Pokemon Black and White - Greatest Thing Since the Nintendo DS[permalink]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 23 Aug 2010 at 3:31pm PDT
It's official - Pokemon Black and White are already record breakers. Presales for the two games have already broken the one million mark, making it the fastest-selling game in the history of the DS system. Nintendo expects that by the time the game is actually released to its players, 1.5 million copies will have been preordered. That's not even counting those who will buy an unreserved copy on launch day.
The games will be released in just under 4 weeks time in Japan, with English versions expected to follow next Spring. Many have expressed concern over the new (or rather, reset) direction the series is taking with the latest installments, but the sales figures don't lie - fan expectations are high.
So do you plan to preorder yourself, pick the games up on launch day, or wait and see before you buy? Or, are you entirely uninterested in Gen V? Let us know in the comments, and keep checking back for more as the countdown to Black and White continues!
im with raashton: wait for grey. if its not grey but instead rainbow, im gonna give up the games cuz that would suck. On second thought, im getting black when it comes out.
About the new direction Pok?mon's taking, I can't wait for it. In my opinion, completing the national dex is an insane feat in 4th generation, and it's made even harder by the abundance of pokemon not native to that region. It'd be nice to have a region inhabited ONLY by that region's pokemon, if only for a limited time. (Up until acquiring the national dex)
i'm totally going to pre order it, im so excited about everything in the game. but i have to wait til it either comes out over in the uk or get an american copy. i think its an easy choice which one im going to do
ima preorder black from gamestop cuz of the fire type legendary, even though im not gonna use any legendary pokemon for the whole game and i like fire and dragon types
I'll probably preorder at Target, because you get a $5 gift card when you pick up your game. And I LOVE Target. They have the best clothes and the best nachos.
Alternate naming ideas for a third installation include Pok?mon Slate, Chrome, Prism, and Spectrum. Just throwing those out there for anyone that cares.
As for Black/White, I pre-ordered my White version from Gamestop a while back. My boyfriend pre-ordered Black at the same time. We usually pay it off in full before the actual release date so that we can just walk in, grab the games, and walk out. It's convenient, and amusing to make the other people holding up the line look like jerks.
i pre-ordered pokemon black from japan. i mean, glitches and shiny breading, how could i say no? AND i'm gonna pre-order the english version of pokemon white and gray/rainbow/prism/whatever name the 3rd one will be named. ***Gamestop4ever***
I might preorder, but imo, the ongoing of pokemon is probably going to run out of creative ideas soon, so idk how much longer I'm going to be able to get hyped up for the next release. However, I am excited for the upcoming generation and if I recall correctly, we can expect a R/S remake on the horizon!
mudkip eez awsome(25 Aug 2010 at 10:14am PDT)Reply
ha-ha i already pre ordeered white so im one of those i million... i feel special =D
@ CanvasK- He is referring to how, after Generation III, GameFreak remade Red and Green as FireRed and LeafGreen, and after Generation IV GameFreak remade Gold and Silver as HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Ahh yes..it would be awesome to get both..but with a wif & 2 kids under theage of 10...it ain't gonna happen. I'll be lucky to be able to preorder one of em with christmas money
I've been saving up my money to pre-order both games. I'm hoping that this game comes with the pre-order figurines like HGSS and DPPL. If we are lucky we may get something as cool as when the first mystery dungeon game was released. I got a small handbook and a small carrying case just for reserving the game.