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Old May 28, 2010, 08:32:42 AM
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Default Pokémon Black and White to be released in US Spring 2011! Legendaries revealed!

Introducing a new storyline and the next generation of Pokemon, the new releases will feature the Legendary Pokemon Reshiram (Pokemon Black Version) and Zekrom (Pokemon White Version) on the game covers worldwide.

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Check out the new website for more info in English!
(more to be added later, hopefully...)

(Also: http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml)

Edit:

Wild BOXART appeared:

Source: CloneCharizard

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AWESOME!
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...They literally look the same.
Way to *EYFF* this one up, Nintendo.
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These designs look really cool, if a bit busy. I wish they'd give Reshiram some kind of highlight or emphasis coloration to make it stand out more, as its pure white body makes it very hard to show any sort of gradient or shading. And is it just me, or does Zekrom look very Palkia-like?
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I wonder why they're revealing it so early here now?
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*Faints from epicness*
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Um, why do those two Legendary Pokemon look more like something that would be in Digimon? Especially Zekrom. They are really good-looking designs nonetheless. And I disagree with them looking exactly the same.
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I love these.

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...They literally look the same.
Way to *EYFF* this one up, Nintendo.
I hate you.
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You gaiz are cwazy... THEY'RE SIMILAR~!!!!!! NOT THE SAME~!!!!!

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These designs look really cool, if a bit busy. I wish they'd give Reshiram some kind of highlight or emphasis coloration to make it stand out more, as its pure white body makes it very hard to show any sort of gradient or shading. And is it just me, or does Zekrom look very Palkia-like?
1) Look closer, there's some purple/blue coloration near it's tail. Also...White bodied legends...Arceus.
2) Just you.


These look really cool, nothing really particularly awesome about them though, sadly to me they've just got too much random stuff going on without any special emphasis other than straight black or white. I think i'll pick up Black...it's legend looks pretty cool, compared to Zekrom. Now to see the other new 5th gen normal Pokémon!...Ohwait, Pokémon Sunday'll just waste a reveal on these in 2 weeks without anything else revealed specially...*sigh*
Oh, and if I had to guess, I'd think Reshiram is Normal/Flying and Zekrom is Dark/Steel.
Another funfact: Although Reshiram is white & Zekrom is black, Reshiram is Black's mascot while Zekrom is White's mascot. o.O

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It's a....It's a.... actually I don't know what this is? How does this resemble Pokemon?! Those are one the worst legendaries, scratch that, THE WORST I've ever seen. Okay, I'm sorry. DON'T FLAME ME! But, they don't look as colorful as Lugia or Ho-oh. They just look like monsters into a machine. The white is a little colorless. Even in gold Ho-oh had multiple colors. And the black looks like a machine that you would see in a M rated war game. Please don't flame me for this ,but this is my opinion and not yours.
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I'm more surprised about the fact that they are telling us about something in Japan this early. It isn't even summer yet and they're already revealing the titles for the US (which, thankfully, are still Black and White).
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Eh. They're all right, but I just don't find them to look THAT spectacular. I'm sure I'll get used to them soon, but as a first impression they don't really impress me.
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Zekrom is badass. Epic win.
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I am rather impressed myself, and for once a quick U.S. release.
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Looks like we may have the boxart:

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wow, PokéBeach stole it from me!
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Looks like we may have the boxart:

o.O
Not only are the box colors reversed from normal for the mascot legend, the name logo is too?
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Ah! You're going to make Movie Maker belly-up for having it render five videos in one day!

Anyway, that box-art has to go in the first post.
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For the sake of contrast, of course. A white legendary Pokémon on a white background wouldn't stand out much, would it?

On an interpretative note, it's possible that Reshiram's name may be referencing a race of giants in Hebrew folklore/mythology called Rephaim. This is probably unlikely, but the two names immediately struck me as something biblical or Hebrew when I saw them.
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I dig these legendaries!
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For the sake of contrast, of course. A white legendary Pokémon on a white background wouldn't stand out much, would it?

On an interpretative note, it's possible that Reshiram's name may be referencing a race of giants in Hebrew folklore/mythology called Rephaim. This is probably unlikely, but the two names immediately struck me as something biblical or Hebrew when I saw them.
1) Well, every game has had equal colored Pokémon on their box. Dialga, a blue pokémon was on Diamond's box, which was blue.
2) Possible...Though I don't know why they'd relate names with Hebrew origins.

