Pokémon 3D Zukan Update
A free update to the Japanese version of Pokédex 3D (Pokémon 3D Zukan BW ポケモン立体図鑑BW) has just been made available. The update allows players to download every single Pokémon normally via Spotpass, including all the Pokémon that previously needed their AR marker scanned before they could be downloade...
McDonald's Happy Meal Pokémon Toys June 2012
McDonald's has announced that their Happy Meal toys in both the United States and Australia will feature Pokémon figures and a Pokémon TCG card starting in June of 2012. In Australia, Pikachu, Servine, Dewott and Pignite will be distributed and each toy comes with 1 of 12 random TCG cards. In...
Pokémon Conquest Bonus Passcodes for Pre-Orders
Players in the United States that pre-order Pokémon Conquest at a participating Gamestop location by Sunday, June 17th 2012 and pick it up by Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 will to get five exclusive passcodes to unlock the in-game characters: Lapras, Emolga, Riolu, Scyther and Pikachu Online Customers...
4 New CDs Announced - Become an Arrow! the Opening Theme for Best Wishes Season 2
Four new CDs have been announced and will be released in Japan over the next couple months. Become a Pointer! (やじるしになって!) is the new opening theme for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2) which debuts on June 21st, 2012. The song is sung by Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香), the CD ca...
Black & White: Collection 2 / Sinnoh League Victors (Box Set 3) Boxsets Revealed
New DVD box sets have been announced in both Australia and North America. The third and final Sinnoh League Victors will be released in North America by Viz but not until September 4, 2012. Pre-order's on Amazon are currently $13.98. Having already released all the Diamond and Pearl episodes on ...
Pokémon Trading Card Game Online Upgrade
The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online has completely changed its front-end client for players and has ditched the Flash version. Players can currently download the Windows beta version from the Pokémon TCG Online's site. A Macintosh version will be available at a later time. Press Release The...
Singer Donna Summer dies at 63
American singer Donna Summer has died of cancer at the age of 63. She is best known to Pokémon fans for singing the song The Power of One which was used in the English dub movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000. Earlier this campaign year, Republican nomination candidate Herman Cain quoted lyrics from the so...
Pokémon Black 2 White 2 Special Official Introductory Movie
The official Japanese Pokémon YouTube site has posted the Pokémon Black 2 White 2 Special Official Introductory Movie. The video features scenes from the upcoming games in an animated form. Below is the full video. Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp...
New Black 2 White 2 Information
Corocoro, Yahoo's Pokémon website and the official Pokémon websites have all updated to post tons of new information about the upcoming games Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The English box art has been revealed as well as a brief description of the story. Story Outline Your journey takes place...
Dream Radar and Pokédex 3D Pro Announced / AR Search - Sacred Beast Formes Revealed
Nintendo has announced that Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokédex 3D Pro will be released in North America and Europe in the fall of 2012. It's unfortunate that Pokémon AR Searcher was renamed to Pokémon Dream Radar for the actual English release of the game considering the title is already in English for...
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Announced
The official Japanese Best Wishes website has been announced that Pocket Monsters Best Wishes (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ) will end on June 14th, 2012 with a 1-hour special. On June 21st, 2012, Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2) will debut. The new series will feature Satoshi co...
How to Play the Pokémon Card Game DVD
The official Japanese YouTube page has updated and has uploaded the 'How to Play the Pokémon Card Game DVD' to their list of available videos to watch. The video is in Japanese and is approximately a half an hour. The clip is a good introduction to the game. Source: http://www.youtube.com/wat...
Bolteuroseu and Toneroseu to be Distributed on Korean Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
The official Korean website has announced that Bolteuroseu (볼트로스) and Toneroseu (토네로스) will be distributed via the Korean Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection from May 14th, 2012 @ 10:00 until July 5th, 2012 @ 23:59. Like the Japanese distribution, the Pokémon are being distributed to promote the two anime epi...
Ron Paul Pokémon Theme Parody Re-Mix by JASON PAIGE
Earlier this campaign year, Republican nomination candidate Herman Cain quoted lyrics from the Donna Summer song The Power of One which was used in the English dub movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000. Now Jason Paige, the singer of the original English dub theme song for the Pokémon anime has remixed his ...
Shoko Nakagawa's 10th Anniversary in the Entertainment Business
On May 5th, 2012, Shoko Nakagawa, one of the hosts of Pokémon Smash, celebrated her 10th Anniversary in the entertainment business and her 27th birthday by having a concert celebration called "10th Year Celebration! SHOKO NAKAGAWA LV UP LIVE Super☆Outdoor Music Festival (10元突破！SHOKO NAKAGAWA LV UP L...
Pikachu Distribution in Singapore
Maxsoft, the official distributor of Nintendo in South East Asia and the Middle East has announced that they will be distributing the Powerful Pikachu event from May 11th, 2012 until May 20th, 2012 at Isetan Scotts, Level 4 in Singapore. The Pikachu distribution is part of the Pokémon Pika Pika Carn...
New Ending Theme - Mitemite☆Kotchitchi (みてみて☆こっちっち)
The idol group Momo-iro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ) performed Look at this (Mitemite☆Kotchitchi みてみて☆こっちっち) live at a performance on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at the Toda City Culture Hall (戸田市文化会館). It was the 8th song in their set for the performance which had 10 songs. The song will be used as the endin...
Pokémon Global Link Upgrade Announcement - Site Closed June 2012
The official Japanese version of the Pokémon Global Link has announced that the site and system will be undergoing updates for the upcoming games 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). As a result, the site and services will be down of Japanese players from June 5th, 2012 until Jun...
Pokémon Smash 82
Pokémon Smash 82 - Yadoking! The King's Symbol! / Team Keldeo and Team Meloetta's 'Movie Pokémon Roleplay Bingo' Showdown! / An Adventure in 'Pokémon B2W2' Using Keldeo! (ヤドキング！ おうじゃのしるし！ / 「映画ポケモンなりきりビンゴ」でチームケルディオとチームメロエッタが対決！ / ケルディオを使って「ポケモンB2W2」を冒険！) aired on April 29th, 2012 in Japan. During...
Powerful Tag Pokémon - Pokémon Center Event Pokémon
The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced that there will be a distribution of four Pokémon as part of the Powerful Tag Pokémon (強力タッグポケモン) campaign at the Pokémon Centers. From May 7th, 2012 until May 31st, 2012, players of the Japanese version of Pokémon Black and White can receive Kyuko...
