The president of The Pokémon Company admited that the original Gold and Silver were intended to be the last in the series. However the success of Pokémon Gold and Silver forced him to change his mind since it was selling faster than Red and Green.
Remakes of great games tend to be hit or miss. Sometimes they're amazing, giving the developers a chance to make the game they wanted to, but couldn't due to issues with time, funding, or technology. Other remakes simply flat-line, blaspheming everything the original ever stood for. Fortunately, Pokemon HG/SS falls into the former category, serving up sweet seconds of some of the best games in the franchise.
The PokéWalker, a pedometer used to help level up your Pokémon while walking, is one of the biggest features in the latest Nintendo DS game. However after some sleuthing, we've discovered that gamers would have to walk for about 1000 miles to get the most out of the PokéWalker.
The official Pokémon Website has announced that the Pokéwalker Course Yellow Forest is set for a Wifi release over America. This release will happen over a month period starting on April 1st 2010 and ending on April 30th 2010. This event allows you to download this course to the Pokéwalker. England & Australia are likely to get It some point during the coming year.
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The Legendary Chapter will be the 5th disk set in The Battrio series. This set has no set Pokémon but will feature some legendary Pokémon. The Japanese release is set for March 2010.
"Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver come with a Pokewalker, a small device allowing you to bring your Pokemon with you on walks. It can be used to level up your Pokemon, catch new Pokemon, or get more items. The small addition of the Pokewalker is bringing back old Pokemon fans who haven’t played the new games. But before you run off to pick up the remake of Gold and Silver, you might want to know the problems with the Pokewalker."
To celebrate the release of HeartGold and Soul Silver selected Toys R Us stores will be holding a event called "Pokémon Demo Day". This event will take place on Sunday 14th March 10:00am to 1:00pm. During there three hours lots of irresistable freebies will be given out to promote this event and game. Be sure to be the first to arrive to avoid disappointment.
This will be the fourth movie in the Pokémon Diamond & Pearl series. The japanese release is scheduled for July 10th 2010 and will likely offer a download of Celebi to any of your 4th generation games (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heartgold, Soulsilver). You will also be able to download the alternate colours of the 3 legendary beasts if you book a ticket. There legendary beasts will also be sent to one of your 4th generation games (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heartgold, Soulsilver). These legend...
"The big deal about HeartGold and SoulSilver, other than it being a DS remake of the classic Pokemon Gold and Silver, is that it comes with a new Pokemon device: the PokeWalker. This Pokewalker gives you the ability to carry one of your captured Pokemon along with you, earning presents and capturing additional Pokemon in your travels.
In our package Nintendo even gave us HeartGold and SoulSilver "skins" for our Pokewalker, though there was no note on how the general public will be able to g..."
Now everyone in the Uk has the chance of getting the Legendary Arceus. You will have to bring your own DS with either Pokémon Pearl, Diamond, Platinum game cartridge.(you can bring more than one). Check the website to find out where your nearest store is. Also be the first to check out the two new Pokémon games Heart Gold and Soul Silver with an exclusive look 12days before release.
"My return to Johto was an eventful one. I laughed, cried, screamed, and passed out more than a few times, but in the end, came to a conclusion that was rather surprising…So, is it still heart-worthy nearly a decade later?"
Recently, Amazon.com has discounted Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver: The Official Pokemon Johto Guide & Johto Pokedex: Official Strategy Guide to under $12. That's $8 off regular price and more than 25% discount compared to the second best price available. The strategy guide as well as the games will be released on March 14, 2010.
"Pokemon, oh, Pokemon. What was once a secret guilty pleasure of mine has transformed into a monster run rampant—an obsession, if you will. And with the remake of one of my favorite Game Boy titles of all time less than two weeks away, I find myself sleeping less and less as I scratch the hours into my bedpost.
Yes, I’ll admit it: I love Pokemon. *bleep*in’ love it. The gameplay is intricate, yet catchy. The music is bouncy and memorable. And the Pokemon are badass as all hell.
Wel..."
Tom Ivan reports on the news that the company Activision has secured a licencing deal to produce games under the name of Crazy Bones. Many of you will probably remember these from younger years playing at school or home, well soon you might be playing with them on your television. Supposedly, it'll be a big contender alongside Pokemon... we'll see.
Recently, the news of a new Pokemon from the upcoming fifth generation was announced. Since then, it's sparked a huge amount of discussion across many forums. Thomas East discuss a top list of five possible scenarios for the mystery Pokemon, read on to find out what they are.