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I dig these legendaries!
I knew you would.
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Well the boxart confirms Wi-Fi, no suprise there.
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These are certainly interesting. I'd like to know their function and what in the world they are, though.
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Wow, lovely new Pokémon! I have decided to still buy Black but I don't like its legend so far though. SO FAR, but I will.
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*looks at title* Oh! Pokemon Black and White are going to be released in 2011... And the legendaries! *clicks*....*faints after too much epicness*
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Also, as found on GoNintendo, these games are going to have DSi-exclusive features!
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I don't know what DSi-exclusive features will be there but sure.
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Also, as found on GoNintendo, these games are going to have DSi-exclusive features!
Oh I hope it isn't something so awesome I need to go buy a DSi.
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Oh I hope it isn't something so awesome I need to go buy a DSi.
My DS Phat is getting old anyway, I'll probably try and get one if the features are worth it.(which I bet they will)
Anyone wanna guess what they are?
Increased Memory = More Save Slots? Or maybe just giving it better Wi-Fi capabilites since the DSi can connect to different routers that normal DSs can't?
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I want more save slots!
Yeah.They are like enhanced wi-fi or something like that.
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That'd be a cool, I'd have a save file for every starter.
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I doubt we will be able to trade between save files.
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Also, as found on GoNintendo, these games are going to have DSi-exclusive features!
Sounds awesome, but I honestly doubt it.
The Rumor was also discussed about before Heart Gold and Soul Silver were released.

GoNintendo some proof please :-\
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Sounds awesome, but I honestly doubt it.
The Rumor was also discussed about before Heart Gold and Soul Silver were released.

GoNintendo some proof please :-\
Read the article for the proof they give.
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Sorry Jad, I didn't see the Article.
That code on the Boxart seems cool though. Good thing I have a DSi
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I love these guys.<3 They look like guardian angels.:3
I have to say, bravo!
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This is awesome.
Also, this is just my opinion, but Reshiram's face looks like a mix between a dog, fox and a deer.

Is that a strange thing?
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I've seen quite a lot of people (not on this particular forum, but several others) hate on the legendaries, but I honestly love them. I'm also a bit surprised that the English website has posted the announcement for BW so early, but that definitely isn't a bad thing.

In any case, if these legendaries are a sign of further things to come this generation, I'm really excited.
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I think Zekrom looks really awesome, and his expression is just epic.

"Yeah, that's right. I'm just that badass."

On the subject of the DSi enhancements, I doubt they'll be worth enough to justify buying a new system unless Nintendo decides to make the game exclusively for the DSi, which I doubt they will. I haven't seen many examples of DSi enhancements on games, which leads me to believe that developers will be cautious with their experiments into what the technology is capable of at this time. The additions will probably be Wi-Fi enhancements like previously speculated, though I'm a little doubtful of the multiple save slots, unless they decide to put in on an SD card.

On the other hand, they may create files which can be saved to SD cards which, when placed in the DSi, will unlock new features in Black and White, like the dongle mode for Pearl, Diamond, and Platinum.
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Hold on - Which boxart's which? Is the one with the white background White version, or is the one with the white legendary White version?
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The box which has Reshiram is Black Version and the box which which have Zekrom is White Version.
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I want to keep my eyes away from new pokemon, I would rather be surprised like in Ruby Sapphire.
Save Slots would be wonderful D:
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I want to keep my eyes away from new pokemon, I would rather be surprised like in Ruby Sapphire.
Unfortunately, if you want to do that you'll have to go live under a rock.
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Anyone else think the Black one looks like a cool Digimon? Not a bad thing, looks amazing.....
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They indeed looks like a Digimon but w/e they are cool!

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I honestly don't like it. Totally not buying the game.
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I honestly don't like it. Totally not buying the game.
So, wait.
Your not buying either game just because of the legendarys? That's cold dude....
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I like zekrom but reshiram is also cool
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This will probably be the Last Pokemon Generation i'll be with :0
4th Gen disappointed me :/ hopefully 5th gen will make up for it
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I'm getting Pokémon Black then! =P

And how can you judge a game based on 7 Pokémon?!
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And how can you judge a game based on 7 Pokémon?!
^Yes.

And on top of that, even if you don't like the Pokemon in the beginning, play it anyway! The Pokemon will probably grow on you and you will start to like them.

Kinda like how it was for me and when I first got Diamond.

The funniest part will be when people don't buy Black or White because of the starters and then the starters will have epic final evolutions. Like in the 4th gen.
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They have realized that the U.S. is a great buyer of Nintendo products. At last!
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They have realized that the U.S. is a great buyer of Nintendo products. At last!
That could explain why Nintendo is releasing Black and White early in U.S.A.
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That could explain why Nintendo is releasing Black and White early in U.S.A.
If it's released any more than a month before Europe I'm importing. By importing, I got Diamond 6 months before the European release. And SoulSilver 6 months early as well. But that one was in Japanese. I'm importing these from Japan as well.
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If it's released any more than a month before Europe I'm importing. By importing, I got Diamond 6 months before the European release. And SoulSilver 6 months early as well. But that one was in Japanese. I'm importing these from Japan as well.
Can't you just be patient like most other people?
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The legendaries look amazing and definitely more 'mature', but they are not completely outstanding. Reshiram might turn out to have yet another dual-type that we have seen a lot of times before. Zekrom, however, promises more diversity type-wise. Both of them look equally impressive to me, so I'll probably be confused as to which game I'll buy.

Anyways, I'm really excited about those legendaries, and I hope more information about them will be revealed soon.

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I like these two. Both of them look really nice. I think I like Zekrom more. He looks more evil and stronger. I guess I am getting Pokemon White.
 

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