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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gamefreak on May 05, 2009, 11:25:08 AM

Title: Rumors abound.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 05, 2009, 11:25:08 AM
On May 10th, Gamefreak (not me) is making a large Pokemon based announcement.

Speculation has it, that they'll be the remakes of Gold and Silver.  I'll post news here as it comes forth, or if it's even true at all.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: darkphantomime on May 05, 2009, 01:14:33 PM
I would totally buy that. Here's hoping that they'll include a way of (finally) capturing Celebi and/or Mew.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 05, 2009, 01:21:54 PM
I've already known about that.

For almost a week.

I need to find a way to import CoroCoro...
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: darkphantomime on May 05, 2009, 01:55:23 PM
I only hope that they don't decide to make remakes of Generations 3 and 4 somewhere along the line... They're too recent and it would perpetuate a pattern of reusing old crap for gain.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 05, 2009, 01:57:30 PM
Well if they do hold true to second gen tradition, they'll make everywhere available to travel.

I would love to see that. Or at the Kanto Johto and Hoenn.

And I can't wait for Team Rocket to finally be returned.

Also, the gym leader Jasmine needs a bigger role then she got in Platinum. She's awesome.

I'll be dreading that third gym battle though.. Darn miltank.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Hi no Seijin on May 05, 2009, 08:10:13 PM
Oh, wow, I should totally let MasterKey know about this.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 06, 2009, 07:22:44 AM
Yeah, Here is some info.

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On the latest installment of the Japanese Pokemon series, Pokemon Sunday, the program ended with a very intriguing tease: Bulbanews reports that a "world-exclusive first announcement" will be made on the show next weekend, May 10 (via Kotaku).
So what will this world-exclusive announcement be? Evidently no specific information was stated about it, but the way the tease was presented seems to offer an important clue. As you can see in the accompanying screen grab, the tease was made as two (very cheap looking) gold and silver balls dangled precariously over the hosts' heads, which will open to reveal the announcement next week. Therefore, the obvious guess would be the announcement has something to do with Pokemon Gold and Silver, released for the Game Boy Color way back in 2000. And the obvious guess there is a possible remake for the DS.

Of course, that's two degrees of guesswork, so there's no telling what's actually going to be announced next week. But considering the original Red and Blue Game Boy titles were remade as FireRed and LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advance, it certainly wouldn't be out of character for Nintendo, would it?

When I find some information from CoroCoro or some other place I'll let you guys know.

Also:

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The offical site for the show promises it to be 'a worldwide first announcement and a worldwide first big scoop'. One major clue the show's producers may have provided is in the colour of the Confetti-filled Party balls on the show;

[Picture of silver and gold Party balls]

Due to recent rumours and many hints contained within Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, fans speculate that Nintendo will finally be giving Johto (and by extension Kanto) a much-deserved retread on the DS.

Further adding fuel to the fire is that both Japanese Magazines Coro Coro (which has revealed new Pokemon games before) and Nintendo Dream are set to feature a 'much-talked-about big title', and both will be released after the airing of Pokemon Sunday.

Would other Pokemon fans here like to see Gold and Silver re-imagined on the DS?
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Deku on May 06, 2009, 10:34:52 AM
... If you're looking for a GS remake, try Shiny Gold. Yeah, its a Fire-red rom hack, but its the best rom hack I've ever played. It feels so official. No grammar mistakes, or anything. It was really like an official remake. :)
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 06, 2009, 10:39:50 AM
OR I could but the official thing get multiplayer and the official maps.

I think I'll do that.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Deku on May 06, 2009, 10:54:31 AM
K, K, chill. ;)
It was just a helpful suggestion.

We don't even know if its going to be a G/S remake.
I'm kind of hoping more for a G/S remake on the Wii instead of the DS. That'd be killer!
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Rev Rabies on May 06, 2009, 11:16:16 AM
No it wouldn't, it would be a waste of a disk, pokemon is great as a ds game because it's simple, making it on the wii they'd just make it 3D and ruin the style of the handheld pokemon games, the 3D style is great for colloseum but that's it.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 06, 2009, 11:18:34 AM
Pokemon will always be a handheld dominant game hence the name Pocket monsters.

The creator said he made pokemon because he wanted modern day city kids to enjoy bug catching as he did when he was a child in rural Japan.

I hope it stays portable.

Also ZV i wasn't trying to be mean, I just don't like Hacks/roms.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: MagmarFire on May 07, 2009, 06:58:57 PM
Eh... I hope it stays portable, too, but if it were rendered in a 3D environment like in Ocarina of Time or something, then it would pwn even more. Free roaming! Exploration like no one's ever seen a Pokemon game! Not to say there's no exploration at all, but it would give it a great twist.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 07, 2009, 07:24:40 PM
I had so wished for that for a G/S/C Remake...

