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The World Hobby Fair 2012 Summer was held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 on June 29th, 2012 and June 30th, 2012. 100000 visitors were expected to attend the event. Pokémon AR Searcher was in full display promoting the game for the Nintendo 3DS. Also the recently released Pokém...
Nintendo has announced the launch dates for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 in North America and Europe. The games will be released on October 7th, 2012 in North America and October 12th, 2012 in Europe. Below is the press release. Confirmed English Names: PokéWood (ポケウッド) is called PokéStar...
Nintendo Europe has announced that Pokémon Conquest will launch in Europe on July 27th, 2012. Apparently according to various video game websites that cover France releases, Pokémon Conquest will not be released in France. Below is the press release. Press Release Pokémon Conquest for Ninten...
The Pokémon Global Link website relaunched the on June 20th, 2012 with a fresh new look and a couple of new features. The Icy Cave was added and new furniture was also added to the catalog. The Pokémon Doll Catalogue was also added in the update. A listing of the new items is available on our Dream ...
The Japanese version of Pokémon Black 2 White 2 were released on June 23rd, 2012. It was announced that pre-orders of the game topped a million copies for both games combined. As of June 17th, 2012, there was 1.16 million pre-orders for the games. This marks the first time that two consecutive serie...
TheSpeedGamers held their weeklong marathon from June 15th, 2012 until June 22nd, 2012. Their objective was to catch all 646 avaiable Pokémon throughout the various games of the franchise while raising money for ACT Today!, a charity supporting Autism awareness and treatment. During the marathon, Th...
The Nintendo Direct conferences for North America, Europe and Japan all aired today and revealed various information about the Nintendo 3DS and the Pokémon franchise. The Nintendo 3DS XL was announced and features bigger screens. The upper widescreen display is 4.88 inches while the lower screen is ...
As previously revealed, the next Japanese Pokémon Card Game expansion set is called Freeze Bolt and Cold Flare (フリーズボルト コールドフレア). It will be released in Japan on July 13th, 2012 and will feature 59 cards including Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. Booster packs will sell for 158yen. The official Japane...
Full details about the TCG and VG National Championships has been announced by the official Pokémon website. The U.S. National Championships will be held at the Indiana Convention Center (100 South Capitol Avenue, 46225-1071) in Indianapolis, Indiana, from Friday, June 29th, through Sunday, July 1st...
The official press release for the upcoming Pokémon TCG: Black and White Dragons Exalted was released today which included a first look at three of the upcoming cards as well as the theme decks and booster card packaging. The expansion will be released in North American on August 15th, 2012. Below ...
Various online retailers have revealed that the PIKACHU THE MOVIE PREMIUM BOX 1998-2010 Bluray Set will be released in Japan on November 28th, 2012 for 38,640yen ($485USD before tax, shipping and duty). The Bluray set includes the first 13th Pocket Monsters movies and 5 shorts. Last years movies are...
On June 17th, 2012, a live performance of the Momo-clo Summer Fun "Summer Dive 2012 Tour" (ももクロ夏のバカ騒ぎSummer Dive 2012 Tour NHKホール大会) took place at NHK Hall and was broadcast throughout Japan. Promoted as a 3D event, Momo-iro Clover Z which includes Reni Takagi (高城れに) who is Purple, Kanako Momota (百田...