The first Pokémon of the 5th generation has been somewhat revealed during tonight's episode of Pokémon Sunday. And by that, I mean we have been shown its silhouette, but nothing else. However, this has been enough to rile up fans around the world, many of whom have already speculated as to what exactly the silhouette depicts.
"I consider myself a fan of the Pokémon franchise, but this doesn’t mean the same to me as it does to others. I have friends who have dedicated hundreds of hours over the last decade or so to catching them all in the handheld role-playing games, whereas to me, Pokémon fandom has only ever meant watching the television show at 10:00 every Saturday morning while I was in high school. Sure, I played Pokémon Stadium on the Nintendo 64, but not having had a Game Boy in my youth, I really miss..."
"As far as Nintendo is concerned with Pokemon, just let the little critters work their magic. Pokemon has always favored little tweaks instead of major overhauls, and this remake of the original Gold and Silver games continues the tradition. Haters will accuse Nintendo of rehashing previous entries ad nauseum, so what about SS/HG stands out and makes this the Legendary one of the bunch?"
Amazon.com has put pre-orders Pokemon SoulSilver and Pokemon HeartGold video games for Nintendo DS on sale for $34.99. That's $5 off and both games come with Amazon Pre-Order Guarantee. Each game comes bundled with Limited Edition Pokemon figurine.
"As of this writing, we’re already three weeks into 2010. The “new” year is already practically ancient, and pretty soon we’ll have run out of time to make wild, erratic, entirely factual predictions about things that will happen over the next 11 months. So with January nearly over, we’re going for the jugular and answering the question that’s on everyone’s mind: between the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC, which gaming platform will claim victory by the end of this year.
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The Nintendo DS has always gotten great exclusive games thanks to its overwhelming popularity in addition to the unique features. The currently announced 2010 DS-only lineup is already looking pretty solid.
"Following the confirmation of a European release date and the pack-in accessory that is the Pokéwalker last week, Nintendo has today unveiled the European box art for the forthcoming Pokémon Gold and Pokemon Silver remakes, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version. The two Nintendo DS releases will arrive in Europe on March 26th 2010, proposing a grand visual update of the much-loved classic releases."
"Dengeki has released the results of a readers poll in which people voted for what they thought was the best game of 2009. A list of the top 20 has been published on their website and Final Fantasy XIII has managed to secure second place. Although there has been a backlash of Japanese fans who have complaints ranging from Final Fantasy XIII's linearity to there being no levels, it still seems to have won people over."
"For more than a decade, millions of Pokémon fans around the world have enjoyed training their Pokémon within their videogames. The upcoming release of the Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version games lets players continue to enjoy the world of Pokémon away from their Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi systems, taking their favourite Pokémon with them wherever they go with the new Pokéwalker accessory."
"To celebrate the new site's launch and highlight one of its most important additions - the "Pokémon Episode Viewer" - Pokémon.com will showcase the very first season of the animated series, which is now in its 12th season. Each week, new episodes of the series will air allowing fans to see where it all began. This schedule will continue beyond the first season, giving younger fans a chance to follow the series in its entirety for the first time."
"Already released in Japan to monster sales, the 3 million selling Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver has not just had its date confirmed for the U.S. market. It's also getting a Pokewalker.
The pair of Pokemon games are remakes of Game Boy titles Pokémon Gold and Silver, and their 2009 release in Japan correspond to the 10th anniversary of the titles. The games are bundled with a pedometer called the "Pokéwalker", which can increase experience and in-game currency. These peripherals can also ..."
"When you read that headline, you were not mistaken. This week's Cosplay Babe of the Week is indeed Pikachu. And while we may not be exactly sure what sex star of the Pokemon series is, Pikachu is a species and not one single character. Plus it's cosplay for goodness sake. Lighten up and enjoy one of the guilty pleasures of the gaming world - women dressed as gaming characters."
2010 is looking to be yet another awesome year for us gamers. Hype, developer potential, nostalgia, series’ past sales and successes, all counted towards VGB's unbiased Top 100 list of this years biggest games. See anything you like?
"I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait until Spring 2010 to get my hands on Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver. In fact, I went ahead and imported a Japanese copy, just so I could get a head start. The Pokemon games are massive, so it'll be weeks before I could speak definitively on the experience, but I've got some early impressions to pass off.
My inability to read Japanese makes it hard to talk about the story, but luckily I remember how the original Gold and Silver played..."
