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Happy Memorial Day U.S.A.!

On behalf of the JRBnet cast, we would like to wish everybody a happy Memorial Day, let's take this day to remember those who helped this country on this day.

Some Random Thoughts

Wi-Fi was not as glitchy tonight, but still glitchy.

Happy Memorial Day tomorrow!

OMG! J+R.b's 1+1 Anniversary is very soon.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Experience

Today was the first time I have ever used Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection with a friend. My experience with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection wasn't the best. I signed on at 7p and my friend signed on at 7:10p, but we never saw each-other until he called me and we signed off then on again at the exact same time. The first battle and first trade also crashed and froze. After that, (everything, like when we signed off to change our teams) we had to call each-other to make sure we signed on at the exact same time!

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Here's some new screenshots of the US version of Pokémon Battle Revolution. For more screenshots, go here: Pokémon Battle Revolution

IGN has a video demonstration of the wi-fi mode in Pokémon Battle Revolution: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/818/818481/vid_2003084.html

Pokémon Battle Revolution for the Wii will be available on June 25, 2007.

Nintendo Game Information Key Information: - The game takes place on an island called Pokétopia. There are 10 different Colosseums to battle in. The objective is to win all the Colosseum battles and become the Pokétopia Master. - Players use Pokémon from their Pokémon® Diamond and Pokémon® Pearl games (sold separately) and battle them on the big screen. Pokémon Battle Revolution is the first title where players can link Wii with Nintendo DS. Players can connect Nintendo DS to Wii (compatible wireless router or Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector and broadband access required for online play). - DS Battle Mode (requires DS systems for all players, sold separately): Four players can gather together and battle while using Pokémon from their Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl video games. All players use the DS as their controller in this mode, and it uses the same battle interface found in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. - Players can customize their Trainers in the game. Colosseum Battle Mode: There are 10 Colosseums (Battle Fields) altogether throughout Pokétopia. Many will need to be unlocked by playing through the others. Nintendo DS Battle Mode: This multiplayer mode is for those who also own Pokémon Diamond or Pokémon Pearl as well as Nintendo DS systems. Four players can get together and battle while using their very own Pokémon from their Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games. All players use the DS as a controller in this mode. The same battle interface that is used in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl is used while battling with friends. Battle Passes and Trainer Customization: Players can create and customize their own Battle Pass by transferring their favorite Pokémon onto the Pass. They can then save the Battle Pass to their Wii Remote™ and take it to a friend’s house to battle with them.

Pokémon-Go!

As many of you know, the Diamond and Pearl TCG expansion was released in the USA on Wed, May 23rd. What you may not know, however, is that there was a site make-over over at the official TCG website, www.pokemon-tcg.com as well as some rule changes made to the Pokemon TCG meta-game.

Thats right, The TCG website has been completely redone and even has a all new URL (www.go-pokemon.com). From what I've seen so far, it's shaping up to be a very comprehensive site for the TCG fan as well as the new TFG (Trading Figure Game) soon to be released. Go check it out at www.go-pokemon.com

The new Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl expansion features several rules changes that may require players to rethink their strategies. The expansion introduces a new type of Pokémon. Pokémon LV. X! These cards represent the most powerful extremes that a Pokémon can reach, granting extra abilities, attacks, and more HP. They are played similarly to an Evolution card but have special rules as well. Other changes include: Free Attack Costs, New terminology, Rule changes, Unown changes, and more.
This expansion will be tourny-legal for worlds this year.

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Pokémon Battle Revolution News

From PPN:

Nintendo and Pokemon USA has just updated some of the details on Pokemon Battle Revolution and released 10 all new screenshots.

We have updated our PBR section with the new features data and included the new screenshots for you to check out. The game takes place on an island called Pokétopia. There are 10 different Colosseums to battle in. The objective is to win all the Colosseum battles and become the Pokétopia Master. Connect the DS to the Wii and battle Pokemon from the recent Pearl and Diamond DS games on the big screen. Player customizations, more.. Us Pokefreaks will love this game..

More details and the new feature data can be found in the PPN PBR section.

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1.4 Million sold in 14 days!

Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl claimed the top two spots of the two best-selling games in April. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl have sold 1.75 million units in just 14 days.

