During today’s Pokemon Direct, it was announced that Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS Virtual Console are all compatible with Pokemon Bank. That means any Pokemon you catch in the classic games can eventually be transferred over to Sun and Moon.
Following yesterday’s leak via European trademarks, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon have been officially announced. Both were just revealed via a special Pokemon Direct broadcast.
No actual gameplay was shown – instead we were treated to sneak peaks of quick development footage. However, we do know that the two games will be launching around the world this holiday on 3DS. English, Italian, French, Spanish, Korean, German, and Japanese languages will be supported along with traditional and simplified Chinese.
Today’s Pokemon Direct will begin one hour from now. We’ve embedded the live stream below, similar to past presentations.
Since the broadcast will only last five (update: six) minutes, we’ve decided that a live blog wouldn’t make much sense. However, any major news will be added to the site immediately.
Update: Super Mario Maker has been added to the schedule. Maintenance will take place at the following times:
– 5 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe
Nintendo hasn’t scheduled any Wii U maintenance next week thus far, but there is a bit of 3DS maintenance happening on Monday and Tuesday. The system’s network services (online play, rankings, etc.) will be affected for one hour on both days.
Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:
Monday/Tuesday
– 4 PM PT (Monday) – 5 PM PT (Monday)
– 7 PM ET (Monday) – 8 PM ET (Monday)
– 12 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 1 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 1 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 2 AM in Europe (Tuesday)
Tuesday/Wednesday
– 4 PM PT (Tuesday) – 5 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7 PM ET (Tuesday) – 8 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 1 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 2 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
Back when Pokemon Yellow originally came out, players needed a Surfing Pikachu in order to access the mini-game Pikachu Beach. Moreover, the only way to obtain this Pokemon is with a copy of Pokemon Stadium.
Thankfully, Pikachu’s Beach is still in the 3DS Virtual Console version of Pokemon Yellow. Additionally, you now only need to talk to the man in the Summer Beach House near Fuchsia City to play.
Banpresto is planning on releasing a few Pokken Tournament figures in Japan just in time for the game’s launch. Each one will be priced at 620 yen. For a look at the different figures, check out the gallery below.
Nintendo has pushed out a new update for Yo-kai Watch in North America. Version 1.2 is now available. After applying the update, it will be possible to play in Spanish or French by setting the system language to the respective language.
Square Enix has yet another new trailer up for Bravely Second to promote the game’s media reception in Europe. Take a look at the video below.
Capcom is planning on sharing some big information from Ace Attorney 6 next week. On March 5 in North America and March 6 in Europe, a live stream will take place where the company will reveal “that” character as well as the game’s Japanese release date.
The broadcast will be streamed during the following times:
– 8 PM PT (March 5)
– 11 PM ET (March 5)
– 4 AM in the UK (March 6)
– 5 AM in Europe (March 6)
