Big Things for NDS Pokemon
Expect a lot from Diamond, Pearl and Dash.
October 20, 2004 - Nintendo pretty much confirmed NDS as the successor machine to the Game Boy Advance with the announcement that Pokemon Diamond & Pearl would be appearing on the system. As successors to the mega million selling series of portable Pokemon RPGs, these games could end up bringing the franchise's massive fan base to the new portable.
In a recent interview found in Japan's Famitsu magazine, Nintendo revealed that it's not cutting corners on the game. Commented Tsunekazu Ishihara, president of Creatures Inc., "We've developed many entries in the Pokemon series. Among those, titles such as Pokemon Ruby & Saphire and Emerald are the backbone of the series. We've started developing the NDS Pokemon Diamond & Pearl as the true successors to these games. They will be the definitive entries in the series, so please look forward to them."
The good stuff doesn't end with Diamond & Pearl, though. Ishihara also talked about Pokemon Dash's dual cartridge feature with the magazine. Nintendo revealed at last week's press conference that gamers would be able to connect a Game Boy Advance Pokemon cartridge to the NDS while Dash was being played. Ishihara clarified: "While playing Pokemon Dash, if you insert a Pokemon-related Game Boy Advance cartridge, your Pokemon will become a race course. It will become a fun course in the shape of a Pokemon."
Racing on a course shaped like a Pokemon should be lots of fun for Poke-freaks, as should playing through the definitive Pokemon RPGs. Pokemon fans will definitely want to take a close look at the DS later this year.
-- Anoop Gantayat
Expect a lot from Diamond, Pearl and Dash.
October 20, 2004 - Nintendo pretty much confirmed NDS as the successor machine to the Game Boy Advance with the announcement that Pokemon Diamond & Pearl would be appearing on the system. As successors to the mega million selling series of portable Pokemon RPGs, these games could end up bringing the franchise's massive fan base to the new portable.
In a recent interview found in Japan's Famitsu magazine, Nintendo revealed that it's not cutting corners on the game. Commented Tsunekazu Ishihara, president of Creatures Inc., "We've developed many entries in the Pokemon series. Among those, titles such as Pokemon Ruby & Saphire and Emerald are the backbone of the series. We've started developing the NDS Pokemon Diamond & Pearl as the true successors to these games. They will be the definitive entries in the series, so please look forward to them."
The good stuff doesn't end with Diamond & Pearl, though. Ishihara also talked about Pokemon Dash's dual cartridge feature with the magazine. Nintendo revealed at last week's press conference that gamers would be able to connect a Game Boy Advance Pokemon cartridge to the NDS while Dash was being played. Ishihara clarified: "While playing Pokemon Dash, if you insert a Pokemon-related Game Boy Advance cartridge, your Pokemon will become a race course. It will become a fun course in the shape of a Pokemon."
Racing on a course shaped like a Pokemon should be lots of fun for Poke-freaks, as should playing through the definitive Pokemon RPGs. Pokemon fans will definitely want to take a close look at the DS later this year.
-- Anoop Gantayat
