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So. Much. News. Be sure to scan the smaller headlines from earlier on today in Brenna’s round-up before subconsciously absorbing the one-hit stories after the break.

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The part of us that’s still ten-years-old is crying right now. Look what you did, GameFreak. Look what you did.

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Pokémon developer Gamefreak has said current iteration Black and White will not see a “director’s cut” third entry, putting paid to persistent rumblings of a Pokémon “Grey”.

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The first US TV spots for Pokémon Black and White have been airing, and somebody’s collected them all neatly into one tidy package, just in case you feel the need for non-stop marketing patronizing.

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In an announcement which has surprised and shocked a total of zero people, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said the company is “developing Pokemon-related” titles for 3DS and Wii.

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Why bother playing a game when you can just obsessively collect every piece of information about it ahead of time? In this spirit we bring you further details of Pokémon Black & White’s veteran-friendly streamlined game mechanics, including wilderness Poké-centres, earlier introduction of advanced features, and an item for finding items. That’s meta, that is.

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Pokémon Black & White means new adventures, new challenges – and most of all new Pokémon for some snotty kid to beat the stuffing out of you with. There’s only one defence: swotting up on these game changers ahead of launch day.

Here’s nine to get you started. There will be a test.

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Surprise.

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Pokemon Black/White’s featured in this week’s Famitsu, with screens and bit of new information on the title.

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Oh Pikachu, we know you’re tired.

But wake up, you’re going to be in another Pokemon game for DS! And it’s out in Japan this year.

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Media-Create’s released the latest software charts in Japan with, surprise surprise, Pokemon topping the billing.

It sold over 165k units sold, with over 2 million units sold this year.

Uncharted 2 entered the charts respectively enough, selling over 54k.

Full list is after the jump.

From Exaimner.

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Dragon Quest IX is already in the top 15 best selling games of all time in Japan, two and a half months after going on sale.

Thats according to a list compiled of the top 50 biggest selling games of time in the land of the rising sun, going from the Famicom to today’s systems.

The game lands in at 13 on the list with lifetime sales of 3.8 million. But it isn’t enough to overthrow Pikachu and Pokemon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow from the No. 1 spot.

Top 15 is after the jump. The full top 50 is over at Nintendo Everything.

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As enjoyable as the Pokemon videogame series is, it’s never really lived up to its “As seen on TV” promise of fast, furious, and sometimes brutal monster-battling. However, according to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl director Junichi Masuda, an action-based Poke-Renaissance might be just around the corner.

“This is just an idea but… as you know, Pokémon is a role-playing game,” Masuda told Game Informer magazine. “But, personally, I really like the action type of games, so we just talk about that sometimes. We probably want to add some kind action element to the game.”

How about something like the timing-based attacks from Paper Mario and its ilk? We think that’d be swell.

Thanks, Destructoid.

Nintendo’s been bowling a near-perfect game lately, but even so, we can’t help but scratch our heads at a recent proclamation from one of its biggest moneymakers. In an interview with What They Play, Pokémon series director Junichi Masuda was asked whether or not Pikachu and his 492-mon posse might be making their way into an MMO in the near future. He responded:

“At this point, we’re not thinking of going in that direction. Trading is a core concept of Pokémon. So when you’re trading, you meet with a friend and decide which one you want and which one they want.

“I would like to emphasize real-world communication. You don’t see each other online.”

Recent Pokémon games have allowed players to trade their critters or pit them against each other in shirtless, weapon-free man-fights through the Internet’s reality-warping wizardry, so an MMO seems like a logical next step.

But then, we’re not entirely sure if designing a series about adorable cockfighting animals screams “logic” anyway. So yeah.

According to this Variety report, Nintendo’s Pokemon movies have now grossed more then ¥50 billion ($455 million) in Japan, making them the most successful animated features in the country’s history.

The Pokemon movies started in 1998, the first of which took $85.7 million in the US in 1999, a record for a Japanese film that has yet to be equalled.

More through the link.