Pokémon Black and White
| Pokémon Black and White | |
|---|---|
| File:Pokemon Black Japanese logo.png The logo for Pokémon Black (ポケットモンスターブラック, Poketto Monsutā Burakku) | |
| Developer(s) | Game Freak |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo, The Pokémon Company |
| Designer(s) | Satoshi Tajiri Junichi Masuda |
| Series | Pokémon series |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Genre(s) | Console role-playing game |
Pokémon Black Version and White Version (ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト, Poketto Monsutā Burakku Howaito, "Pocket Monsters: Black & White") comprise the upcoming fifth generation of the core Pokémon series of RPGs.[4] The games are set to be released in the fall of 2010 in Japan. As of May 2010[update], there have been 7 total Pokémon announced, two of which appear in the thirteenth Pokémon film in Japanese theaters on July 10, 2010.[5]
Development
On January 29, 2010, the Pokémon Company announced that a new game was in development for the Nintendo DS to be released later that year.[6][7] Director Junichi Masuda stated that several aspects of the series were being revamped for the new generation.[8] On April 9, 2010, the Japanese website updated with the titles of the versions as Pokémon Black and White, and announced a Fall 2010 release date.[9] The games will feature an improved visual style from other Pokémon games, with an increased use of 3D computer graphics than other games, but it will not be on the announced Nintendo 3DS.[10][11]
Promotion
A silhouette of a new Pokémon was shown by Junichi Masuda on the February 7, 2010, episode of Pokémon Sunday, stated to be in the upcoming film for the summer and to be identified in a future episode on February 21. [12] This new character would also be featured in the March 2010 issue of CoroCoro Comic available on February 15, and is the start of the fifth generation of the Pokémon franchise. Since then, the character has been named "Zoroark" (ゾロアーク, Zoroāku), and it evolves from a character named "Zorua" (ゾロア, Zoroa). Both are to be featured in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl The Movie: Phantom Ruler: Zoroark.[13][14] On April 9, 2010, the official Pokémon website updated with the titles of the game versions, Black and White, and later on April 15 released several screenshots from the new games.[4] This was also printed in the May issue of CoroCoro Comic.
The April 18, 2010, episode of Pokémon Sunday showed game footage of a player character walking around in a 3-D environment and a single screenshot depicting a battle between the player's Zoroark and an enemy Zorua. Host Shoko Nakagawa made note of how the player's Zoroark's sprite was a full body sprite as viewed from behind, when in the past all such sprites only showed a smaller portion of the player's Pokémon's body.[15] The May 9, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday revealed silhouettes of the three Pokémon that are available for the player to choose from at the beginning of the game.[16] These three Pokémon are the Grass Snake Pokémon "Tsutarja" (ツタージャ, Tsutāja), the Fire Pig Pokémon "Pokabu" (ポカブ) and the Sea Otter Pokémon "Mijumaru" (ミジュマル).[17] Other information revealed is that the game takes place in the Isshu Region (イッシュ地方, Isshu-chihō) which is centered around the Hiun City (ヒウンシティ, Hiun Shiti) metropolis.[18] The May 16, 2010, episode of Pokémon Sunday showed game battle footage, illustrating the new in-battle animations and dynamic camera positioning; also described were Zoroark's Illusion ability and the in game encounter against a special Zoroark activated by the alternate-colored Raikou, Entei, and Suicune given to ticket pre-orders for the upcoming Phantom Ruler: Zoroark film.[19] On May 28, 2010, the official Pokémon website revealed the identities of two new Legendaries: and "Zekrom" (ゼクロム, Zekuromu) and "Reshiram" (レシラム, Reshiramu).[20]Reshiram and Zekrom will appear on the boxarts of Pokémon Black and Pokémon White respectively.[20]
References
- ^ http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/series/bw/#/product
- ^ Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version
- ^ "Pokémon™ Black Version and Pokémon White Version for Nintendo DS coming to Europe in Spring 2011".
- ^ a b "『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト』" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Gantayat, Anoop (8 April 2010). "Pokemon Generation Five Named". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "『ポケットモンスター』シリーズ完全新作 2010年内発売に向けて開発中！ | ゲーム関連 | ニュース | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Brian Ashcraft (Jan 28, 2010). ""Entirely New" Pokemon Series Coming This Year - Japan - Kotaku". Kotaku. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ Masuda, Junichi (9 April 2010). "第１６０回・" (in Japanese). Director's Column. Game Freak. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト』公式サイト｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ East, Thomas (10 April 2010). "Pokémon Black and White: What we know". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ Towell, Justin (9 April 2010). "Pokemon Black & White? We've got a better idea". GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "ポケモン☆サンデー | アニメ | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "新ポケモン「ゾロア」「ゾロアーク」の姿が判明！2010年ポケモン映画にも登場！ | ゲーム関連 | ニュース | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Nintendo. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "◆ポケモン映画公式サイト「幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク」◆" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ Pokémon Sunday, April 18, 2010
- ^ Pokémon Sunday, May 9, 2010
- ^ "最初のポケモン | 『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "新たな舞台 | 『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Pokémon Sunday, May 16, 2010
- ^ a b "Pokémon Black and White Announcement". May 28, 2010.
