two and a half more weeks!

I visited Tamagotchi Factory in Harajuku! It’s a merch store with a lot of customizable goods, like the Minitama game where you have three minutes to stuff as many figures into an egg. Could use more Oyajitchi goods though…

Starman on Hop Star plush. This might be the peak of plushies.

Miyashita Park in Shibuya currently has a BLOFFFu pop up shop, which sells hybrid plastic/plush figures. No way Sonic was missing this.

Pokopia Halloween event has started! It utilizes the rarely used (at least for me) camouflage feature and has some nice new items, including a ghost hologram based on the original game. Lavender Town as the next DLC area? 🤔

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort ads are now in Tokyo train stations! This is how I’ll look when prop plane-ing

I visited the SNK store in Animate Akihabara! And by store I mean half of one floor inside a bigger store. Mostly KoF stuff, but there were some nice displays and you can buy an Iori jacket so…

Move over Halloween: Pokemon Christmas goods go on sale 10/22! The Clodsire sleigh is pure genius. More: pokemon.co.jp/goods/2026/10/…

I visited Sonic the Exhibition - Across Generations - at Ikebukuro Parco! A very solid exhibit that had a lot of unique art, fun physical displays, and dev documents. Definitely worth checking out for fans of the blue blur

Nintendo released an overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with new footage! And we get a look at the Hall of Fallen Foes, a new addition where you can see enemy statues and even rematch bosses. Watch: youtu.be/8v8eDMh1o3g?si=EC4l…

Billion if not trillion dollar idea: plushies of every playable Fire Emblem character like the Pokemon Fit merch line

Now on Nintendo Switch Online: Kururin Paradise, the sequel to Kuru Kuru Kururin, gets its first western release! Monster Rancher Advance and Metal Slug Advance are also available!

Yodobashi Akiba has an area where you can write down your Zelda memories and they’ll put it on a big display. I didn’t even know there was a Zelda memory pad 🤔

MSX2 version of Final Fantasy at BEEP. I’m all for definitive editions of classic games, but I wish obscure ports like this could also be available on modern consoles.

Theodora’s route cleared in Fortune’s Weave! Really enjoyed the characters and overarching story, plus the team composition and new features made it feel like a fresh experience compared to Leda’s path. But like in 3H, battalions are kinda undercooked. Next up: Cai!

I’m always amazed when I see Animal Crossing amiibo cards still on sale. I wouldn’t be surprised if the eventual Switch 2 game supports them, so maybe it’s time to stock up 🤔