"I’d go out on a limb and claim that HeartGold and SoulSilver represent the biggest sprucing up of any title to date. No other remake for any title has ever actually added so much to the original game, not even the DS version of Final Fantasy IV, which added full 3D graphics, CGI cutscenes, orchestral sound score and voice acting to an SNES game. For their part, Game Freak went all guns blazing on this one. And the result is the most thorough, loaded and deep Pokemon game ever, and consideri..."
What has this got to do with gaming? Well, nothing much. But it's strange enough to deserve being posted.
There aren't many girls on this site, but if you aren't a fan of tampons or disposable pads, here is a bright and colorful alternative - The Pokemon re-usable pad. Guaranteed to make period time...uh...a little bit happier? Er, yeah. No thanks.
Now all we need are Diglet tampons!
"Even more interesting the games were released on a Saturday - different from the Japanese norm - meaning that the games had only 2 days to track on the chart. 1.5 million in two days - not too shabby."
Have you seen Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver in action? Now’s your chance. While you’re watching the video, try to pay close attention to anything that’s different about the upcoming “enhanced” remakes. Good luck—you’ll need it.
You see, there’s not much difference between the “enhanced” remakes and its recent predecessors.
"HeartGold and SoulSilver are remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver on the Game Boy Color. They've been given a graphical update so they look similar to Diamond and Pearl and will include touchscreen features as well as "a host of surprises", according to Nintendo.
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The games come out in Japan on September 12, but Nintendo has just announced the time-frame for the Gold and Silver remakes' North American and European release. The date, though obscure, is currently targeted for a spring 2010 release, which is what most people have been speculating. It isn't confirmed yet whether or not they will be released simultaneously in both regions.
Courtesy of The Pokémon Company's product page for the upcoming DS remakes Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver, the Japanese release date for those two games are now confirmed to be Saturday, September 12, 2009. Each version will go on sale for 4,800 yen.
Releases outside of Japan have not been confirmed but are expected.
"Remakes are cheap, easy, nostalgic and give younger gamers a chance to play a classic they missed due to being in the womb. After major gaming conglomerates (mostly Capcom) realized how much money they could make more and more have been popping up these days.
Within the next year gamers will see a good number of remakes; check out a handful that we can’t wait to get our grubby little paws on."
The new footage not only shows the notch-eared Pichu joining up with the team in Ilex Forest but also features a battle and a mysterious event revolving around Arceus. Find out more in the forums.
[ Discussion in the Heart Gold Forum ]
[ Discussion in the Soul Silver Forum ]
The latest scans for Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's upcoming DS remakes, Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver, have been found by Pokébeach.com. These scans showcase some of the various updated looks and features for the upcoming title, in particular showing a much better looking menu interface and Pokédex, both of which even more touch enabled.
Also, any of the Pokémon you have in your possession will be able to follow you, not just your starting Pokémon.
The boxarts for Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's upcoming DS remakes, Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver, were revealed in the most recent issue of CoroCoro Magazine. The simple, yet elegant packages show off the game's signature legendary along with faint hints of each of their respective locations. The box is larger due to the announced PokéWalker accessory.
Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are to release this September in Japan.
filb.de presents Pokemon fans with just another thing to get excited about after the already thrilling news for the long awaited Johto generation remakes, Soul Silver and Heart Gold.
The concept behind the device featured in the video via the link, is that you can transfer a single Pokemon into the portable device. Within is contained a device which counts your number of steps (or shakes in terms of the device) and gives the Pokemon more experience, with the possibility of reaching level 1...
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently revealed that the Pokemon we know and love almost didn't make it to the West. When the games were about to leave Japan, localizers told Nintendo that Western audiences would never accept the cute little monsters and advised Nintendo to make the creatures more "muscle-bound" to appeal to Western gamers. Nintendo didn't like the idea and decided against it.
Turns out Nintendo had the right idea.
The first Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver details have been revealed in this weeks edition of CoroCoro. Check them out below.
[ Pokemon Heart Gold Forum ]
[ Pokemon Soul Silver Forum ]
Well, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company already leaked the news earlier this week, but they didn't steal all of weekly variety show Pokémon Sunday's thunder!
We get our first glimpse of the new games in their unveiling, which can be seen below:
Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are set to release in Japan this fall. It is expected the US and European versions will follow in early 2010.
"We learned on the 7th that "Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver," the second entry in the popular RPG series, originally released on the Gameboy system in November of 1999, will be remade for the Nintendo DS this autumn under the titles "HeartGold" and "SoulSilver." New elements will be added in this tenth anniversary return to the Johto Region.
A continuation of the original series (Pocket Monsters Red, Green, Blue, and Pikachu), Gold and Silver recorded remarkable sales of 23,000,000 copies ..."
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