Zac, Infendo writer and podcaster extraordinaire, has posed a question in the new Infendo forums… What exactly do you expect in a new pokémon game?

His wish list is as follows:

1. I want an immersible 3D world, especially with 3D battling. The 3D animators thing makes me think that this is on the slate.
2. An online town/room/whatever where trainers can go to battle, trade, etc on wifi that is not just some weird mini room with only two people. Think mini MMO that you can go to.
3. Much deeper and emotional story. Make me give a damn about the characters!

What do you want?

That’s right, kids! We’re not talking about the new Pokemon Ranger. Not a new Mystery Dungeon. Not even a remake of an older game. We’re talking about a possible successor to the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum games.

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“It’s all about the evolution of the Pokemon.”

[Via Super Punch]

Nintendo sent out a press release earlier today about giving away Pokémon figures to anyone who pre-orders Heart Gold and Soul Silver. If you pre-order HeartGold you get Ho-Oh, if you pre-order SoulSilver you get Lugia.

“These unique figures are our way of thanking Pokémon fans of all ages for the enthusiasm and support they have shown for the series,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions include new features and enhancements that players will instantly appreciate, and we think these terrific figures will help to get fans even more excited about what is in store for them on March 14.”

Anyone looking forward to HeartGold and SoulSilver now that there is some toys thrown in?

At least not yet in my opinion.

[Via Amazon]

Come on. You just know someone at Nintendo already had this laying around as a crazy East Egg idea for one of the three thousand Pokemon titles that have come out over the years.

Haunt-haunt-haunt-ter! (more…)

Back in March, Junichi Masuda, the series director of Pokemon, was asked if they would consider turning Pokemon into an MMO.

This was their response:

“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.”

Sure, that was seven months ago, and they could have changed their minds by now, but lets all just admit that they haven’t. You’ll have to excuse my complete unwillingness to accept this excuse they have given, and I intend on ripping it to pieces.

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While I waited for the train on the platform at my local train station I started to hear some old Game Boy sounding tunes. I looked around nonchalantly until I noticed it was coming from this teenager sitting down on the ground. He apparently was replaying Pokémon Gold in anticipation of Heart Gold and Soul Silver being released on the DS.

I do have to say it is nice to crack out the classics once in a while.

I was playing Pokémon recently killing the time between classes on Fire Red. During a break I was reading through all the Pokédex entries I had until I came to Cubone. The pokedex for Cubone in Fire Red reads as follows.

It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly.

I always thought it was weird that Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother. Yet, if you look at Marowak, the skull looks nothing like the one Cubone wears. To top it off the only Pokémon that has a similar shaped skull to the one Cubone wears is either a Charizard or a Kangaskhan.

Kangaskhan are also the only Pokémon that carries its young around, so it could be possible that if the mother dies the baby wears it’s skull… I may be looking to deeply into it, but I think it’s an interesting connection.

What do you guys think?