Press Release Nintendo Runs the Table in April Sales Already riding a streak as America's No. 1 seller of video game consoles, No. 1 seller of portable game systems and No. 1 publisher of video games, Nintendo added more chips to its pile in April-with not just one, but the country's four best-selling games. According to independent sales data gathered by the NPD Group, the two best-selling games in April were Pokemon® Diamond and Pokemon® Pearl, exclusively for the Nintendo DS™ hand-held game system, followed by Super Paper Mario™ and Wii Play™ for the Wii™ home video game system. Combined sales for the two related Pokemon titles exceeded 1.75 million units in just 14 days of availability during the reporting period. The DS remained the most popular game system of any kind in April, with projected sales of more than 470,000 units. At the same time, the Wii from Nintendo, despite nearly universal sold-out status, was still purchased by twice as many consumers as any other home game console, according to the NPD data. Unit sales of 360,000 Wii systems in April bring the console's installed base in America to nearly 2.5 million in less than six months on the market. "Nothing is more valuable in the entertainment world than an evergreen franchise," says Reggie Fils-Aime, president and COO, Nintendo of America. "These new Pokemon titles have cemented their place alongside the most enduring intellectual properties of the book, music and movie industries. And that appeal will expand even further with the introduction of Pokemon® Battle Revolution to our Wii home console next month."

New Mysterious Dungeon News

The latest issue of the CoroCoro gaming magazine released new images of the sequel to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. The two versions are for the Nintendo DS and are titled Time Exploration Team and Darkness Exploration Team. There will be a total of 16 different possible starting Pokemon. The magazine revealed 5 of them so far which includes Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Pikachu, and Munchlax.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time Exploration Team and Darkness Exploration Team will be available in Japan this fall. There is currently no US release date available.

CoroCoro Magazine - Pictures & Screenshots

The official Japanese Pokémon website and the official Chunsoft website released more pictures of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time Exploration Team and Darkness Exploration Team. You can view the screenshots in the links below:

Official Japanese Pokemon Website

http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/dungeon/prologue.html

http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/dungeon/world.html

http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/dungeon/exploration.html

http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/dungeon/dungeon.html

Official Chunsoft Website

http://www.chunsoft.co.jp/games/pokedun2/index.html

http://www.chunsoft.co.jp/games/pokedun2/page1.html

http://www.chunsoft.co.jp/games/pokedun2/page2.html

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Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon 2

I got the basic idea of what Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon 2 is all about. You (Diamond and Pearl Pokémon) hunt down potential suspects and criminals.

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Pokémon Gold and Silver Remake?

It seems that Nintendo are trying there best to get old pokemon fans back up to date with there latest edition of a remake. Yes it’s the one that all fans have been waiting for a long time the beloved Gold & Silver!

Although I do not think that there has been an official announcement by Nintendo (There may have been) the box art looks very genuine! But this may not be true because the box art was released very quickly so please don’t see this as an official announcement as this may just be a fake but I bet my money that its probably true.

About the game: the remake will be on Nintendo DS and will feature the loved Nintendo Wi-Fi System. Well that’s all we know so far but like a have previously stated this may be just a fake so pleased lets not get hyped about this until Nintendo announce its true

I REALLY WANT THIS!

Darkrai Giveaway (JPN)

In other Pokemon news from Japan, a Darkrai giveaway has been announced.

Local Mystery Gift will be used to distribute legendary Pokémon.

The method for Japanese players of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl to obtain the legendary Pokémon Darkrai was revealed recently, according to a flier posted by Filb.de. Darkrai will be distributed to attendees of the 10th Pokémon movie, Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai, via local Mystery Gift at Japanese movie theaters July 14 through Sept. 9.

The item to unlock an island in the games where Darkrai can be caught, the Member's Pass, will apparently not be distributed. Instead, players will directly download the Pokémon with Mystery Gift. Darkrai will be inside a Cherish Ball (プレジャスボール Precious Ball), a normally unobtainable Poké Ball, and will be holding an Enigma berry, also normally unobtainable. Darkrai will have a Classic Ribbon (クラシックリボン) and will know the moves Roar of Time and Spacial Rend, moves normally exclusive to Dialga and Palkia, respectively.

Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon 2

According to our friend Zhenlin over at BMG, the June 2007 issue of CoroCoro reveals new details about the upcoming sequel to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (ポケモンの不思議のダンジョン).

Sequels subtitled Time Expedition and Darkness Expedition

There will be two versions, as before, subtitled Time Expedition (時の探検隊) and Darkness Expedition (闇の探検隊), which will be released this fall. As previously noted, this is the first time that Chunsoft is making a sequel to a Mystery Dungeon game involving licensed characters other than Torneko or Chocobo.

