Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gold & Silver Remake!

[zaraki kenpachi]

For those that don't know, and like to follow the game, and especially loved Gold, Silver and Crystal, here's the biggest news of the year in the Pokémon World: Gold and Silver are having a remake!

1st confirmation

What a surprise! Gold and Silver remakes! No one predicted this! Who wants to bet Ruby and Sapphire remakes are coming in several years?
The Japanese Yahoo website has officially confirmed the existence of Gold and Silver remakes. The games are to be titled HeartGold and SoulSilver and will be released this fall in Japan. According to Bangiras, the Yahoo article states that the games are remakes in the same vein as FireRed and LeafGreen were remakes of Red and Blue. The only other fact the article states is that the games will contain new features as well as sound and graphic improvements. The translation of the article and the game logos can be seen below. The logo for HeartGold features Ho-Oh's wings in a heart formation while Lugia looks like a spirit in SoulSilver's logo.
Following Yahoo's announcement, the official Japanese website posted a page announcing the game. You can read the translation of their page below the Yahoo article translation.
News on the games is bound to appear on Pokemon Sunday this weekend, as posted previously. Heerosferret is going to try to record the announcement for us when it airs, and when she does it will be posted here immediately. While the show is playing, however, we will be posting live information. Details on the games are also bound to appear in the next issue of CoroCoro as well, which will probably be leaked on to the internet by next week. Be sure to check back here for the latest news and translations!

We learned on the 7th that "Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver," the second entry in the popular RPG series, originally released on the Gameboy system in November of 1999, will be remade for the Nintendo DS this autumn under the titles "HeartGold" and "SoulSilver." New elements will be added in this tenth anniversary return to the Johto Region.
A continuation of the original series (Pocket Monsters Red, Green, Blue, and Pikachu), Gold and Silver recorded remarkable sales of 23,000,000 copies worldwide. It introduced monsters that hadn't appeared in the gameboy games, along with various new features.
Red and Green, the first games of the Pokemon series, were remade for the Gameboy Advance in 2004 as "Fire Red and Leaf Green," making this the second set of remakes. While Red and Green had fantastic upgrades in their transition from Gameboy to Gameboy Advance, this time the games are skipping the Gameboy Advance and going directly from Gameboy to DS. So they will almost certainly have drastically upgraded graphics and sound. Details will be released on the official site shortly.

Currently in development for the Nintendo DS are the newest entries in the Pokemon series: "Pocket Monsters HeartGold and SoulSilver." Taking place in the Johto region, the games will be upgraded with all of the series' current features and will also be packed with brand new features. This year marks the tenth anniversary of "Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver's" release on the original Gameboy, so its revival is only fitting. Since its release in 1999, the game has sold over 23,000,000 copies worldwide.

2nd story:

Pokemon Sunday has just finished airing and our live coverage is now over. As expected, the show revealed HeartGold and SoulSilver, displaying their logos on a large poster board. When the gold and silver party balls broke open, a banner rolled down announcing the games would be released this upcoming fall, which we already knew. Next, the hostess revealed Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile, followed by a small clip of the game. The clip showed Gold walking around Newbark Town with his new Chikorita, which follows him like Pikachu in Pokemon Yellow and Pokemon in Amity Square. His rival is also seen looking through Professor Elm's lab window, just like in the original Gold and Silver. You can see screenshots of the starters with their new Ken Sugimori artwork below, as well as screenshots of the updated Newbark Town (click them for larger pictures).

3rd story:

Scans of the June issue of CoroCoro have been released! Click the thumbnails below for larger images of each page and use your left and right arrow keys to scroll through them like a slideshow.
The pages reveal that there will be updated Ken Sugimori artwork for most of the Gold and Silver Pokemon. Since most Pokemon artwork from that generation is almost ten years old, the new artwork will better match the more modern look of Pokemon from the other three generations. Additionally, it appears that instead of redesigning Kris, the female character from the second generation, a completely new female character was created instead. Her name is not known at this time.
In regards to locations from the original games, on the second page under Gold's elbow you can see Sprout Tower's profile shot, which, as when entering new locations in FireRed and LeafGreen, will most likely display when going inside the tower. On the third page under Wobbuffet's tail, Slowpoke Well is shown. Ilex Forest appears to be featured on the bottom of the fifth scan, since Celebi's shrine is present. It also looks as if the Pikachu-Colored Pichu from the 12th movie downloads will play a role in HeartGold and SoulSilver, apparently activating an event within Ilex Forest once transferred over.
No specific release date has been mentioned by any official source yet, though rumors are flying that the games will hit shelves sometime toward the second half of September.

