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Yesterday we marveled at the fact Nintendo managed to shift 2 million units of Pokemon Black/White in two weeks in the US, today we’ve just received news that it has become the fastest selling Nintendo game in Australian history, shifting 77,000 units in just one week.
Last month, 3000 German Pokémon fans partied in an ice hockey arena in Hamburg. They did this thanks to the efforts of the G-Pro Consult company, who did their part in promoting the new Pokémon Black & White by turning that hockey rink into a party centre – and filmed the whole thing so we could see how one transforms a hockey arena into Pokémon party central.
Pokémon games are always released in Japan months before they make their way to Western markets. It’s not conspiracy; instead, it’s because developers GameFreak like to make sure Pokémon names truly mean something, regardless of the language used.
I found the Pokémon booth at Toy Fair 2011, and in the booth I found Pokémon DS cases, Pokémon card tins, a Pokémon movie, Pokémon toys… Pokémon, Pokémon, Pokémon. I also found some lovely Pokésymmetry.
Nintendo, never afraid to go after the little guy, has sent a letter over the weekend to a Pokemon fan site, threatening them over their posting of pictures from the upcoming Pokemon Black & White.
Well, not technically revealed. It’s more a case of the game already being available in Japan an super sleuths extracting the info. You can find a full list at Pokebeach, along with some info about the Elite Four.
The next entry in the Pocket Monster series, Pokemon: Black and White, isn’t out, but people in Japan are keen to buy it.
The next generation of Pokemon, Pokemon: Black and White, is wall-to-wall with new Pocket Monsters. That isn’t it, though.
