Well it was a remake of gold and silver, like that was a surprise, all info can go here, I guess
As announced by the official Japanese Pokémon Web site and TV Tokyo's TV program information on Friday, Pokémon Sunday is set to make a "world-exclusive first announcement" in its Pokémon Game Arena segment on May 10.
The most recent episode previewed the annnouncement, showing two balls, one gold and one silver, which will be opened to unveil the announcement's subject. Based on this as well as the fact that the game is said to have been the center of much speculation, many fans believe that the announcement will pertain to two titles: the Pokémon Gold and Silver remakes. It is also theorized that Junichi Masuda will appear on the show to make the announcement, since he did so both last month and the month prior in regard to other game-related scoops.
The next issue of CoroCoro, which will be released May 15, is likely to contain the announcement as well.
http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Major_Pokémon_game_to_be_announced_this_month (http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Major_Pok%C3%A9mon_game_to_be_announced_this_month)
could it be a Gold and Silver remake?
a Gold and Silver remake was inevitable, as they were forced to do so for Red/Blue (or in this case, Green), as it is becoming impossible to get the G/S/C starters and legendaries without extreme measures, and frankly it's probably easier than trying to cram them all into a single game in whatever 5th Gen is going to be.
Eh, I never buy remakes but this'll be interesting (I DEMAND THE BATTLE WITH RED AGAIN! XD )
Or they could just make a GBC-GBA adapter.
But....YAY. BUT THEY BETTER INCLUDE KANTO.
I honestly doubt it will be a G/S remake. Why make it that obvious? It will likely be hinting at the next installment in the Ranger or Mystery Dungeon series, or even a new series. I just can't imagine them just giving it away like this. If it is a remake, it'll be extensive. Tons of new stuff.
Eh....Not the PMD series. They still have to release more details on Sky.
Hopefully this is a G/S remake. I've been waiting for one.
It better have Kanto, though. >:(
Think about it guys, what would they call the new G/S remakes? White Gold and Super Silver? (I don't know any other types of silver)
Also, it seems like they've been trying to avoid using 2 regions in 1 game, so it wouldn't really fit.
YES... YES... THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOAR.
I never had Gold or Silver, only Red and Yellow, plus I always thought they should do this.
In addition, shouldn't they just make a game with all regions, all Pokemon, all items, etc.? I would be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
They better not run out of ideas.
Quote from: TerribleFrog on May 03, 2009, 05:44:15 PM
YES... YES... THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOAR.
I never had Gold or Silver, only Red and Yellow, plus I always thought they should do this.
In addition, shouldn't they just make a game with all regions, all Pokemon, all items, etc.? I would be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
They better not run out of ideas.
Unless it's a console game in handheld style, that won't happen. Handheld gaming media doesn't have the memory capacity.
Quote from: Kierou on May 03, 2009, 06:04:55 PM
Unless it's a console game in handheld style, that won't happen. Handheld gaming media doesn't have the memory capacity.
That's true, but I was expecting something for the Wii maybe. BUT ONLY IF THEY DROP FRIEND CODES (and fix the online play etc.)
Why woudnt they remake Gold and Silver? Can you hear the Ka-Ching from miles away? I sure can!
I doubt they will have kanto in it though if its a gold or Silver remake. They are in need of one. Also I used to be a group that would search for any hints hinting to a remake. We found alot of evidence. I even called up the company in New York and they said its top secret. I personaly think they had in a mind of a remake cause some pokemon where it says where they originally arrived from. Some say Johto. So they had there mind on money. I say do it. Ill buy it haha
That information is all in the bulbspedia link.
Quote from: Kierou on May 03, 2009, 07:30:39 PM
That information is all in the bulbspedia link.
yeah, where did you think I got it from?
Quote from: Tom Servo on May 03, 2009, 07:35:00 PM
yeah, where did you think I got it from?
I was talking to phatyo.
I don't think Ka-Ching has as much to do with it. I honestly don't believe it is a remake, as this soon after a major release means less cash.
Quote from: Macbeth on May 04, 2009, 10:23:35 PM
I don't think Ka-Ching has as much to do with it. I honestly don't believe it is a remake, as this soon after a major release means less cash.
