Posts Tagged ‘Pokemon’
New Pokemon sells close to 1.5 million in its first week
Yesterday we let you know that Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver have hit Japanese shelves but I bet you didn’t think it would be this successful of a launch. Then again, it is Pokemon, and it is Japan.
Anyways, it was recently made known that the two latest versions of Pokemon have collectively sold 1,480,980 copies in their first week on the Japanese market. However, since the game was released on a Saturday it only had 2 days of the week to show numbers for which means it sold all of those copies in just 2 days.
Now all we have to do is wait until Spring of 2010 to see if Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver will make the same impact in North America.
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Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver released in Japan
Pokemon fans everywhere will be happy to hear that the latest versions of the game, Heart Gold and Soul Silver, have found their way onto Japanese shelves. This, of course, doesn’t mean you’ll get the play it any sooner unless you’re willing to import, but it does remind us that the game is in fact on the way.
What’s interesting is the games ship with something Nintendo is calling the Pokewalker which is essentially a pedometer that counts steps taken. Apparently, this device will be used to give players in-game rewards for walking which stereotypical gamers aren’t fans of. Destructoid reports that Japanese gamers are cheating the device by shaking it constantly, tricking it into thinking they are taking steps, and then netting the rewards.
Cheating or not, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver will hit North American shelves in Spring of next year.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky dated for US
Nintendo of America has announced that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky will be seeing an October 13th release date, as opposed to the September 23rd date we saw back in E3.
The game will have the option to play as one of 19 different Pokémon, which will allow you to interact with over 490 Pokémon.
Explorers of Sky was released in Japan last April, and will be hitting Europe later this year, followed by a 2010 Australian release.
Pokemon themed camping gear?
Slap Pikachu on virtually any piece of merchandise and bam, instant hit. It seems the guys behind Pokémon have decided to capitalize on the fact releasing a ‘Pikanicamp’ line of camping gear.
Kotaku says the line will include Pokémon Diamond/Pearl themed tents, chairs, flashlights, sunglasses, and mini-tables.
It’s cool for the kids and all but from the looks of it that tent probably won’t be much use if you’re actually going camping.
Pokémon Platinum in Summer 2009 for Europe
Official Nintendo Magazine is listing Pokémon Platinum’s release date as Summer 2009 in the United Kingdom. Another piece of information is the very odd Japanese Wii game Captain Rainbow will also be released in the same time frame as Platnium.
Pokémon Platinum was released in Japan in September, and Captain Rainbow in August. It has always taken a very long time for Japanese games to hit the US, European, and Australian shores, so don’t be surprised if more delays are to occur.
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