Nintendo announces new Pokemon spinoff, new Wiimote colors, hardware bundles at retailer event

by JC Fletcher { Oct 8th 2009 at 6:00PM }

Nintendo of Japan held a retailer conference during which it announced some new products and dated important releases for the Japanese market. The biggest new game announcement is Pokepark Wii: Pikachu's Big Adventure, coming out in Japan on December 5. This action game features your Pokemans performing in events at a theme park. Examples include a Sky Race and Marine Slider event, which offer advantages to Pokemon of flying and water types.

Other announcements for Japan include hardware bundles for Tales of Graces and Samurai Warriors 3. The Graces bundle will be out on December 10, and includes a white Wii, Classic Controller Pro, and the game for ¥27,800. Samurai Warriors 3 will be sold with a black Wii, Classic Controller Pro, and post card set for ¥27,300, or with just the controller for ¥8,715, or alone for ¥7,140. Don't need a Wii but still want to drop a bunch of money? Pick up the Treasure Box edition, with the game, the controller, a figurine, a soundtrack, and an artbook for ¥11,865.

Also announced: new blue and pink Wiimotes, to be released on December 3, just in time for the newly-announced Japanese release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will be released on December 23.

Tags: bundle, japan, pokepark-wii, samurai-warriors-3, tales-of-graces, wiimote

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

MRLN (The Comment God) @ Oct 8th 2009 7:23PM

So that makes two black Wii bundles with classic controller pro and epic games in Japan?

It's official: Nintendo hates the rest of the world.

Kogen @ Oct 8th 2009 7:24PM

Crap

Dv8thwonder @ Oct 8th 2009 7:33PM

Play-Asia don't fail me now.

bongoes is no longer a Black Lantern. @ Oct 8th 2009 7:42PM

Seriously?! Peter Moore is the one and only. Stop with the imitations.

ChuckBartowski @ Oct 8th 2009 8:01PM

reggie your from NOA you didnt count in that decision. Now gimme a classic controller pro bitch.

Jesus (PSN: Luttdawg) @ Oct 8th 2009 8:04PM

Nintendo does hate the rest of the world. This is awesome.

Mr Khan @ Oct 8th 2009 8:56PM

Pikachu's Great Adventure is intriguing. I wonder if they're going in a sort of platformer-esque direction with it.

Marco le Polo @ Oct 8th 2009 9:38PM

Nintendo must still be pissed because of something we did in the past...

Ad134 @ Oct 8th 2009 9:43PM

*sigh* so depressing... I used to be the biggest Nintendo fanboy ever... They're dead to me now.

Liquid man @ Oct 8th 2009 10:24PM

Come on Nintendo!
Where's my Pokemon Stadium 3!?
I mean I think 8yrs is a long enough wait

Bones3D @ Oct 9th 2009 10:49AM

I too long for the days of the Pokemon Stadium series. Not that Pokemon Battle Revolution wasn't ok, but the Stadium series on the N64 was just more fun.

In the meanwhile, what I'd really like to see is the Pokemon series merged with Nintendogs. This would allow players to actually "train" their pokemon for more engaging battles rather than being limited to the "A, B, C, D" multiple choice tests current pokemon battles are. In a sense, it would allow the series to offer an experience closer to the animated cartoon series.

TheOverlord#2 @ Oct 9th 2009 2:51PM

"...it would allow the series offer an experience closer to the animated cartoon series."
The games don't need to be more like the TV show since the TV show is based off the games after all.

ChaoticTails @ Oct 8th 2009 10:31PM

Is it just me, or does that new classic controller seem like a blatant rip-off of the dualshock?

SoshiKitai @ Oct 8th 2009 10:54PM

Many consider the DualShock to be the best design in a controller.

Others argue that the N64 controller is.

No one would complain to have a shell that makes it like either of those.

Mazrael @ Oct 9th 2009 7:52AM

been so long since I held either.. but I remember the dual shocks being too small, and my knuckles locking up around the controller (I would have been about 18 then), and too never liked the split d-pad. the Controller-S for me is the best pad, and fixed my knuckles, even though the d-pad is only really any good with the 4 basic directions. I think NDS has my favourite D-pad, the one on the Wii needs to beefier..

ChaoticTails @ Oct 9th 2009 5:24PM

I'm actually a big fan of the dualshock- it's just funny that Nintendo basically remade the "DualAnalog" controller of PS1 fame.

theasassin15 @ Oct 8th 2009 11:22PM

I KNEW IT ALL ALONG!!!! NINTENDO DOES HATE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS IS TOO AWESOME!!!!!!!CRAP!!!!!

thetveye @ Oct 9th 2009 4:56PM

Pikachu's Excellent Adventure!

Wyld Stallyons!

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