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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Special Collection of Goodbye Stories 'Farewell Dokucale!' / Four-Character Idiomatic Compound Quiz! / Pokémon Battrio S "Jirachi's Wish Episode" Inquiry (さよならストーリー特集「さよならドクケイル!」 / 四字熟語クイズ!/ ポケモンバトリオS「ジラーチの願い編」紹介), aired on Sunday in Japan. This weeks Specia...
GamesRadar US also got the opportunity to interview Junichi Masuda and Takeshi Kawachimaru. Below are a few excerpts from the interview. GamesRader: Are there any plans to make things like EVs and hunting shiny Pokemon with the Poke Radar more visible or easier to manage? At the moment they seem ...
The gaming website 1UP also got a chance to interview Masuda and Kawachimaru recently. Below are some excerpts from that interview. Junichi Masuda, a member of the Pokémon design team since the first title (as well as a board director of Game Freak) who's held duties ranging from scenario directo...
The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 119 - Clash! Manmoo VS Bossgodora!(激突!マンムーVSボスゴドラ!), aired on Thursday in Japan. Satoshi and friends are journeying through the forest when Hikari decides to go get some water. Suddenly she is attacked by a wild Bossgodora! Bossgodora's Hyper ...
Pokemon Centers in Japan began distributing a Lucario leaflet this week. The leaflet says: 'Lucario's Exciting Fair' ( Lucario Waku Waku Fair - ルカリオわくわくフェア). This is obviously some kind of Lucario event starting on May 1st. More information when it becomes available. Click on either poster for a ...
MTV got the chance to interview Nintendo's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Cammie Dunaway about the Pokemon franchise. She briefly discusses ways to limit 'Pokemon Fatigue'. Excerpts from the interview are posted below. Nintendo wants to avoid franchise fatigue, but utilizes no sim...
GamePro also had the opportunity to interview Takeshi Kawachimaru & Junichi Masuda this week. They discussed new aspects in Pokemon Platinum as well as the upcoming Pokemon Video Game Championship. Excerpts from the interview are below. GP: The Pokemon Video Game Championship: What does it mean t...
Earlier this week Nintendo gave IGN another opportunity to interview Game Freak director Junichi Masuda and game designer Takeshi Kawachimaru. They got to ask them a few more questions about Platinum, and quite a few more questions about their personal experience with the Pokemon games. Below are ex...
In another interview conducted by What They Play and written by Philip Kollar, Game director Junichi Masuda and designer Takechi Kawachimaru stated that MMORPG's are not the next evolution for the Pokemon game franchise. This will be a disappointment for many Pokemon fans as the game series could tr...
The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Diamond & Pearl Returns 'Natane and Sabonea! Who is the Farewell for!' / The Help Corps 'I Want to Liven Up the Kids' Club Event' / Shokotan is a Strong Challenger in Platinum Double Battles! / Latest News on 'Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of the Sky' (ダイヤモン...
The Pokémon TCG: Platinum Rising Rivals expansion was released on May 16th, 2009. Press release pictures from this set have been added to an Imageboard thread. Platinum Rising Rivals The Pokémon TCG: Platinum—Rising Rivals expansion brings powerful Trainers and amazing Pokémon together in ne...
Pokémon Centers in Japan are offering a level 10 Nyarth for Pokemon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum players from March 20th to April 12th 2009. People that raise their Nyarth to level 30 and bring it back to a Pokémon Centers between April 18 - Thursday, April 30 can receive "Nyarth LCD cleaner" for free...