Nintendo Confirms Pokemon Remakes for US

For more than a decade, millions of Pokemon fans around the world have enjoyed training their Pokemon within their video games. The 14th March release of the Pokemon HeartGold Version and Pokemon SoulSilver Version games lets players continue to enjoy the world of Pokemon away from their Nintendo DS systems, taking their favourite Pocket Monsters with them wherever they go with the new Pokewalker accessory. This new accessory will come included with each copy of these games.

In Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, players can wirelessly transfer any one of their creatures from one of the two games to the Pokewalker and walk them through virtual routes as the player walks around in real life. By walking, players earn Watts, which are used within the Pokewalker to encounter and catch wild Pokemon or search for hidden items, and can be transferred into HeartGold and SoulSilver to unlock new routes. There are even special versions of certain Pokemon that can only be found within routes on the Pokewalker, giving players added incentive to keep their Pokemon with them wherever they go. The Pokemon in the Pokewalker will gain experience points as the player walks, and can even go up one level when they are transferred back into the game. Players also can wirelessly connect two Pokewalkers to trade items.

Letting players return to the beloved Johto region first introduced in Pokemon Gold Version and Silver Version for the Game Boy, these remakes introduce several new enhancements for the series that enrich these timeless adventures. Created exclusively for the Nintendo DS, the games feature detailed graphics that spotlight the unique environments and hundreds of Pokemon that players can encounter and catch. Players can even see and interact with their favourite Pokemon outside of battle, selecting one from their team to follow behind their Trainer as they travel through the Johto region. The games also include robust touch-screen functionality, allowing for smoother control and seamless navigation by the player.

With the remakes now over the 3.5 million mark in Japan alone, do you feel they can be even more successful in the West?