OKAY BIG BIG NEWS!

GAMES ARE....

A G/S REMAKE CALLED HEART GOLD AND SOUL SILVER!

Coming out Fall of 09. For japan.

Nothing Else is known at this moment but...

It's good enough right?
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: MagmarFire on May 08, 2009, 11:56:01 AM
They totally ran out of elements and minerals, didn't they? :P

Guess we saw it coming, though. Sweet!
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 08, 2009, 12:01:03 PM
Well it was just something that had to be tacked onto original colors.

Like Fire-red Leaf-Green.

Yeah.

But I'll keep my eye out for teh news.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: darkphantomime on May 08, 2009, 01:28:55 PM
I thought it was going to be Gold Dusk and Silver Dawn. :\
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: MagmarFire on May 08, 2009, 01:52:47 PM
I like JQ's names better; they seem more original.

But why HeartGold and SoulSilver? Will there be a heart and soul twist or something? I kinda doubt it, but it sounds KH-esque to me.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: darkphantomime on May 08, 2009, 02:06:56 PM
I got my names from Bulbapedia. Apparently, they trade-marked those particular names...
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 08, 2009, 02:42:09 PM
Here's some logos for everyone:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Pok%C3%A9mon_HeartGold_and_SoulSilver_logos.png)
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 08, 2009, 05:16:34 PM
Betcha twenty Internets I'm right.

Cause I got it from the official source.

Also verified by Serebii.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Fishalicious on May 08, 2009, 05:21:30 PM
I'm more interested in the merchandising that will come from this; I'm very much looking forward to possible pokedolls of the legendary trio (or a re-release of the lugia/ho-oh with the new minky fabric) OR, even better, a remake of the giant (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokeplushproject/2303461147/in/set-72157604020846028/) four (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokeplushproject/2408059188/in/set-72157604020803438/) foot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokeplushproject/2406819078/in/set-72157604025050845/) mega (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokeplushproject/2303475079/in/set-72157604020887886/) plush (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokeplushproject/2304273908/in/set-72157604025125249/). ;; Such a pipe dream, but hey whatever. I can dream.

I probably will get ahold of information as the time comes, if you so wish- I could probably get pictures of the new merchandise (in Japan) and possibly screenshots (in Japanese) if anyone wants.

Oh and it's for rizzle. Got a friend in Japan who was relieved they finally announced it because of the sheer amounts of speculation everyone kept posting all over LiveJournal this past week.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 08, 2009, 05:22:34 PM
Stinks I have no contacts in Japan or anything...

I just have to lurk the web.

Edit:
From Bulbapedia.

HeartGold and SoulSilver will be released in Japan this fall, possibly on or near Nov. 21, the 10th anniversary of the original release of their namesakes. International releases will likely come in mid-2010.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: alical on May 09, 2009, 03:58:24 AM
This is wonderful!
I'll definitely get the silver version, just beacsue I ALWAYS get the game you say second (Blue, Silver, Sapphire, Pearl), even though I doubt my brother will get the other, I might just have to get both : ). Shame they aren't remaking Crystal, but I suppose all the extra features in that will be in it anyway, I'll just miss the Suicune storyline thing.
G/S/C were definitely my favourite games.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 09, 2009, 06:45:37 AM
I think they will put in Suicune, they always allow all the legends in the remakes.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Fishalicious on May 09, 2009, 08:08:31 AM
It won't have the side-story of Suicune, though...

Also, 11/21 is the best date in the world ever.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 09, 2009, 08:11:15 AM
I just hope they actually put effort into the Kanto storyline this time around.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 09, 2009, 08:12:15 AM
I hope that they make everywhere, or at least up to hoenn, Available for Play.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Uximadesk on May 10, 2009, 12:44:27 AM
That's why they didn't include Johto in FRLG...

Crystal was my favorite version.

Hey, maybe they'll bring the old pokeballs back. I wonder if Celebi will have a role at all now.
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 10, 2009, 08:19:06 AM
They need to release Celebi here.

You Mean the Apricot balls?

Those are fun.

I GOT PICS! All the info that was released on Pokemon Sunday was a 16 second clip of your character walking around with a chickorita.

Here is a pic.

Thank me later and be gald I'm giving you this info.

Joking, It's cool.

Also The Clip of the game is here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4rPZe0CHBE) as 4:19
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: Rev Rabies on May 10, 2009, 10:09:38 AM
i just like the lucario guy laying on the ground XD
Title: Re: Rumors abound.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 10, 2009, 10:12:13 AM
I think the Anime falle was funny in a lame kind of way.