The premise of this game, as suggested by the subtitles, is that of exploration, as opposed to rescue in the original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. The impetus appears to be a stone fragment which is thought to form the gateway to legendary locations and/or treasure. As before, the player is subjected to a personality test at the beginning of the game, which determines which Pokémon the player will be in the Pokémon world. Among the 16 available player characters are Munchlax, Pikachu, Piplup, Chimchar and Turtwig.

A new game mechanic is guilds. In order to form a great exploration party, the player must train, and to train, the player must enter a guild. The guild master is a Wigglytuff, and its right-hand man is a noisy Chatot. Other guild members include a Bidoof. On the other hand, as in all previous Mystery Dungeon games, the defining feature is the random dungeons players execute their quests in.

Pokémon Fever

Cartoon Network will air 17 consecutive hours (34 episodes) each day of Pokémon reruns spanning eight seasons June 2-3, 2007, according to Toon Zone's schedules.

Episodes will begin airing each day at 6 a.m. EDT and will continue to air until the Adult Swim programming block begins at 11 p.m. EDT each day.

Every non-Adult Swim hour to feature random episodes from eight seasons

While June 2's episodes are listed on the Toon Zone Web site, only one episode for June 3 is listed at this time, but the marathon will continue that day through season eight, according to sources.

The episodes selected have no apparent connection or order.

Update:

The June schedule for Cartoon Network has been posted. The first weekend of June will be a Pokemon Marathon on Cartoon Network.

"For every non-Adult Swim hour of the 2nd and the 3rd, Cartoon Network will be airing Pokemon episodes from Seasons 1-9. These include episodes from the fourth and sixth seasons which CN never got around to airing for some reason.

Below is a list of which episodes are airing when, courtesy of Toon Zone. As with everything else on Cartoon Network, this is all subject to change." Source: Dogasu (Forum Thread)

Pokemon Marathon Schedule
June 2nd, 2007	June 3rd, 2007
06:00AM 141 "The Problem with Paras" 06:30AM 145 "Holy Matrimony" 07:00AM 151 "The Ultimate Test" 07:30AM 152 "The Breeding Center Secret" 08:00AM 105 "Showdown in Pewter City" 08:30AM 108 "The Path to the Pokemon League" 09:00AM 109 "The School of Hard Knocks" 09:30AM 201 "Princess vs. Princess" 10:00AM 203 "Riddle Me This" 10:30AM 204 "Volcanic Panic" 11:00AM 207 "Clefairy Tales" 11:30AM 214 "The Pi-Kahuna" 12:00PM 225 "A Friend in Deed" 12:30PM 226 "Friend & Foe Alike" 01:00PM 306 "Hello Pummelo" 01:30PM 307 "Enter the Dragonite" 02:00PM 312 "Don't Touch That 'Dile" 02:30PM 313 "The Double Trouble Header" 03:00PM 321 "The Chikorita Rescue" 03:30PM 329 "Charizard's Burning Ambition" 04:00PM 335 "Wired for Battle" 04:30PM 401 "A Goldenrod Opportunity" 05:00PM 402 "A Dairy Tale Ending" 05:30PM 403 "Air Time" 06:00PM 429 "UnBEARable" 06:30PM 435 "The Wayward Wobbuffet" 07:00PM 441 "The Heartbreak of Brock" 07:30PM 443 "Turning Over a New Bayleef" 08:00PM 508 "The Perfect Match!" 08:30PM 511 "The Mystery Is History" 09:00PM 512 "A Parent Trapped!" 09:30PM 513 "A Promise Is A Promise" 10:00PM 518 "For Ho-Oh The Bell Tolls" 10:30PM 523 "Just Waiting On A Friend"	" valign="top"> 06:00AM 610 "Johto Photo Finish" 06:30AM 611 "Gotta Catch Ya Later!" 07:00AM 613 "Get the Show on the Road!" 07:30AM 619 "Tree's A Crowd" 08:00AM 627 "Gonna Rule The School!" 08:30AM 629 "Stairway to Devon" 09:00AM 639 "A Three Team Scheme!" 09:30AM 703 "Let Bagons Be Bagons" 10:00AM 704 "The Princess and the Togepi" 10:30AM 707 "I Feel Skitty!" 11:00AM 714 "Fight for the Meteorite" 11:30AM 721 "Disaster of Disguise" 12:00PM 722 "Disguise Da Limit" 12:30PM 729 "Love, Petalburg Style!" 01:00PM 730 "Balance of Power" 01:30PM 731 "A Six Pack Attack" 02:00PM 736 "Me, Myself and Time" 02:30PM 742 "A Shroomish Skirmish" 03:00PM 746 "Light’s Camerupt, Action!" 03:30PM 805 "Gaining Groudon" 04:00PM 806 "The Scuffle of Legends" 04:30PM 811 "A Cacturne For The Worse" 05:00PM 812 "Claydol, Big and Tall" 05:30PM 813 "Once in a Mawile" 06:00PM 817 "Do I Hear a Ralts?" 06:30PM 825 "Berry, Berry Interesting" 07:00PM 826 "Less Is Morrison" 07:30PM 902 "Sweet Baby James!" 08:00PM 908 "Tactics Theatrics!" 08:30PM 910 "The Green Guardian" 09:00PM 921 "Curbing the Crimson Tide!" 09:30PM 922 "What I Did For Love!"