Looking purely at Japanese dates:
Ruby/Sapphire released: 2002
Firered/Leafgreen released: early 2004
Emerald released: late 2004 (8 months later)
Diamond/Pearl released: 2006
Platinum released: 2008
And then considering that announcement and release aren't the same thing, following that pattern, this is about the right time frame for the G/S remakes (well, swapping Platinum and the G/S remakes would suit the pattern closer, but whatever. Emerald was weird by coming out after Fr/Lg in the first place.)
Firered/Leafgreen were two years after their last major release, or less than a year before the next semi-major/third-version, yet that didn't majorly affect Nintendo's profits afaik.
New series will hit US in 2011.
It will be... Pokémon Au and Ag!
Or Copper and Nickel.
gee, a gold and silver pokeball? gold....silver....pokemon.....lol. it seems too obvious. toooooooooooooo obvious. i'd love a gold and silver remake, but its too obvious! and i cant think of anything else it might be. D=
I'm a cynic, and I would think the same, but three words make me believe it.
"Heavy Fan Speculation."
They will be called DawnSilver and DuskGold!
Why does everyone choose to associate day and night into their speculative titles? Why not something like Glistening Gold and Shining Silver?
Because Nintendo copyrighted those names.
personally, i prefer "earthy brown" and "steely silver" :D lol
Quote from: chaosgear on May 06, 2009, 06:30:24 PM
personally, i prefer "earthy brown" and "steely silver" :D lol
:| Just...no.
Where the intercourse are all these annoying losers coming from..? I see a new one every day, who is just as annoying as the last if not more annoying.....
I don't mind new people, but all these one's are making me want to leave this place...
Quote from: JrDude ♪ on May 06, 2009, 07:35:02 PM
Where the f*** are all these annoying losers coming from..? I see a new one every day, who is just as annoying as the last if not more annoying.....
I don't mind new people, but all these one's are making me want to leave this place...
who, me? am i not allowed to joke? what exatly is the problem?
Quote from: chaosgear on May 06, 2009, 09:08:58 PM
who, me? am i not allowed to joke? what exatly is the problem?
You act as if this is the only place you were an idiot in.
Quote from: JrDude ♪ on May 06, 2009, 09:16:49 PM
You act as if this is the only place you were an idiot in.
...so i'm
not allowed to joke?
Let's not turn this thread into a silly argument thread.
Anyways, doesn't it seem a bit...soon? I mean, Platinum was just released a month ago.
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on May 07, 2009, 11:48:45 AM
Let's not turn this thread into a silly argument thread.
Anyways, doesn't it seem a bit...soon? I mean, Platinum was just released a month ago.
well, its too soon for a brand new season. besides, they aren't putting them on shelves on the 10th, just announcing it. it could be a year before we get the game.
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on May 07, 2009, 11:48:45 AM
Let's not turn this thread into a silly argument thread.
Anyways, doesn't it seem a bit...soon? I mean, Platinum was just released a month ago.
Well, look at how Platinum sold. It sold very well the first few days, but then went down fast. I think if you held off until now, you won't buy Platinum any time soon, and Nintendo knows this. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw these new titles by the end of June.
Quote from: Red on May 07, 2009, 01:04:36 PM
Well, look at how Platinum sold. It sold very well the first few days, but then went down fast. I think if you held off until now, you won't buy Platinum any time soon, and Nintendo knows this. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw these new titles by the end of June.
I'd suspect September-ish. Nintendo needs something for that fall time period where everyone else is gearing up for the holiday season (assuming Nintendo actually has something to release this year).
Quote from: Nayrman on May 07, 2009, 01:09:47 PM
I'd suspect September-ish. Nintendo needs something for that fall time period where everyone else is gearing up for the holiday season (assuming Nintendo actually has something to release this year).
That'd be a good guess. I didn't say when it would come out, but if it came out at the end of June, I wouldn't be surprised. Although I guess it'd be more like October, that way there would still be some interest in it by Christmas. September would be a little too early for a release to attract attention for the holidays.
So... when's it going to be announced..? Nevermind
Um, it's only just about to be announced.