If you wish for bigger resolution pics, please visit PokéBeach.com, with Heart Gold and Soul Silver, Rising Rivals, Platinum, & 'The Advent of Arceus' info; your ultimate Pokémon TCG and Pokémon news site!

4th story:

learer scans of certain parts of the CoroCoro pages posted yesterday have been released on Japanese image boards. Click the thumbnails below for larger images. The only new information revealed pertains to the first scan (the other four scans are included for completeness and contain nothing new). The first close-up scan shows Gold in front of Elm's Lab, but also shows the bottom screen of the DS. The bottom screen now displays the in-game menu: "Pokemon," "Bag," "[Your Name]," "Save," and "Options." Instead of having to hit the X-button to pull up the menu, you will now be able to interact with it using your stylus. The page also mentions that when you choose the male or female character, the one you do not choose will support you throughout the game. This is similar to Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum where you encounter your rival and Dawn or Lucas throughout the game. The storyline will probably be changed to accommodate this.
The second close-up shows a clearer picture of Sprout Tower's cut-scene. As mentioned yesterday, when entering a new area like in FireRed and LeafGreen, a graphic of that area will display. This feature will also be in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

And for now, this is it!

What do you think?

[zaraki kenpachi]

5th story:

New magazine scans for HeartGold and SoulSilver have surfaced. The pages might be an insert from Famitsu magazine, since they call themselves \"Famichudan,\" but we are not sure about this yet. Credit goes to True Gaming for the scans and to Bangiras for translating the information below. Click the thumbnails for larger images, which will open in new windows.
In regards to the shiny Pichu that you can download for preordering a 12th movie ticket, \"Pikachu-Colored Pichu,\" it is now confirmed that it will activate an event when transferred from Platinum to the games. The magazine says, \"It looks like having Pikachu-Colored Pichu in your party triggers an event with Notched-Ear Pichu.\" So the Pichu will definitely be a special one like the movie Regigigas last year, which unlocked the caverns of the other Regis in Platinum. This information also confirms that the Notched-Ear Pichu will be in the games and is not just a movie-exclusive character. Considering that the event takes place in Ilex Forest, and this is just speculation, one of the Pichu might have something to do with the GS Ball.
The Arceus section in the scans is just showing its different PokeDex entries in Diamond and Pearl. It also says that in Platinum, you can hear the legend of Arceus from a hiker in the Oreburgh Mine and then later in the Canalave Library when you have the Arceus from the movie event in your party. The legend just summarizes what we already know about the legendaries of Sinnoh in that Arceus is the creator and Dialga, Palkia, and the lake trio were born from it.
Other scenes from the magazine show Team Rocket confronting Gold, the 3D scene where you pick your starter, the Slowpoke Well, and the outside of Kurt's house, most of which were in the CoroCoro scans.

This goes before the last images but I couldn't post it because it had 794 more words than allowed.

All props go to PokéBeach.com, with Heart Gold and Soul Silver, Rising Rivals, Platinum, & 'The Advent of Arceus' info; your ultimate Pokémon TCG and Pokémon news site!.

[Saimaroimaru]

Love it, but i gotta play platinuim first XD. Can't wait.

[zaraki kenpachi]

You haven't played platinum yet?

[Saimaroimaru]

Nope played Diamond, guess i'll skipp Platinum and go to these babies.

[itashy]

also just released today i found this article..i copied the article but theres pics at the source


Today it was unveiled on the television show in Japan Pokémon Sunday that the newly announced remakes for the Nintendo DS Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are going to be rewarded with a free gift known as a PokéWalker. It will be a small device colored and shaped like a Pokéball that will allow players to transfer their Pokémon to this portable device and attribute experience points and increase their happiness with the most steps you take, like a pedometer.

It seems to me like a tribute to the old Pocket Pikachu pedometers in which you would walk, shake, or sit on top of your washing machine to increase your pal’s happiness. Of course, this is probably one of Nintendo’s drives to eliminate childhood obesity, though I am sure Pokémon fans around the world in Japan will be glad to receive this freebie with open arms. Yes, currently it is only set for a Japan release.

Pokémon Heart Gold, Soul Silver Does the Truffle Shuffle | Spawn Kill

[zaraki kenpachi]

Lol a mobile day care center XD

What will they do next :\

[Saimaroimaru]

Kill Antony the Bat, it will drive nintendo's sales way up.

[itashy]

heres two pics of the packaging...and the ACTUAL poke center counter thingie idk what that other thing was


Kotaku - Here Is Your Japanese Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Packaging - Nintendo

[Sasuke_Itachi]

wow i loved this game till it got old. i still have it somewhere. Im gonna deff get this when it gets out