Arceus is the focal point of the latest trailer for the 12th Pokémon movie, just released on Yahoo Kids Japan. The clip features many scenes from the movie that have not been seen up until now. The last minute or so includes interviews with voice actors.
You may have to download Microsoft Silverlight to watch the video and apparently, it will be taken down after July 21, so go watch it now!
Preorders start today in Japan for HeartGold and SoulSilver. If you preorder HeartGold you get a Ho-oh figure. If you preorder SoulSilver you get a Lugia figure. If preorder both versions, you get an Arceus figure along with the two others. The games are set for release on September 12th, 2009 in Japan. Details have not yet emerged about releases in the west.
We finally have a Japanese street date for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: September 12.
The games will be priced at the equivalent of $50 and will be bundled with the Poké Walker .
No U.S. street date has been announced yet.
Nintendo has announced a new device that will come along with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Named the “PokéWalker,” the device is reminiscent of the Pokémon Pikachu virtual pets.
Like the older devices, the PokéWalker has a built in pedometer that counts your steps. Steps will transfer into experience points and happiness for a Pokémon of your choice, which you will be able to upload from your HG/SS cartridge. Mini games are said to be included as well. Also like its predecessors, there will be a currency called “Watts” which you will be able to spend on items and other mystery gifts which will be transferable back to the DS cartridge.
Rather than being shaped like a mini Game Boy, it will look like a PokéBall. It has a three button design and a grayscale screen, approximately .7 inches tall by 1 inch wide. The diameter of the device is about 1.8 inches and the thickness is approximately .5 inches.
Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
Ever since Pikachu was included in the Smash Bros series, us PokéFanatics have always pined for a full-fledged Pokémon game based on that melee-style fighting system. Well, it seems our hopes and wishes have finally come true…somewhat.
A LOT more details after the break.
A beefier version of Pokémon was proposed to Nintendo shortly after its original Japan release, to make it more appealing to western markets, a recent interview with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata reveals.
Iwata spoke to Japanese website Toyokeizai.net. Though the full interview hasn’t been translated yet, according to Kotaku, Iwata said, “We were sent a proposal of muscle-bound characters to use if we wanted to do well in the U.S.” Obviously, that idea never saw the light of day.
While I’m still curious what these "musclemon" would have looked like, I’m sure some of you will send me a fan art renditions of them to give me an idea.
[Toyokeizai ] [Kotaku ]
The first trailer and pictures from the upcoming Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver games were released this week.
While I’m as interested as any of you to see this footage, the commentary by the cast of the Pokémon Sunday show in Japan seems to be a bit overdone - especially when you consider that the trailer (while in HD) is just the main character pacing back and forth with a Chikorita behind him. Still, the graphics certainly are pretty, and you can see a shimmering light effect on the screen which leads me to believe that we can expect more visual effects to come.
Confirmation that Pokémon Yellow’s mechanic of having your starter Pokémon as your walking buddy is good to see, and spurs speculation about what else may be added.
If you want to see more, Pokébeach has a few nice scans from Japanese magazine CoroCoro, including pictures of the main characters in their new duds.
[ YouTube - Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver HQ Trailer ] [ Pokébeach ]
Nintendo has confirmed the Gold and Silver version remakes. HeartGold and SoulSilver are due out this Fall in Japan; that’s ten years after the games’ original release in 1999. Pokemon Japan has a page up announcing the games. Ho-oh, here we come!
There have been reports that there is a major announcement coming on next week’s Pokémon Sunday episode. The screenshot from this week’s episode that’s attached to this post may lend a hint as to what the announcement might be about. Notice those two party balls on the ceiling, that happen to be colored GOLD and SILVER?
This is a pretty clear hint that the moment we’ve all been waiting for has come: Gold and Silver Version remakes are on the way! More information to come as it becomes available.
We have lots of great new Perler bead creations posted in the gallery. Check it out at the link below!
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