Pokémon Plans Blockbuster Year for 2011
The Pokémon Company International has published a press release indicating their plans for the upcoming year. Merchandise related to the new Pokémon: Black and White franchise will be released throughout the year. The Pokémon: Black and White anime will also premiere on February 12th, 2011 at 9am as...
Viz to release Arceus and the Jewel of Life DVD and Manga
The long awaited Arceus and the Jewel of Life DVD will finally be released in North America on February 1st, 2011, a few days before the 13th movie airs on Cartoon Network. Also released that day will be the manga adaption of the movie. Below is the press release. Press Release San Francisco, CA...
Nintendo Announces Pokémon Sampling Tour for Canada
The official Nintendo Canada website has posted the two tour dates for the Pokémon Sampling Tour which is similar to the Pokémon Black Version & White Version Mall Tour that was announced for the United States last week. Press Release Pokémon Sampling Tour...includes Pokémon Black & White Versio...
Pokémon TCG Black & White: Sneak-Peek Tins Revealed
Croftminster has posted the press release and pictures for the upcoming Pokémon TCG Black & White set that is to be released in March of 2011. The UPC Code is 0-820650-10625-5. Press Release Are you ready to catch the next generation of Pokémon? Each Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sneak-Peek Tin c...
Pokémon Black and White - March 6th, 2011
The Official Pokémon Black and White website has announced the release date for the new 5th generation games. They will be released in Canada and the United States on March 6th, 2011. Most video game store locations are now taking pre-orders for the games. The site also revealed a ton of new informa...
Pokémon - Zoroark: Master of Illusions Announced
The official Pokémon website has announced the English dub of the 13th Pokémon movie. Zoroark: Master of Illusions will air on Cartoon Network on February 5th, 2011. To coincide with the release of the movie, the Raikou, Entei, Suicune Nintendo DS events will be available at participating GameStop s...
Two New Pokémon Joining Pikachu Balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Turkey, pumpkin pie and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®; Thanksgiving traditions shared by millions of Americans across the country. One Thanksgiving tradition is commemorating a milestone in 2010 -- Pikachu! The Pokémon Company International announced today that the world renowned Electric-type...
Viz Pokémon Holiday Selections
San Francisco, CA, November 11, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, gives fans a variety of fun suggestions for action-packed anime titles that will make ideal additions to holiday wis...
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Takes Pokémon Fans on a Wild Ride
Launching today across North America, the new PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure game is the first Pokémon™ adventure game created exclusively for the Wii™ system, placing the world-famous Pikachu™ in a massive world filled with friends, foes and exploration. Series fans and newcomers alike are invi...
Original Series Screenplay Writer Takeshi Shudō Died at Age 61
The Pocket Monsters Original Series screenplay writer Takeshi Shudō (首藤剛志) was sent to hospital at around 6am on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 after he collapsed at the JR Nara Station in the smoking area. It was determined that he suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage. It was confirmed later in the day...
HeartGold & SoulSilver Mew Event Download
Pokémon and Nintendo Offer Limited Distribution To Celebrate Tenth Anniversary of Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version BELLEVUE, Wash.—October 12, 2010—It has been 10 years since Pokémon fans first visited the Johto region in the Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version video ga...
Nintendo 3DS Japanese Release Date - Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS
During the 2010 Nintendo Conference held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan on September 29th, 2010, Nintendo announced the finalized specifications for their new system, the Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendo 3DS will be released on February 26, 2011 in Japan for the retail price of 25000yen. The system...
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Official Website Launches
With less than a week to go before the launch of the new game Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, the official website for the game has opened. Videos, images, and information about the game has been posted as well as a bunch of wallpapers. The Ranger Sign for Raikou was revealed and new Signs will also...
Pokémon Standards Initiative
Various fansites and groups have begun putting their support towards a new "Pokémon Standards Initiative" that would "collectively defining and implementing a set of data format and representation standards across the fandom that should be readable by both humans and machines. Such standards should ...
Dates Announced for New Pokémon Games
The official Nintendo Press site has announced the United States release dates for PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and Pokémon Ranger™: Guardian Signs. PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu's Adventure will be released on November 1st, 2010 and Pokémon Ranger™: Guardian Signs will be released on October 4th, 20...
Pokémon GTS website will close on September 14th, 2010
The official Pokémon GTS website has posted a notice that it will close at 11:00 a.m. PST on September 14th, 2010. With Pokémon Black and White being released a few days later in Japan and the coinciding launch of the new Pokémon Global Link website, the closure of the Pokémon GTS website seemed im...
The Sprouse Brothers Hit the Beach to Film Pokémon Commercial
In their continued promotion of Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver, Nintendo has decided to release a new commercial starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse, best known as Zack and Cody from 'The Suite Life on Deck'. Below is the official press release. The only way to make a day at the beach bette...
Special Crobat Download at Pokémon World Championships
A special Pokémon will be distributed to gamers with Nintendo DS systems at the Pokémon World Championships that is taking place this week in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The Crobat is level 30 and holds a Life Orb. Below is the press release. Attention, all gamers who plan to attend the Pokémon World Champ...
America's Pokemon Players Face Off at National Championships June 25-27 - Press Release
BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwire - June 21, 2010) - After months of intense head-to-head tournaments, some of America's best Pokémon™ video game and Trading Card Game (TCG) players will be crowned National Champions this weekend -- June 25-27 -- at the 2010 Pokémon Video Game and Trading Card Game Nationa...
