Tag: HeartGold

HeartGold Get!

Soo eight days after the European release of the new remakes of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, I manages to get my own copy of HeartGold (cuz you know…Ho-Oh would so totally kick Lugia’s ass). And you know what? Five words.

MOST. HASSLING. GAME. EVER. BROUGHT.

Click the jump and follow me on my treacherous and ridiculous quest as to how I managed to get HeartGold without having my soul being ripped out of my soul cabinet in my very chest… all this just to save 5% off a meer game’s RRP.

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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver North America/Europe Release Dates Confirmed

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Kotaku – Pokémon Heart And Soul Laid Bare This Spring

Due out in Japan next month, Nintendo has just announced a spring 2010 release target for the North American and European remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver for the DS.

Johto – I’m still in Johto. Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, two of the most ridiculous names we’ve ever come across, are remakes of the original Pokémon Gold and Silver, with updated graphics and sound, touch screen features, and “a host of surprises.” The announcement of the Western release was made during the opening of the 2009 Pokémon World Championships, which one would imagine is a pretty big deal to Pokémon fans.

“Announcing these much-anticipated game launches at The Pokémon World Championships allows us to give the news directly to the legions of fans who represent the true heart and soul of Pokémon,” said J.C. Smith, The Pokémon Company International’s director of marketing, who made the announcement on stage to kick off the 2009 Pokémon World Championships. “We want to thank these loyal fans by revealing the details to them first.”

I generally pick up any Pokémon title Nintendo tosses my way reflexively, but they may have lost me here. I cannot buy anything with the words HeartGold or SoulSilver on it. It makes them sound like the type of Pokémon games Twilight characters would play.

The good source.

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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Announced

After years and months of rumours  after a cheat mod discovering what they shouldn’t have, internet memes and bootlegging. Finally, its official, Nintendo has confirmed a 2009 release for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver!

Originally going to be exclusively announced on the children’s variety show in Japan Pokémon Sunday on May 10th it seems that Nintendo was being cocky and decided to announce it before the show does.

As with the title these two versions are going to be remakes of the original Pokémon Gold and Silver for the Game Boy Color back in 1999, exactly like FireRed and LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advanced (remakes of Red and Blue/Green) and with almost after 10 years since the release of Gold and Silver, predictions of the exact release is going to be around 21st November in Japan, the 10th anniversary of the original release.

The game will take the players back into the Johto region (with the possibilities with unlocking the Kanto region as well same as the original), west of Kanto, and of course, with all the Johto Pokémon which were impossible to get since you can’t migrate Pokémon with Game Boy cartridges and the lack of Johto Pokémon in Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen, with the addition of the 4th generation Pokémon included, and with the possibilities of a few plot tweaks to fit the new supply of Pokémon in.

And with the planned release for the Johto region remakes now players can finally legally complete their Pokedex in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum since most Johto Pokémon weren’t available in the most recent GBA/DS games.

A new contender for the next game of the year?

Note: Opening image by cascadegonpory