A new international police member? Her name damn well better be Jenny!

Kyattsuai

DIALGA AND PALKIA SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE STORY?!!?!?!!1?!1/!/!?!?

I might just explode.

beat89

whoa!
That's my birthday!
Sucks that isn't the release for america.

XdragonSB

No Johto. Blurgh.

Hrist

@Karisu-Zero: Yeah, but D/P already had online... That's why I'm confused.

Maybe it's a way to connect without Friend Codes?

Zerbrechen

@Zerbrechen: I'm hoping its Online Battles, I'd rather do that then by a broken Wii game to play online.

Karisu-Zero

chimpokoman, got to buy em , got to buy em, chimpokomon!!

shinko

@Murgatron: fuck yeah

if i buy this, i'm getting ranch too.... :/ my wallet.

thejakeman: visit my site!

Looks good. The series needs something to give a jump right now.

Karisu-Zero

@muffinmcmuffin: I guess it's a nice addition, but- unlike Starcraft, you could basically sum up Pokemon battles in text form. I've tried to watch Pokemon battles online, but I usually just end up fast forwarding to the end... I don't find it fun unless I'm playing
To each his own I guess.

By the way, does anybody know what the "Wi-fi club" is all about? Is it just, like, a hub?

Zerbrechen

@bleakeh: always check the expiration date printed on the packaging before using a meme. and remember, when in doubt, throw it out.

thejakeman: visit my site!

@Terance: All you have to First question.: @SanjiX:

I appreciate you both trying to help but that really doesn't do a whole lot for me other than a base for research. I didn't start playing Pokemon until Fire Red/Leaf Green and when I picked up Emerald it was new to me so...

Sparx

@Sparx: There hasn't been a new Pokemon game since 1932.

Arsenicberyllium

I'm really excited for this. Don't forget to mention the new Shaymin and Giratina forms!

I need to start setting aside another 250 hours of my life for this, just like I did with Pearl. Thats about 10 days. Hmm... I rock.

Murgatron

Huh, that Battle Recorder actually sounds like it could be pretty useful. Starcraft and Warcraft replays have always been oddly satisfying.

muffinmcmuffin

Will it have a new plot, any new gameplay mechanics, or anything that distinguishes in any outside of essentially "special edition bonus playable characters"?

Arsenicberyllium

Although it'll be awhile (a long while) before it's absolutely necessary, I'd love a revitalization of the Pokemon series. Sure, an MMO would be nice, but for the "core series" something fresh could end up being fun.
Oh well I'm not complaining. Besides, I'm most likely gonna buy this one anyway, seeing as how I've missed out on Diamond and Pearl.

Zerbrechen

I'm gonna buy this :D

-_- Can't believe I admitted that

Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h

@Sparx:
It's probably like Pokemon Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald. There just all add-ons. Aka its Diamond & Pearl with a few extras. That's it. Same game, more crap. =)

SanjiX

@Sparx:

It's the Crystal/Emerald of this gen.

Yellow doesn't count, as it had no new story elements, really.

Either way, I CANNOT WAAAAIIITTTT!!!

Terance: All you have to First question.

so what comes after platinum? uranium?

Fermbiz

You can always count on Pokemon to put out an awesome portable RPG, so yeah, I'm pretty excited. Platinum looks different enough to get me hooked once again, which means a few months stuck in my DS. Becoming a Pokemon master is always fun, so it's probably worth yet another purchase.

Xenigma

Hmm, so is this gonna be like the Pokemon Yellow equivalent for the DS games? Might get this then.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

So wait, I'm confused...is this a new game or a continuation of the last one?

Sparx

Aside from Pokemon being the biggest Cash-Cow I can think of, they always rip people off with the whole deciding between two versions only to have a superior single game embodying both of the previous two.

Poor Pok-a-holics

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
im happy
cant wait for sky form shaymin

bobdisgea

I'm personally psyched. Dunno if I'll get it, but I'm thinking it's almost worth it given my already huge Pokemon collection (over 350 legitimately caught in my Pearl collection.)

TalKeaton: A Force to be Reckoned With

Can I has mudkipz

bleakeh

Vanguarde

@thejakeman: visit my site!: I already have Ranch! :D

Who wouldn't spend $10.00 to store 1,000 more Pokemon and watch them... play. And stuff.

