The Pocket Players

Tonight we help you pick out the perfect gifts for all the Pocket Players in your life, from mom and dad to the young’ins. We also discuss:
Adventure Time (DS / 3DS)
Gravity Rush (Vita)
Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
Persona 4 Golden (Vita)
Playstation All Stars Battle Royale (Vita)
Ragnarok Odyssey (Vita)
Ragnarok Tactics (PSP)
Sleepwalker’s Journey (iPhone)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Wii U

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I’m a bit of a word geek, which is why I try use the word “defenestrate” conversationally at least once a week.  So when a game like Letterpress lets me fling those words as a weapon to directly assault an opponent, you’ve got my interest. Add a strategy element, area control, tactical placement and surprise attacks, well, you have one more free word game that’s got me hooked. [...]

It’s unfathomable to me that there was once a time when you not only had to be in the same room as another person to play multiplayer, but you also had to physically connect your Nintendo Game Boy handhelds to do it. But back in 1989, this idea was so revolutionary, Nintendo Power’s comic duo, Howard & Nester, had to explain the concept in this special feature, lest my young head explode. [...]

Gravity Rush is a liberating sort of open-world game because you don’t have to worry about jacking cars to get around, or finding your way through convoluted maps. It gives you true freedom, even from the basic law of the universe: The Law of Gravity. [...]

A good casual game on iOS needs a few things: Simple gameplay, interesting level design, and charm. Sleepwalker’s Journey has all of these things, even if they’re not quite on the level of the biggest titles on the platform. [...]

If you’ve grown weary of Ash over the past decade (even though he’s still 10 years old in the cartoon) then might I suggest the much less skilled yet infinitely more entertaining Rusty. You can see all of Rusty’s misadventures from the beginning on Dorkly.com.

Takao Unno, Gamefreak’s long time art director and now director for Pokemon Black and White 2, sat down with Game Informer this week to answer some of those nagging little questions about the Pokemon universe, like the one in the headline, and “What exactly happens inside of a Pokéball?”

Unno’s responses are pretty funny, even though he doesn’t always give straight answers. However, you can still get a good idea of the image he has for the Pokemon universe in the video games and animations.

Read the full article here then tell us what you think in the comments below!

When it comes to video game humor, few can top Dorkly.com. But this week, they pulled out two great Pokemon bits, one of which you’ll find here, and the other I’ll be posting later today.

Warning: This video contains mature language.