Pokemon B2W2 information revealed through Corocoro
Photos of this month's Corocoro were recently made available online, revealing a lot of new information on Pocket Monsters Black 2 White 2. The games will be released in Japan on June 23rd, 2012 for 4800yen each. The game will take place in Isshu 2 years after the original BW game and feature an all...
Rola (ローラ) to sing Movie 15 Theme Memories (メモリーズ) / New Trailer / Pirouette Meloetta
Fashion model and singer Rola (ローラ) will sing the ending theme for Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) which premieres in Japanese theaters on July 14th, 2012. The theme song is titled Memories (メモリーズ). Rola is 22 years old and was born on March 30th, 1990. Her father is from Bang...
Pokémon Searcher BW Pochama Event / Piplup C-Gear
To celebrate Golden Week in Japan, the Pokémon Searcher BW (ポケモンサーチャーBW) will be held at the Nagashima Super Dome in Nagashima Spa Land, Mie Prefecture Kuwana City from April 28, 2012 until May 6th, 2012. The second annual event features a new storyline where participants are to find the Water Jewel...
Pokémon Conquest Announced
The official Pokémon website has announced a new game for the Nintendo DS called Pokémon Conquest. The game is called Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望) in Japan and it was just released last month in Japan. Pokémon Conquest will be released in North America on June 18th, 2012. Below is th...
Pokémon Smash 78 - Pokémon Anime 15th Anniversary Special
On March 6th, 2012, Shoko Nakagawa posted three pictures on her blog that showed a banner on the Pokémon Smash set that said: Pokémon Anime 15th Anniversary Special (ポケモンアニメ１５周年スペシャル). On Sunday April 1st, 2012's episode of Pokémon Smash, Pokémon! I Choose You! (Digitally Remastered Version) / A Spe...
3DS Hard Covers Confirm Black and White Kyurem Type, Height and Weight
Amazon Japan has revealed two Nintendo 3DS Hard Covers that feature Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. The Hard Covers confirm that Black and White Kyurem are both Dragon/Ice types, the same as the standard forme Kyurem but Black Kyurem is 3.3metres high and weighs 325.0kg while White Kyurem is 3.6metre...
7/11 Japan to have Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition 'DS 7-Spots'
7/11 Japan has announced that it will be distributing a Wi-Fi download for Nintendo DS users throughout the 23 wards of Tokyo which features Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望). From March 31st, 2012 until April 13th, 2012, DS via 7-Spot (7SPOTでDS) at participating locations will allow Nint...
The Pokémon Movie Franchise and 'goo' Celebrate Respective 15th Anniversaries Together
Both the Pokémon movie franchise and the Japanese web portal/search engine goo are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year. To commemorate this, goo is hosting a Pokémon movie-related event campaign. As of today, goo visitors can choose to apply a Pokémon skin to the site. Two skins are ...
North American 2012 Pokémon Video Game and TCG Spring Regional Championships
The official Pokémon website has announced the locations for the upcoming North American 2012 Pokémon Video Game and TCG Spring Regional Championships. All Regional Championship events take place on the weekend of April 14th and 15th. Below is the information from the official site. The 2012 ...
Pokémon Smash 77
The latest episode of Pokémon Smash, Lucky's Clinical Records / The PokéSma Members Start their Training for the World Championships, Joined by New Members! / Misaki the Fighting-user Takes the Stage in the Elite Four Battle! (ラッキーのカルテ / 世界大会を目指してポケスマメンバーが特訓を始動、新メンバーも参加！ / 四天王バトルはかくとう使いのミサキ！) aired ...
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition sells 172,000 Copies during its First Weekend
According to the Media Create Sales charts, Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望) sold 172,027 copies the first two days of its release. It was the top selling video game in Japan for the week of March 12th, 2012 to March 18th, 2012. It was the only Nintendo DS game in the top 50 other than P...
McDonald's Japan to Distribute In-Store Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Game for DS
McDonald's Japan will be distributing a Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Game in-stores over their Nintendo Zone Wi-Fi from March 30th, 2012 until April 16th, 2012. Nintendo DS owners can visit a participating McDonald's location and download the game. In the game, players first select the partner to f...
The Strongest Pikachu Event / Stamp Rally
A Pikachu Festival (ピカチュウまつり) will be held at the Tohoku Pokémon Center from March 23rd, 2012 until April 8th, 2012. There will be various activities at the festival all related to Pikachu such as Papercraft and bingo. A Pikachu will also be distributed at the event to players of the Japanese ve...
April Corocoro - Black 2 White 2 Box Art - Keldeo Event Pokémon
The official Japanese Pokémon website and the April 2012 issue of Corocoro have announced information on the Movie 15 pre-order ticket campaign. Players of Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2) that pre-order their tickets for the movie...
Exclusive Interview with Pokémon singer/songwriter Naomi Tamura
Sean Robbins, host of the Japanese popular music radio show The J-Pop Exchange, has informed us that he will be airing an exclusive interview with Naomi Tamura (田村直美) on Saturday March 17th, 2012 at 8PM EST on his show. Below is his news submission. Quote from Sean Robbins - Host of The J-Pop Exc...
New Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Information
With the release of Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望) only a few days away, a ton of new information about the game has been revealed in various magazines and on the official website. The game will be released in Japan on March 17th, 2012 and it features an all new system for Pokémon batt...
New Version of Pokémon Battle Chess to be Released in May
A new version of Pokémon Battle Chess (ポケモンバトルチェス) is going to be released in Japan on May 18th, 2012 for 500yen. The game is a take on the popular board game Chess but with a Pokémon twist. The new version will feature a red box and Lugia and Pikachu will be prominently featured. The previous versi...
Seven-Colored Arch (七色アーチ) on iTunes
The latest Pocket Monsters Best Wishes ending theme is now available to download in Japan on the Apple iTunes store for 200yen. A forum post on Aki Okui's (奥井亜紀) official website asked if the song was going to be released on CD but the release is pending. No official reason was given but it is proba...
Pokémon Black and White - Dark Explorers Details Announced
The official Pokémon website has announced details about the upcoming English TCG expansion Dark Explorers. The expansion will be released on May 9th, 2012 and will consist of over 100 cards. Below are the details. Pokémon TCG: Black and White — Dark Explorers As you explore the darkness, th...
BW5 Garbodor and Nukenin TCG Cards Revealed
The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game Blog has revealed two new cards that will debut in the upcoming expansion sets Dragon Blast and Dragon Blade (リューズブラスト・リューノブレード) which will be released on March 16th, 2012. Below are the details. Garbodor (ダストダス) Psychic Type, 100HP, 0...