Again, I rock/am awesome.

Murgatron

Why not for Nintendo wii instead of seeing it always on nintendo ds, it was usually on gameboy. A real good pokemon RPG on nintendo Wii?

zkotaku

This announcement could quite possibly be the most UNEXPECTED revelation in the history of video games, nay history of media.

TheCrimeDog

I'll probably be a sucker and buy Platinum even though I have D & P

Amazon_Chris

I need a new DS so I'm expecting a platinum DS bundle ...

Make it happen!

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

I want them to make a 3D pokemon game, like use the engine from Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, and have battles in 3D with nice animations. Now it's just "use tackle, shake, cause damage".

Superstar90

@zkotaku:

I'm not really understanding your post. I don't understand what you're saying about Gameboy, and I don't know if you're asking if Platinum is for Wii. It's not.

What I'm getting from your post is that you want a full Pokemon game on Wii. Portability is a always nice. Pokemon on the go is a must for many, although it would be cool to play through the entire game with Wii graphics on a TV. It might lose it's charm and feel, though. I can see battling/trading with friends rising as a potential problem if one of you doesn't have wifi. I say keep it portable.

Murgatron

"and Dialga and Palkia appearing simultaneously in story."

OH. MY. GOD.
Clearly, this is going to be the best thing EVER. I mean BOTH AT THE SAME TIME?!

FeatherNET

Do you hear that? That low rumbling thunderclap? It's the squees of a trillion Pokemon fans. Is the world ready?

tlozwarlock

Meh, I'll buy another Pokemon game when they actually put some effort into making an evolved and immensely improved game.
I have Red and Diamond and I'm satisfied with them, though there were still barely any meaningful core gameplay improvements between those two, despite the ten year gap. Not that they're bad or anything, but it'll take one hell of a big step forward for me to buy another.

Blah8

@Vanguarde: All of that is American money, so, it's worth about the same in yen now right? (yes... I'm American)

ArgentAngel

@Murgatron: Well I knew platinum is coming to ds. Pokemon was originally on gameboy, but the name change to ds. I can't play video games while the car is in motion because i always get little motion sickness or should i say dizziness. Did final fantasy lose it's charm on snes, ps1, ps2, ps3, psp, gba, and ds, well it did not lose its charm at all. can't you use ds wifi for nintendo wii as well, I thought you could. It's kind of getting repetitive playing same pokemon game on portables. I owned every pokemon since red and blue to gold. that was end for pokemon for me. no more pokemon stadium i dislike as well. Well sorry, that is all I have to say about. Maybe I should tell gamefreaks company to stop making pokemon on ds and move it on to the wii. It just repetitive

zkotaku

Oh well, psp couldn't be on top for too long. Japan is gonna eat this up.

kumuasata

@blackmanfu: They could always try reverting to random colors as well, pokemon black,white,grey,magenta,violet,sea-green, khaki, etc.

Aflack: Likes slushies

I always end up buying the Pokemon games, but the last one just didn't do it for me.
I'll have to see what people think of this after it comes out.

NickyJ

pretty soon they're going to run out of gems and metals to name their games after and they'll start using random elements chosen by throwing a dart at a periodic table:

"New for summer 2024: Pokémon Rutherfordium and Ununoctium! Catch all 4,096 of 'em!"

blackmanfu

I hate it when they release a definitive version.

Makes me feel like I wasted my money on Diamond.

Ryumeka

Yeah, I'm definitely not getting this. Diamond was the first Pokemon game I had bought since the original Blue, and I was utterly stunned to find that it was the *exact* same game as Blue. Just stunned. It's *amazing* how little they've added over so many years, and yet have still managed to keep sales so high.

Darlan

Well... I think we can chalk up another victory for the DS this holiday in Japan.

marmidukestank

@Darlan: Same here. It was like 10 years later and they didn't add jack shit. If Diamond & Pearl were released in the year 2000 it would've been acceptable.