Thanks to PPN!

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New Pokémon Marketing in Europe

Red Central, the creative resource for the entertainment industry, announces that it has been commissioned to produce the first European style guide for the kid’s super-brand Pokémon.

Pokemon launches European branding guide for a new era

The Pokémon franchise over 10 years has seen mammoth international success have been built on the content introduced in just three core computer games. After a four-year wait, the next instalments – Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl – are about to launch, bringing with them new characters, new movies and a new TV series.

Red Central’s brief is to achieve a look for the new Pokémon Diamond and Pearl style guide that retains the classic Pokémon style while introducing the new characters and content with a freshness that will shunt the brand to the cutting-edge of children’s entertainment. With a wide range of fans, the branding will be aimed at a core target of boys aged 6 – 12, but with some designs aimed at tween girls, as well as classic characters for people that have grown up with Pokémon and will want to re-visit it.

Licensing Manager at Pokémon UK, Rekha Rajput, explains: "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl will thrust our brand right back to the forefront of children’s minds across Europe, and we strongly felt that a landmark of this magnitude deserved its own European-specific style guide.

"We asked Red Central to create it for us because they understood exactly what we wanted to achieve, and with their experience in the children’s entertainment industry we knew they could translate our goals into great designs."

Red Central Director Phil Overton said: "This is a dynamic property with both a mass and cult following and we’re very excited to be involved in its development," says Red Central Director Phil Overton. "The style guide is an important part of the launch, and we intend to capture Pokémon’s energy to make sure all licensed merchandise does the brand justice."

Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl video games will be available in Europe from Summer 2007. The accompanying animated TV series is due to air in the UK shortly afterwards on Cartoon Network.

A style guide is a publication which specifies details of writing style required by a particular publishing house or professional organization, including such matters as punctuation, capitalization, fonts and styles, imagery, and rules for citing references. Product producers and other licensee's use it to brand their items. It's used for packaging as well as advertising and so forth. For more info, follow these links: www.redcentral.co.uk and www.pokemon.co.uk

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The Emerald/Crystal/Yellow of D&P

The Emerald/Crystal/Yellow of D&P is Pokémon Opal. If you go to PokémonOpal.com is redirects to Nintendo. Suspicious!

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Pokémon Boxart

Here is what the U.S. boxart will look like for Pokémon: Battle Revolution:


(This is still undecided though.)

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Time Capsule

In celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pokémon and Pokémon's past, the official Japanese movie website has posted old movie trailers from movies one through eight. All of the trailers contain scenes that were made only for the trailers, and were not included in the actual movie. It is also worth mentioning that these were not the only trailers made for each movie - each Pokemon movie has at least three different trailers made for them over time, with each trailer being released as the movie comes closer to completion (we already have two trailers for the 10th Pokémon movie, Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai, and there is bound to be at least one more before it is released in July in Japan). The trailers on the website appear to be the second trailers released for each movie, not the first or the last, so there are scenes that were made for the movies in them, and scenes that were not. To view each trailer, click the links below.

1: Mewtwo Strikes Back
2: Revelation Lugia
3: Lord of the Unknown Tower
4: Celebi, a Timeless Encounter
5: The Water Guardians of Altomare
6: Wishing Star of Seven Nights
7: Visitor of the Space Fissure, Deoxys
8: Mew and the Aura-Guiding Hero, Lucario

Funny how Ash is always screaming "Pikachuuuu!!!!!," Pikachu is falling, or Pikachu is crying. Such drama.

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