A silhouette of a new Pokemon was revealed on Coro Coro’s website, which will be part of the 5th generation of new Pokemon.

The next generation of Pokemon will be released in Japan this year, with “new fields of adventure and a number of new Pokémons” and “contain various unprecedented experiences”. The announcement was made at Nintendo’s third quarter financial results briefing, presented by Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata:

I’d like to introduce you to another new Pokémon title, which should become one of the most anticipated Nintendo DS titles for this year. The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have been developing a new Pokémon title with the aim to launch the software this year.


The cumulative global sales of all the Pokémon series software have reached 130 million. This new Pokémon software will become the first brand new Pokémon title in 4 years since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, which sold more than 5.8 million units in Japan, was launched.


Of course, this totally new Pokémon title will include new fields of adventure and a number of new Pokémons living there. As a totally new version, it will contain various unprecedented experiences.

Lisa Courtney from England claimed the World’s Largest Pokemon Collection with 12,113 different items in the new Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition.


The number of 12,113 different items is as of June 13, 2009 (and it’s probably still growing).

You can start getting your Pikachu-colored Pichu now at GameStop stores, but don’t wait too long, the event ends February 14th.

The pre-order bonus for Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver began Monday. Get those pre-orders in if you want to receive a Ho-oh figure (HeartGold) or Lugia figure (SoulSilver). And as always, these figures are available while supplies last. GameStop and Amazon, among others, have this promotion going on.

Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light will be released in Japan on March 6, 2010.

Here’s some Pokemon pictures an artist drew in traditional Japanese art form.

GamesRadar.com listed Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver as their #16 most anticipated game, as part of “The 100 most anticipated games of 2010″ feature.


Mania.com also ranked Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver highly, which made their “20 Most Anticipated Games for 2010″ feature, at #15.

The current February 2010 issue of Nintendo Power revealed that the next issue, March 2010, will feature Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver.


Pokemon last graced the cover back in the April 2009 issue, for Pokemon Platinum.

HeartGold/SoulSilver claimed the 2nd best selling game in Japan for 2009, by selling 3,382,597 copies. Only Dragon Quest IX, with 4,100,968, managed to sell more.

Top Five Best Selling Games in Japan For 2009
1. Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix, DS): 4,100,968
2. Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon, DS): 3,382,597
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 2,485,150
4. Friend Collection (Nintendo, DS): 2,311,948
5. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, PS3): 1,698,256

 
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