News Tagged: Pokemon

Wednesday 10th February, 2010 - 17:20 GMT

News: New Pokémon Revealed in CoroCoro Magazine

New Pokémon Revealed in CoroCoro Magazine

New Dark-type 'mon on the way

The weekly Pokémon show in Japan, Pokémon Sunday, showed a silhouette of a brand-new monster due to be the first announced creature in the forthcoming fifth generation of the popular critter catching series. Pokémon fansite Serebii has since gotten its hands on scans of the latest issue of CoroCoro Magazine, which has images revealing the identity of the new..

44 comments | In DS, Pokemon.

Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 18:40 GMT

News: Pokémon Lose the Slots From Their Heart and Soul

Pokémon Lose the Slots From Their Heart and Soul

Risk explosions from Voltorbs instead!

Poké-fans in Europe may remember last year when during their Pokémon journey in Pokémon Platimum they discovered they couldn't play the slots like they could in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. It seems this trend continues with Pokémon SoulSliver and HeartGold as well, though this time instead of simply picking up coins a new minigame called "Voltorb..

38 comments | In DS, Pokemon, Censorship.

Friday 29th January, 2010 - 17:25 GMT

News: Pikachu-Coloured Pichu Westward Bound

Pikachu-Coloured Pichu Westward Bound

US and UK get a chance to nab rare ’mons

Way back when Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver was announced in Japan it also turned out a special Pichu was being released for Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum owners to download. The li’l fella is transferable to HeartGold and SoulSilver and will trigger an event to unlock another special Pichu in those remakes, due out in March. Now it’s been..

34 comments | In DS, Pokemon, Gamestop, Events.

Saturday 23rd January, 2010 - 21:01 GMT

News: Heart Gold/Soul Silver Aussie Release Date Announced

Heart Gold/Soul Silver Aussie Release Date Announced

Later than America, sooner than Europe! Pokewalker included

Nintendo Australia have made the announcement that they will be releasing Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver on March 25th - a whole day before Europe gets it! They've also given the Australians a reason to go out and walk as it's recently been confirmed that the Pokewalker peripheral will indeed come packaged with the game. For those not..

14 comments | In Release Dates, DS, Pokemon.

Tuesday 19th January, 2010 - 18:40 GMT

News: US Pokémasters: Preorder Now, Get Ho-Oh or Lugia Figures

US Pokémasters: Preorder Now, Get Ho-Oh or Lugia Figures

Legendary Pokémon spotted at US retailers

The hype machine for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is certainly kicking into action now, with the news that select US retailers are offering Ho-Oh and Lugia figurines to preorder customers. If you want Ho-Oh, put your name down for HeartGold. Lugia fan? SoulSilver is the one for you. Here's what Cammie Dunaway had to say about the figurines: These..

26 comments | In DS, Preorder, Pokemon.

Tuesday 12th January, 2010 - 13:52 GMT

News: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver UK Date Announced

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver UK Date Announced

Both UK and US getting Pokewalker

Nintendo Europe has announced this morning that the release date for Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver in the UK is 26th March. In addition they have confirmed that the Pokewalker peripheral is also due for release in Europe (Americans should be getting it too, we would imagine) and they've even been kind enough to give some additional details on how the little..

42 comments | In DS, Pokemon, Accessories.

Monday 28th December, 2009 - 15:30 GMT

News: Poketunes: Translated Interview with Heart Gold and Soul Silver Sound Team

Poketunes: Translated Interview with Heart Gold and Soul Silver Sound Team

Musical discussions and a few curious tidbits

In Japan on 28th October 2009, the soundtrack for the newest Pokémon titles, Heart Gold and Soul Silver, was released. The three CD set came with a booklet containing various details and a six page interview with the sound team. Pokémon fansite Dogasu's Backpack has translated the interview in full along with various members of the Pokémon community..

8 comments | In DS, Pokemon, Soul Silver, Heart Gold, Music.

Monday 9th November, 2009 - 09:00 GMT

News: Rare Pokémon Found at US Toys 'R' Us Stores

Rare Pokémon Found at US Toys 'R' Us Stores

Get your Arceus down there!

Those of you Pokémon Platinum owners in the US who can haul off to a Toys 'R' Us before November 14th can snag themselves the ultimate Pokemon of all: Arceus. Those who receive this rare beast will discover it has already been levelled up to lvl.100, and has some pretty unique stats that can only be found on this version. This Arceus will come with a Classic Ribbon,..

26 comments | In Events, Pokemon, DS.

Thursday 22nd October, 2009 - 08:02 BST

News: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Strategy/Tips

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Strategy/Tips

Need a little help? Here are some tips to get you started.

The folks at Nintendo were kind enough to send over a strategy tip sheet for their brand new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky DS release. You can check out the strategy tips below and we'll have a full review of the game up soon. 1. Once the Croagunk Swap Shop is open, be sure to check back often to see what trades he has to..

7 comments | In DS, Nintendo, Pokemon, Guides.

Monday 17th August, 2009 - 19:04 BST

News: Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Get Western Release Window

Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Get Western Release Window

Catch 'em again next Spring.

Cyndaquil, Totodile, or Chikorita?Nintendo announced this weekend that the DS remakes of the beloved second generation of Pokemon titles, HeartGold and SoulSilver, will be hitting Europe and North America sometime in the Spring 2010 range.The massively popular games, originally Game Boy Color releases, introduced 100 new monsters, a day/night system tied to the real..

50 comments | In DS, Pokemon, Release Dates.

Sunday 7th June, 2009 - 09:34 BST

News: Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver "PokeWalker" unveiled

Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver "PokeWalker" unveiled

Pedometer accessory to ship with copies of upcoming Pokémon DS games in Japan.

Today's episode of the Japanese Pokémon Sunday officially revealed the "PokeWalker", a pedometer-like accessory that will come bundled with copies of the upcoming Pokémon remakes, Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver The Poke Ball-shaped device allows you to wirelessly transfer a Pokémon from the DS games..

46 comments | In DS, Japan, Pokemon, Accessories, Fitness.

Friday 8th May, 2009 - 06:30 BST

News: Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver officially announced

Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver officially announced

Classic GBC Pokemon games reborn, ten years on.

Nintendo of Japan has been hinting at it recently, but now the news is official - Pokemon Gold and Silver are being remade for the Nintendo DS! Set for a Japanese release this Fall to co-incide with the original games' ten-year anniversary, the remakes (dubbed Heart Gold and Soul Silver) will be remade using the revised Pokemon Platinum engine and..

81 comments | In DS, Pokemon, Remakes.

Friday 24th April, 2009 - 09:32 BST

News: Hollow Victory for Nintendo as Latest Pokémon Title Tops Japanese Charts

Hollow Victory for Nintendo as Latest Pokémon Title Tops Japanese Charts

Oh noes! Mystery Dungeon sales down!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (AKA: Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai) was recently released in Japan and promptly sold 141,000 copies, which equates to around a 30% sell-through. This retail performance was enough to place it at the top of the Japanese multi format games chart. However, when looking at the figures posted by the..

17 comments | In DS, Sales Figures, Japan, Pokemon.