When looking at the past history of Pokemon's translation work, it's easy enough to assume that Japan will get this new game around early autumn (September-ish) and that America will get it in mid-spring 2010. Those dates aren't likely to change by any more than two months either direction.
Unless Nintendo is pulling a "by the way, this game we haven't told you about yet until now will be released in one week" sort of thing.
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html
(http://www.pokemon.co.jp/export/sites/default/info/img/2009_05/g090508_01-pic01.jpg)
Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver.
not surprising whatsoever...
Quote from: Bluaki on May 07, 2009, 07:22:09 PM
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html
(http://www.pokemon.co.jp/export/sites/default/info/img/2009_05/g090508_01-pic01.jpg)
Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver.
what a surprise...
Quote from: Bluaki on May 07, 2009, 07:22:09 PM
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html
(http://www.pokemon.co.jp/export/sites/default/info/img/2009_05/g090508_01-pic01.jpg)
Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver.
I thought it was supposed to be announced on the 10th....
And KICKASS
Quote from: JrDude ♪ on May 07, 2009, 07:35:55 PM
I thought it was supposed to be announced on the 10th....
And KICKASS
Eh, better now than on the 10th.
I hope it's a near direct port...with some extra pokemon just for fun and the like...
Quote from: Nayrman on May 07, 2009, 07:43:02 PM
Eh, better now than on the 10th.
I hope it's a near direct port...with some extra pokemon just for fun and the like...
it's most likely going to be like fire red and leaf green, a few things added but more or less the same game
lol heart gold and spirit silver! thats about as tacky as you can get. the symbols are cool, though.
what's next? passion pink and vengence voilet?
Quote from: JrDude ♪ on May 07, 2009, 07:35:55 PM
I thought it was supposed to be announced on the 10th....
Pokemon Sunday was going to announce it on the 10th. Nobody said that they would necessarily be the first ones to announce it.
Also, considering it's a TV show thing, we should at least start expecting real details that day.
Quote from: Tom Servo on May 07, 2009, 07:45:13 PM
it's most likely going to be like fire red and leaf green, a few things added but more or less the same game
I'm just worried about them leaving out Kanto.
But YAY
Quote from: chaosgear on May 07, 2009, 07:46:40 PM
lol heart gold and spirit silver! thats about as tacky as you can get. the symbols are cool, though.
what's next? passion pink and vengence voilet?
translated tentative names?
Quote from: Tom Servo on May 07, 2009, 07:49:54 PM
translated tentative names?
In Japan, many things use English words. Literally, Gold's new title is read, from Japanese symbols, as approximately "harto gordo" which is an obvious imitation of the English words Heart Gold. Silver's reads out to Soul Silver. In addition, notice that the image is linked from pokemon.co.jp. It's official, not tentative.
Quote from: Bluaki on May 07, 2009, 08:07:45 PM
In Japan, many things use English words. Literally, Gold's new title is read, from Japanese symbols, as approximately "harto gordo" which is an obvious imitation of the English words Heart Gold. Silver's reads out to Soul Silver. In addition, notice that the image is linked from pokemon.co.jp. It's official, not tentative.
I think he's saying that the name may be changed in the translating process to sound better in English.
About darn time.
Quote from: GreatGonzales106 on May 07, 2009, 08:11:24 PM
I think he's saying that the name may be changed in the translating process to sound better in English.
Sound better in English?
They're already English words, so I don't know what would make it sound better. If you mean less corny or whatever, consider that it's probably equally such in Japan.
I literally just fell backwards out of my chair and a screamed "FINALLY!" as loud as I could when I read this thread.
I CAME BUCKETS
Quote from: GreatGonzales106 on May 07, 2009, 08:11:24 PM
I think he's saying that the name may be changed in the translating process to sound better in English.
that was what I was saying
lol hey, did you know that Vaporeon, jolteon, and flareon are named "showers," "thunders," and "boosters" in Japanese? lol
Quote from: chaosgear on May 08, 2009, 04:53:13 AM
lol hey, did you know that Vaporeon, jolteon, and flareon are named "showers," "thunders," and "boosters" in Japanese? lol
ok, but what does that have to do with anything?
Quote from: Tom Servo on May 08, 2009, 07:18:41 AM
ok, but what does that have to do with anything?
