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Pokemon is Back! Though some of us didn't know it had left!

For many Pokemon fans this article will seem a bit out of touch with the Pokemon community and Pokemon fans in general but it does have some information about Pokemon USA's marketing strategy and goals for the Pokemon franchise. Remember Squirtle and Jigglypuff? They’re Back By WILL WA...

#PocketMonsters Imageboard Rules

#PocketMonsters Imageboard Rules1. Conduct yourself in a mature, respectful and courteous manner. Don't be annoying.2. Please limit your use of profanity3. The official language for the Imageboard is English. Japanese is used on the Imageboard on occasion, but please limit most posts to English. Ple...

'Pokemon Trainer' joins Super Smash Bros Brawl

No way! The Pokemon Trainer has finally arrived. And it looks like he doesn't do his fighting directly.Instead, he uses the three Pokemon with him, 'Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard' to do the fighting for him. They swap out in a set order: Squirtle->Ivysaur->Charizard.They all share the same damage...

The FCC Strikes Back!

The FCC is clamping down on inappropriate shows/commercials on TV and it appears that they aren't just focusing on currently broadcasting videos. A couple weeks ago, we reported that WPIX New York was fined $15,000 by the for violating its limits on TV advertising in kids shows eight times. It ap...

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Special to Air as part of Pokemon Sunday in September

The next installment of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon specials will air as part of the 152nd episode of Pokemon Sunday on September 9th. The first special first aired in the United States as part of the Mystery Dungeon DS/GBA game launch celebration and it later aired online in Japanese. This time the...

Pikachu the Live Concert

On August 7th 2007, the Tokyo International Forum hosted three Pikachu the Live - Pokémon Movie 10th Anniversary Commemoration Summer Vacation Family Concert (ピカチュウ・ザ・ライブ ポケモン映画10周年記念 なつやすみファミリーコンサート) concerts featuring music from Pokémon movies. The show was hosted by Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) and Ric...

Pokemon Launches Long-Anticipated Trading Figure Game in North America

BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Pokemon USA, Inc., a worldwide leader in trading card games, today announced the U.S. release of the Pokemon Trading Figure Game (TFG), slated to hit stores on September 19. This marks the latest milestone in the Pokemon collectible gaming evolution since the ...

Nintendo Announces that Pokemon Diamond&Pearl have sold 10 Million Copies

Nintendo has just announced that over ten million copies of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl have been sold since the titles were release in September 2006. Last week the games were released in Europe which should drive sales even higher. Nintendo also announced that more than 1 million games were sold wit...

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Released in Europe

It's been a few months since the USA launch and almost a year since the games were released in Japan, but now Pokemon Diamond and Pearl have been released in Europe. It seems somewhat strange that the games were delayed this long in Europe. Nintendo really needs to focus on doing worldwide launch...

GameStop's Pokemon Battle Revolution Competition Tainted by Cheaters

On Saturday July 21st, 2007, GameStop sponsored by Nintendo held a Pokemon Battle Revolution tournament in many of their stores across the United States. 1st place received a copy of Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii) and a t-shirt, 2nd place received a Pokemon t-shirt while everyone that attended rece...

Pokemon 2nd and 4th in Canadian Video Game Sales

It's not very often that we get statistics for Canadian video game sales, so it makes these figures all the more exciting. These figures show that Pokemon is still very popular in Canada not just North American in general. WiiPlay, which is bundled with a Wiimote, was the best selling title in Ca...

Pokemon Ad Bites WPIX

The FCC is clamping down on inappropriate shows/commercials on TV and it appears that they aren't just focusing on currently broadcasting videos. WPIX New York is the latest to be fined by the FCC which says WPIX has to pay a $15,000 fine for violating its limits on TV advertising in kids shows eig...