First Pokemon Diamond and Pearl details
Two Pokemons hitting DS next year; additional game also in development for unannounced platform.
2006 will be a good year for fans of Nintendo's Pokemon series. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will be released simultaneously for the Nintendo DS next year in Japan, reports the latest issue of Comic Korokoro. A third game, named Pokemon Ranger, is also slated for release in 2006, although no specific details--including its platform--have been disclosed yet. Pokemon Ranger will have connections to next year's Pokemon movie, as well as the TV anime series.
Comic Korokoro disclosed some first details on Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, which is currently in development by Pokemon Company and Game Freaks. The game will once again be supervised by series producer and Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara and directed by Game Freaks' Junichi Masuda. Also handling the graphics is series art designer Ken Sugimori.
According to Masuda, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will take place in a new land, although it will feature pocket monsters from previous games. Sugimori comments that the game's developers are currently thinking about the all-new Pokemon that will appear in the two games, and they're also trying to come up with the designs of currently existing Pokemon in their evolved and pre-evolved states. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl won't have any additional monster types (currently there are 17), although there will be additional pocket monsters that are combinations of two monster types. The Pokemon from movies will be in the game as well, and they're said to make their entrances in surprising ways.
Masuda revealed that they usually work on the beginning of the game at the end of the project. He pointed out that the openings for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire for the Game Boy Advance were redone many times, and the number of selectable pocket monsters at the beginning of the game kept changing.
Both Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will have connectivity to the Pokemon series for the GBA and GameCube, and users will be able to port their pocket monsters from previous installments to the DS. Masuda also commented that he expects the games to use the DS's Wi-Fi capabilities to connect simultaneously with 16 players and that the touch-sensitive screen will be employed during gameplay.
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Wow this game looks good :D And for those of you who wish it to be released on other consoles... What about the other games? Some games are released for other consoles that other people may not have... Like Xbox, or the PSP. Their consoles have games that may not be available for other consoles such as the DS... So just keep your comments to yourself, and be glad that its at the LEAST being released :lol:
I can't wait for it to come out. And it's ONLY on the DS. It's gonna sell a lot of DS systems, putting Nintendo even more ahead of Sony in the handheld race. Take that markr1003!
This is one really good reason I should get a DS. Speaking of which... I want a DS. But this can connect to GBA, so I could still battle and trade with my Sapphire. Would there have to be a special cable to connect though?
YEAH! ! ! FINALLY I WAITED FOR A WHILE THIS IS GONNA BE THE GREATEST. IT WOULD BE COOL IF YOU CAN WALK AROUND ANY WHERE WITH FRIENDS. OH AND I WATCH A SOMETHING AND YESSS. WE CAN USE THE MIC FINALLY IT WILL BE AWSOME .
YEAH! ! ! FINALLY I WAITED FOR A WHILE THIS IS GONNA BE THE GREATEST. IT WOULD BE COOL IF YOU CAN WALK AROUND ANY WHERE WITH FRIENDS. OH AND I WATCH A SOMETHING AND YESSS. WE CAN USE THE MIC FINALLY IT WILL BE AWSOME .
ummm, markr1003, UR RETARTED!!!! it is on the ds for a reason. it is a NINTENDO game, not a SONY game. You would have to be really dumb to think they should put it on the psp when pokemon has always been strictly for nintendo.
ok ppl rockerode has a point most ppl dun have gba ahymore but even more ppl bought psp cuz its better anyways i agree to icey cuz i belive they will sell out more if they release it on psp, ps2,ps2 xbox, xbox360 and all the other stuff but i disagree to icey aswell becuz i have all the pokemon game starting from yellow version to pokemon ruby (including jade n crystal) n i love them so dont just post sumtin mean about pokemon ever u dun kno how good the games r so put a sock in it
icey05: If you're compaining about buying a "whole new thing" then I'm assuming you're still playing with your Atari 2600 then?
I can't wait for this game. I preordered it because it'll sell out quick. And by the way icey, SUCK iT!
you know i cant wait for this game and icey, you have no clue what you are talking about i have a ds and it is the best, oh and btw MOST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE A DS AND NOT A GBA ANYMORE and where have you been nintendo has done that many times, even sony and microsoft has, boy have you been living under a rock!
godoo, i agree, a remake of the original pokemon would be awsome.......oh and icey, UR COMPLETE CRAP U DUMBASS pokemon and nintendo are not splitting up
@ icey05 obviously it's only coming out on the DS; Pokemon is owned by Nintendo and coincidently, the DS is too. sorry to break your bubble, but a Pokemon game isn't coming out for the PSP any time soon. go home, idiot.
@ icey05 You, sir, are completely retarded. Unless your eyes have fallen out or your brain has rotted over from staring at your GameGear to long, you have no excuse to call the DS crap. Anyway, I think this game will be great! ...A very long wait though...damn you Japan...
they need to remake the first pokemon red again like a fire red but on DS, and with wifi the only TRUE pokemon are the first 151
Crap? your calling final fantasy 3 crap? what are you? a noob?!! DS has tons of neat games im planning on buying one real soon!
The DS games are not crap, you have no idea what you are talking about, don't hate it until you play it. Out of all the upcoming games, THIS looks the crappiest.
i think this is gay! its only coming out on the DS what about all of us who dont want to buy a whole new thing just for one game. i mean look at the rest of the DS games, COMPLETE CRAP!
i doubt there going to make anymore pokemon games after diamond and pearl, well they may make a few with Nintendo Wii, hope this uses nintendo wifi, and battle people from across the world!!!
no more pokemon games please after this one!! Please is u can do contest and battles via wifi thats good enough for me and please let it use the microphone and if thats all well and done no more pokemon games!!!!!
Hi Pokemon freaks! If you wanna know about the new DS pokemon games Diamond/Pearl - go to: http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/ - and click the menu on the right side. Lots of information! According to the site there are 106 new pokemons in the new games, making the total 493 pokemons. There's also lots and lots of other information about Pokemons, DVD guides, game guides, episode guides and you name it! The best Pokemon site in the world I dare say! Don't hesitate to go there if you are a Pokemon fan! Serebii means Celebi in Japanese. Best regards Staffan
There's nooooo way Nintrendo is letting this one slip past the Pokemon-crazy American market, Gmacrusher. Pokemon= green
I will buy the first ones that arrive in America.. for that i´m sure.. but when this game come to America????????
Am i capable of playing the game on my european DS if i buy it as a japanese version? And can i translate it to english??? cause it is gonna be a hell of a tough game in japanese :D:D:D
Well for all I know its out in Japan! !! The Three Starters are Naetoru( Leaf Turtle Pokemon)-Grass&Ground Hikozaru("Fire"Child Ape Pokemon)-Fire&Fighting Pochama(Penguin Pokemon)-Water Type Well they have been confirmed and is now in the game sorry guys if its in JP because I don't know what there called in English but hopefully they'll be able to confim the english names sometime during this year and next year before the US Release
id buy diamound cus it looks and sounds better it seems fun nomatter withch one i get...
This sucks for me because I decided to buy a PSP instead of a Nintendo DS. DAMN YOU GAME FREAK! Maybe I'll get a DS after all.
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