Nintendo World Triple Launch Event / Nintendo Day Canada
Nintendo has announced their launch day festivities for amiibo, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U for North America. The New York City Nintendo Store will be holding a Triple Launch Event on November 20th, 2014 until November 21st, 2014. Nintendo Canada will be ho...
Deoxys Returns and Clashes with Rayquaza in the Delta Episode
New details about the games Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire have been revealed in the December 2014 Corocoro and via a press release. The official Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire websites have also been updated with more details also. High resolution pictures from the pre...
The Great #EonTicketUK Relay Prize Draw Now Open!
The Pokémon Company launched a dedicated site for people in the United Kingdom to sign up for the The Great #EonTicketUK Relay Prize Draw. Basic details were announced in early November of 2014, but now residents can signup for their chance to participate in the Relay. Be an Eon Ticket Ambass...
Walmart ORAS Bonus Figures
Walmart has posted that they are giving out Groudon and Kyogre figures as a bonus for people that buy Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. People can select which game and which figure they would like to purchase for their order with Walmart. The Groudon and Kyogre figures are also being di...
Nintendo Introduces Crystal Red and Crystal Blue Nintendo 2DS Systems in North America
Nintendo announced that they will also be releasing the Crystal Red and Crystal Blue Nintendo 2DS Systems in North America. They were previously announced for the United Kingdom and Europe where they were just release on November 7th, 2014 but they are called the Nintendo 2DS Transparent Red and Nin...
BS Japan Movie 7 Special Broadcast
On November 16th, 2014 at 7pm, BS Japan will be airing a special broadcast of the 7th Pocket Monsters movie The Sky-Rending Visitor Deoxys (裂空の訪問者 デオキシス). As part of that broadcast, a new special short anime will be shown and information on Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will also be ...
The Eve of ORAS Release Day Niconico Countdown Event at Nico Farre
A special web broadcast called: The Eve of Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire's Release Day" Niconico Countdown Event @ Nico Farre (ポケットモンスター オメガルビー・アルファサファイア発売前日ニコニコ カウントダウンイベント＠ニコファーレ) will air on NicoNico starting at Wednesday November 19th, 2014 at 19:00 EST. A lot of content ...
Eon Ticket Distribution via StreetPass
Details about the Eon Ticket have now been revealed for the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. Players who receive the Eon Ticket have the ability to share it via the Nintendo 3DS feature StreePass. In the UK, the ticket will be distributed at 15 towns and cities on Saturday November 29th,...
Gekkouga Special Distribution for Japan
Japanese players that purchase and register Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire can receive a special Gekkouga (ゲッコウガ). The special distribution was announced in the November 6th, 2014 Japanese Nintendo Direct by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. Player...
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - TV Commercial
Nintendo has begun airing the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - TV Commercial and has also posted it on YouTube. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - TV Commercial Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl3Ptnns9c8...
Pokémon with YOU - Pokémon Center Silicon Band
The Japanese Pokémon Centers have begun selling a Silicon Band (シリコンバンド) as part of the Pokémon with YOU Pokémon Christmas Party 2014 (ポケモンクリスマスパーティ2014) campaign. People that purchase a band for 400yen will receive a card with a serial number to redeem a Jirachi. Jirachi will be redeemable from Dec...
Pokémon ORAS Pre-Orders Lag Behind XY's Globally / XY's Global Sales Reach 13.3 Million
Over the past two days, Nintendo has released their earnings reports: Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Second Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the 75th Fiscal Term Ending March 2015 - Outline & Company President's Presentation and Earnings Release: Six Months Ended September 30, 2014. In...
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack
Retailers in the United States have posted a new Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack on their websites for preorder. The pack contains both games as well as codes to unlock 200 Potions. The pack will retail for $79.98USD + tax. ...
Nintendo 3DS 500yen Prepaid Card Campaign
TSUTAYA stores across Japan will begin a campaign where all patrons who purchase a "Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby" or "Pocket Monsters Alpha Sapphire" download card will also be given a prepaid eshop card with a value of 500yen. That is the same amount as a Pokémon Bank annual subscription and is desig...
Technical Issues Delay ORAS Demo Distribution Codes
The Pokémon Company Support has posted a thread on their FAQ page in regards to a number of issues with the Pokémon October 2014 Newsletter distribution. Many people have yet to receive their codes via email and some that have received the email have received blank codes. Players in the United State...
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version
The official Nintendo website announced further details on how to obtain a demo code for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire in the United States. The details below are from their press release. Our ORAS demo page has been updated with the latest dates and locations to get codes. Po...
Pokémon Scrap 2015 (ポケモンスクラップ)
To celebrate the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, beginning on November 1st, 2014, a new campaign called Pokémon Scrap (ポケモンスクラップ) will begin. Pokémon Scrap is a vouchers system and cards are included with certain physical real world Pokémon products which can be redeemed...
XY Will Not Receive a Patch Updating for Full ORAS Compatibility
In an interview with nTower, Junichi Masuda revealed there would be no patch for Pokémon X and Y that would add compatibility for new Mega Evolutions that will be introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. It should be noted that there is no technical reason for not adding compatib...
Pokémon Global Link Extended Maintenance Period for ORAS
A maintenance period for the Pokémon Global Link will take place mid November 2014. This is separate to the Code Redemption downtime previously announced for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. This maintenance period will be for getting ready for the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. Du...
Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Official Guide Books
The publisher OverLap has revealed the Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Official Guide Book: Complete Story Walkthrough / Complete Zukan Guide Book (ポケットモンスター オメガルビー・アルファサファイア 公式ガイドブック 完全ストーリー攻略ガイド・完全ぜんこく図鑑完成ガイド). Both books will be released in Japan after the release of Pokémon Omega R...
