Pokemon Sword and Shieldgets a pretty nifty new event for all players: because it’s the first day of December, all sections of the massive Wild Area are currently lockedinto snowy weather. This means that the Pokemon encountered in the grassy areas will be primarily Ice types such as Sneasel, Cubchoo, Vanillite, and Vanillish among others:

I’m always a huge fan of these kinds of small but universal game events – it has this uncanny ability to sort of unite players in a simple and fun way. Hopefully we’ll get more of these kinds of events later on.

In recent news,ÂPokemon Sword and Shield are already the eighth best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time atÂsix million units sold during its launch weekend alone. Check out pictures of theÂgame’s launch eventheld at Nintendo NYC. And in not so cheery recent news, Pokemon Company International is looking tosue leakerswho spread around pictures of their then unreleased official strategy guide.

AÂtrailer introduces items that made their debut including mints, Exp. Candy, nutrition drinks, and Pokemon boxes for on the go ‘Mon storage. If you need a refresher course on all the major new mechanics before you pick up the game you’re able to check out the official trailer showcasing themÂhere. There’sÂtown footage and a full map of the Wild Area for the game as well.

Elsewhere, there’s currently a Pokemon CenterÂLondon popup storethat’s selling strictly Pokemon merchandise, which the only other Nintendo store being located in New York, US.

Pokemon Sword and ShieldÂjust releasedfor Nintendo Switch on November 15th. Meanwhile check out our in-depth review for the game here, in which the News Editor states that “Pokemon Sword and Shieldare a lot of fun, even if the series is experiencing growing pains with the transition to home consoles.“ You can purchaseÂSword here andÂShield here.