Pokemon is one of the most overrated game franchises of all time.

argh

i love the pokemon game cuz the rock-papers-scissors mechanics of competitive play is really deep for this game. sure some of the same moves are used over and over but the total combinations and the stats of those pokemon makes it really unpredictable. (except when u play wit banned uber-tier pokemon)

maraxusofk

Just release one Pokémon game(to each console) with expansion packs, I want to catch them all in one game.

Azurite

@Vanguarde: Ah, that animated GIF never gets old.

Seriously though, if any Pokémon title is released for the DS it'll do considerately well, owing to the fact the handheld platform is insanely popular in Japan. Even if Nintendo release a game where all you do is brush Pikachu's damn fur - it will STILL sell like hotcakes.

humongous_mouse

I think I'll only purchase another pokemon game when "Pokemon slightly darker shade of magenta" comes out.

MentalNote

I love the pokemon games they got my girlfriend into playing computer games and because they don't rely on twitch reflexes it's a level playing field for me to play against my daughter and my partners mother.
However I am getting annoyed by the fact that there is no way in the UK for us to get "all" the pokemon. The last event was a mew one in about 5 cities and really badly advertised. We're still waiting for the Darkrai or deoxys events and there hasn't been a peep out of Nintendo about when they will be.
All nintendo has to do is open up the chance to get them over the wifi as an event. The possibility is there I can't understand why they will not use it.

Weirdwolf

Why Nintendo?! I WANTZ ME GOLD AND SILVER!! YARRRR!!!!!

Angryrider

oh god, my cousin is going scratch my DS again with another one of his Pokemon filled fits of rage over this news.

surft

I'd like to get this... but $30-40 for a game I technically already have (Diamond) hardly feels worth it... especially when I've got a team that can get around Rank 8 in the battle tower consistently... and I've hit up both of the recent promotionals...

oy. I'll save my money for Chrono Trigger and Kirby Super Star.

Kuroomu

It's probably the same game, not sure if I'll buy it. I already have a little over 390 pkmn on my pearl game. Waste of time, yes. But it was fun.

PumpkinPieman

Supposedly, you can search for trades on the GTS by country now, which means the Japanese players will be very happy (have you seen what they ask for trades? For... small things?), and there's a new Battle Frontier as well.

Eh, I'll probably buy it, it seems to have enough to suck me in again after beating Pearl, and it'll add some motivation to go back and catch some more stuff in my GBA games.

Nekusagi

Sweet. This totally paid off. I abstained from buying D/P when everyone around be was crazy over it, because I knew this would happen. Nintendo always does this.

Side note- Wow, abstain was a bad choice of words. Look what happens when you remove the word "buying" from my sentence. Fun stuff.

Narsil

@Nekusagi:
Eh, I'll probably buy it, it seems to have enough to suck me in again after beating Pearl, and it'll add some motivation to go back and catch some more stuff in my GBA games

I know exactly how you feel. It's like you put the games down for a bit and the minute you play a little, you're drawn back in. The same thing happens with me and diamond quite frequently.

AndrewG009

@Weirdwolf:

yeah agreed. they really don't care about the UK (or the rest of europe really). Dunno if i'll get this, the story has never been the main pull form pokemon games (which is all the normally change0.

Ahmunnaeetchoo

So Dialga and Palkia are overshadowed by a ginormous evil looking caterpillar. Well, it is Pokemon...

gr8asianman

SPEED UP THE BATTLE SYSTEM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Am I the only one angry about how the very first pokemon games for the Gameboy moves through battles just as slowly as the last DS ones?

reecord2

The "Platinum"..in the title sounds like its really going to be a good game. IMO, that's like the best title to give a Pokemon game.

We had Silver, Gold, Crystal, Ruby, etc. Now that Platinum is coming out, can any color/stone/Jewel top that?

Ryūko

I totally agree with the whole "Speed up the battle system" idea. They need to also speed up the game in general. I love D/P to death, but the battles are getting as long as the Stadium games, where a 1v1 battle with bidoofs can take over five minutes.

PRguitarman

Haha, there's no problem with the length of battles if you utilize the good ol' "use the starter pokemon exclusively for the entire game" strategy.

Akanubon

What I need to know is whether or not it's worth trading my Pearl version in for. I haven't gotten too far in it and honestly haven't played in months. I'm considering giving up Pokemon simply because it requires too much time.

Ryodestined