I think he's just thinking about other japanese translations... not that that's really on the main topic.
Anyway, is there anyone here who could fully translate that page?
Quote from: SmashBro25 on May 08, 2009, 02:13:44 PM
I think he's just thinking about other japanese translations... not that that's really on the main topic.
Anyway, is there anyone here who could fully translate that page?
From what I can read, it's nothing important anyways.
It mentions something about it having been a decade since the G/S games were released in 1999, that the console is Nintendo DS, produced by Game Freak, RPG genre, Japanese release date is Autumn 2009, etc.
Quote from: chaosgear on May 08, 2009, 04:53:13 AM
lol hey, did you know that Vaporeon, jolteon, and flareon are named "showers," "thunders," and "boosters" in Japanese? lol
*Goes to re-name Pokemon*
Wheeeeee~ Took Nintendo long enough.
"by the way, this game we haven't told you about yet until now will be released in one week" - lol Bluaki
Quote from: Macbeth on May 04, 2009, 10:23:35 PM
I don't think Ka-Ching has as much to do with it. I honestly don't believe it is a remake, as this soon after a major release means less cash.
>_> The only reason Pokemon was Invited was for Ka-CHING!!!!
Money, Cloths , Cars and Hoes?
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/bluaki/newbark3.jpg)
First screenshot.
I guess I got my semi-Yellow since they seem to follow you around.
Definitely for the DS, looks promising though.
First video
http://kotaku.com/5247886/pokemon-gold-silver-debut-footage-from-japan
First character pics.
http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml (http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml)
so the pokemon follow you like in yellow?
what would be a good feature is that you could pick which pokemon follow you. it could be used to make them freindly faster. or your first in the party could follow you. but that would require sprites for every pokemon...sounds unlikely.
Quote from: chaosgear on May 12, 2009, 02:55:21 PM
so the pokemon follow you like in yellow?
what would be a good feature is that you could pick which pokemon follow you. it could be used to make them freindly faster. or your first in the party could follow you. but that would require sprites for every pokemon...sounds unlikely.
If this were on the GB or GBC, then I would agree that it would require too much sprite wise. However, the DS has enough capability to handle all those necessary sprites. It's not like they need a lot of animations. Just three directions (left and right are mirror), and a two frame "walking" animation. Should be fine.
I just want to know if they'll include more than the 251 or it'll be the only ones in G/S/C...
Quote from: Tom Servo on May 08, 2009, 07:18:41 AM
ok, but what does that have to do with anything?
nothing i guess. i just read "japanese translation" and it popped into my head. and it felt like one of those things that you just remembered and can't wait to tell someone. i was feeling hyper. and i didnt realize there was a board for that. sorry. =)
Quote from: Bluaki on May 10, 2009, 12:11:45 PM
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii288/bluaki/newbark3.jpg)
First screenshot.
You can see your rival at the top looking into the Elm's lab, too!
Quote from: GreatGonzales106 on May 12, 2009, 03:05:01 PM
You can see your rival at the top looking into the Elm's lab, too!
is that a wind turbine next to the house at the bottom left?
I just wish it were more... I don't know, GBA style, like R/S/E.
But oh well, i'll take anything at this point.
Yes! Menu is now on the bottom screen!
http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml (http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml)
Quote from: SmashBro25 on May 13, 2009, 08:45:30 AM
Yes! Menu is now on the bottom screen!
http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml (http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml)
finally XD
Quote from: Nayrman on May 13, 2009, 11:31:21 AM
finally XD
There's no Poketch in Johto so that must be why.
Quote from: wiiboychris on May 13, 2009, 11:48:52 AM
There's no Poketch in Johto so that must be why.
besides, what else would they put there?
but i like the poketch...it had many useful features. i hope they make the pokegear like the poketch. or maybe make it optional what you want. or maybe that is the pokegear on the bottom, and the menu shown is one of the features! it did have that page thing on the bottom right, and under it looked like the map. but the map was on the pokegear.
Quote from: Tom Servo on May 13, 2009, 11:55:14 AM
besides, what else would they put there?
Pokegear?
That can go in alongside the regular "start" menu, anyways.