Tag Archives: The Pokémon Company

Pokemon Rumble U’s second wave of NFC figures have been revealed by The Pokemon Company. The figures can be scanned into the Wii U game using Nintendo’s GamePad controller, much like the figures in Disney Infinity or Skylanders.

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Pokemon X & Y had a reveal in the pages of Japanese magazine CoroCoro which has announced a new creature to GameFreak’s ever-expanding repertoire. It’s called Ninfia.

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Pokémon X & Y is going polygonal, despite Gamefreak’s late 2012 comments that doing so would abandon some of the franchise’s charm. But don’t worry – Gamefreak won’t abandon the franchise’s history in taking a long overdue step into the 3D realm.

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Pokemon X & Y were announced for an October 3DS launch yesterday in a furore that made our site’s traffic stats blow up – almost literally. If you missed the announcement, screens and trailer then go here first. The Pokemon Company has since explained why the game is coming to Nintendo’s handheld, rather than Wii U.

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A new TV advertisement for Pokémon Black & White 2 promises a reveal next week.

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If you picked up Pokémon Black or White 2 (or even both), don’t forget to hook up your console to the Intertubes and grab a free, exclusive Pokémon, the frankly disturbing Genesect. There’s a brief teaser video of the Bug and Steel type through the break. US fans have until November 12 to grab Genesect, while Europeans have to wait till October 12 to get their paws on him.

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As the franchise’s first direct sequels, Pokémon Black and White 2 set a lot of precedents, including bringing the “hidden stats” invisible to all but power users out into the open.

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Pokémon Black & White 2 includes 3D models alongside traditional 2D animation, but Gamefreak isn’t keen on ditching sprites altogether.

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Collect all the Pokémans and when you have them all you will be the smartest and the best, is the message I got from this new Pokémon Black & White 2 trailer.

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The local arm of Nintendo has confirmed Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 will release in Australia and New Zealand on October 11. The DS titles are playable on 3DS, and will be supported by Pokémon Dream Radar, a 3DS eShop release of the same date allowing players to collect Pokémon for transfer to the core game. The RPG sequels have already sold 2.3 million units in Japan and arrive in the US on October 7 and in Europe on October 12.

Andriasang reports Pokémon Black & White 2 lived up to its pre-order promise by managing 1,618,621 first week sales in Japan – and as the DS sequel launched on a Saturday, it did it in just two days. According to Enterbrain data, it’s the third best DS launch of all time, and is the first game to sell a million units in first week sales this year – on any platform.

Weekly Japanese TV show Pokémon Smash has another exclusive reveal scheduled for next week.

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Pokémon Black and White 2 is going to sell like hotcakes so it doesn’t really matter that this first teaser trailer is coma-inducing dull.

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Don’t clone Pokémon games and try to sell them. The Pokémon Company is not amused.

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Siliconera reports Pokémon director Junichi Masuda has hinted a new game announce may happen soon. Speaking to fans at a Q&A event, and later following up on Twitter, the developer said those keen to hear about ne games should watch Pokémon Smash, a weekly Japanese TV show. No announcement was made during Sunday’s episode. Despite Gamefreak’s protestations, several signs point at an upcoming Pokémon Gray followup to 2011′s Black and White, possibly for 3DS.

Thanks, CVG.

The inevitable 3DS Pokémon game may be just around the corner.

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That new Pokémon announcement which was teased in Japan dropped over the weekend, and it’s better than we could have hoped for.

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As Japan’s Tohoku region struggles to rebuild following the devastating earthquakes of March, a new Pokémon Centre aims to raise funds and provide emotional support for children affected by the far-reaching disaster.

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