Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl Preorder deals are out there!

March 18, 2007 | 16 Comments

The Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl preorder deals are showing up on line this weekend. I will be updating this article as more deals come out!

DP Bonus 1EBGames

EBGames is offering a special deal if you buy both games as a preorder. Not only do you get the standard bonus styler but you also get a bonus stylus holder. Keep in mind that the Diamond and Pearl Stylus will not properly fit inside of your DS.

If you preorder the games on their own through EBGames you only get the matching Stylus.

Amazon

Amazon is not offering any sort of preorder deal at this time.

Toys “R” Us

Toys “R” Us is only offering the stylus as a bonus item. If you order the Diamond game game you get the matching stylus, same for Pearl. I have only looked online at Toys “R” Us and I have to say I am surprised. When I picked up my preorder of the Pokemon Rescue games I got a book and a travel bag from the local store.

Pokemon Center

Pokemon Center

Pokemon Center online has the best preorder deal. Not only do you get the Stylus and the holder but you also get a mini-guide and two pins!

Ordering the games on their own gets you only the mini-guide, one stylus and one pin.

WalMart

WalMart has also not listed any bonus items on their website.

Do you know of any other preorder deals? If so drop a comment below!

Posted by Jolly | Filed Under Diamond, News, Pearl 

Are you ready for Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl?

March 16, 2007 | 11 Comments

Pokemon DiamondPokemon PearlOn April 22, 2007 the two new Pokemon games for DS launch. Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl have already seen great success in Japan, will they duplicate that success in America? Considering the games sold about 5 million copies in the first three months I expect these two games to be very popular. With Pokemon games one always ends up more popular than the other, which will it be this time?

    Highlights

  • 100 new Pokemon
  • Wi-Fi play for up to 8 players
  • Bring your GBA Pokemon forward
  • Talk to your opponents while battling

Let’s break each item down a little bit here

100 new Pokemon
Not only can you use the existing 380 Pokemon from the GBA games but, 100 new Pokemon have been added to the game! Some of these Pokemon are entirely new while others are new evolved and un-evolved forms of existing Pokemon.

Wi-Fi play for up to 8 players
Using a local Wi-Fi connection up to 8 trainers can connect and play with each other. Previous titles have maxed out at four trainers connected at once.

Import your GBA Pokemon
One of the biggest gripes people had with the move from Game Boy Color to Game Boy Advance was the lack of being able to bring your Pokemon with you. With Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl you can! After completing a certain objectives in the game you will be allowed to transfer Pokemon from your GBA games to Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl.

Talk to your opponents while battling
This is clearly the biggest news of the day. Using VOIP style technology and the built-in DS microphone (and a friend code) you will be able to talk to your opponents, no matter where in the world they are, while connected. Using the Nintendo DS headset (sold separately) will make it even easier.

For the parents out there worried about who their kids are talking to understand that the players must know each others friend codes to enable the VOIP communication.

Now check out some screen shots from the upcoming games!

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Posted by Jolly | Filed Under Diamond, News, Pearl