Hori bringing out a Pikachu GameCube-like controller for Wii U/Wii
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 3 Comments
Hori previously announced red and green Super Mario Bros. controllers that are made with Smash Bros. Wii U in mind. A yellow, Pikachu-themed controller is also in the works.
The Pikachu controller plugs into a Wiimote like the Mario Bros. versions. It will be compatible with Smash Bros. Wii U and features the turbo function with three speed settings.
The controller goes on sale in Japan on December 20. Pricing is set at 3,434 yen.
New Pikachu balloon debuting at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Pikachu has been a staple of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for over a decade. During this year’s parade, the Pokemon will be seeing the debut of a brand new balloon.
Pikachu will march in the parade for the 15th consecutive year with a new holiday look. You can check out the style for yourself above.
The new Pikachu balloon can be seen by watching this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person or on TV on November 27.
Source: Pokemon Company PR
Ishihara wants the Pokemon games to be enhanced with latest tech, communication is key
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview with Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara discussed Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and a few other topics, but the most interesting comments came about when he talked about the future of Game Freak’s titles.
Famitsu first inquires about Pokemon as a whole. When asked about the current situation and views of the future from his perspective, Ishihara teased:
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Video: Pokemon theme song, as sung by the Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS announcer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 13 Comments
I just have to post this here… because it could be the best thing ever.
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Game Freak on the possibility of a Pokemon game with all regions
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New entries in the Pokemon series tend to introduce brand new regions. Generation 1, for example, brought us Kanto. There has also been Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos.
Something that could be interesting is a Pokemon game the encompasses all of the major regions we’ve seen thus far. Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda appears to be open to the possibility, though the team would need to “could come up with a way to really make that interesting”.
Masuda told Kotaku:
If we could come up with a way to really make that interesting, then it’s something we’d implement – but for me, personally, as a theory, I think it would be more fun for us all to enjoy different locations and then share that experience together than all have the same experience in the same region.
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Game Freak says a new Pokemon Stadium game would “need to have some sort of new invention”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 35 Comments
Nintendo hasn’t published any new Pokemon Stadium games since 2007. By the sound of things, the series won’t be returning anytime soon.
Speaking with USgamer, Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda said that simply improving the graphics wouldn’t be “as impactful or impressive” since Pokemon games are in 3D these days. A new Pokemon Stadium would instead need “some sort of new invention” for its existence to be justified.
Below are Masuda’s full comments:
“It kind of goes back to the core philosophy of Pokémon as a brand: We really want to excite people and surprise them with new things they weren’t expecting. The original games, of course, were 2D and in black and white, and seeing them in 3D was a stark contrast… it was kind of a huge surprise for players. Nowadays, the Pokémon are already in 3D, and I’m not sure that better graphics would be quite as impactful or impressive. So in order to come back to the Stadium series, I think we’d need to have some sort of new invention to justify it.”
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Pokemon devs on lack of 3DS VC games, Smash Bros., Mega Evolutions, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Game Informer recently caught up with Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori. The two were touched on slew of different topics, including the lack of Pokemon games on the 3DS Virtual Console, how Pokemon are chosen for Smash Bros. the possibility of revisiting the idea of extensions for previously-released titles, and more.
You’ll find a few excerpts from Game Informer’s interview below. Head on over here for the full discussion.
Watch the new Pokemon announcement here
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 8 Comments
Famitsu’s reveal for the new Pokemon project will be taking place in just under ten minutes. We’ve included a live-stream below.
You can alternatively watch the proceedings on Niconico.
Monopoly: Pokemon Kanto Edition images and details
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A listing on GameStop contains new images and details for the upcoming Pokemon monopoly set.
Check out the official product description below:
Partner with Pikachu and friends in Pokémon Monopoly! Travel through all eight gyms and battle all kinds of Pokémon in the Pokémon: Kanto Edition of Monopoly. Buy, sell and trade with other trainers to collect the most powerful Pokémon team!
Ages 8+ | 2-6 Players
Includes:
Pokémon themed game board features the Kanto Region and all eight gyms
6 collectible metal tokens: Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Eevee, Jigglypuff
Custom sculpted Poké Marts and Pokémon Centers replace traditional Houses & Hotels
Instructions
GameStop’s listing contains an August 30 release date, but that seems off to me given the Saturday release. I guess we’ll see!
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New Pokemon Project being announced August 26th
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 37 Comments
It appears The Pokemon Company has another project in the works which they’ll be revealing to the public on August 26th via NicoNico. It’s unclear at this time whether or not the project will be a game, manga etc. but the official website has ???????? (Games – Additional) listed so there’s plenty of reason to be excited.
The stream will commence August 26th at 10PM JST via NicoNico, so we’ll have updates for you after then!
