Pokemon Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Free Pokemon TV app wants to be the very best, like no one ever was

by Mike Schramm (Feb 12th, 2013)

I'll admit it: I may have just written this post for the headline. But an official app from Nintendo's huge pet-hunting franchise is always news, and a free app like this might be just the thing to keep your kids busy for cheap while they're playing with the iPhone or iPad on a long car ride. ...

Daily iPhone App: Beastie Bay is Kairosoft's addictive take on Pokemon

by Mike Schramm (Feb 11th, 2013)

There are a few words in gaming that, whenever I hear or read them, just make the hair on the back of my neck stand up in anticipation. "Blizzard." "Civilization." "Puzzle Quest." And I would say that it's time to add "Kairosoft" to that list, because the Tokyo-based developer's mobile games ...

Counterfeit Pokemon apps sneak into App Store (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 20th, 2012)

Each app in the iOS App Store must go through Apple's notorious approval process. Previously known for its heavy ban hammer, Apple is now earning a reputation for being lax and letting a myriad of cloned and counterfeit apps into the App Store. According to reports from Develop and Ars Technica, ...

Nintendo's Pokemon getting an iOS app

by Mike Schramm (Jul 6th, 2011)

Nintendo has been careful not to support Apple at all with its iOS initiative -- though mobile devices are huge in Japan (and a lot of Japanese companies have found success even on the North American App Store), the general feeling out of the video gaming giant seems to be that Apple's iPhone and ...