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The Sun Is Shining For New Confirmed ‘Pokémon’ Titles!

by Matt Rodriguez

In the latest Nintendo Direct, those cryptic Pokémon Sun/Moon trademarks that surfaced yesterday have been confirmed as a new Pokémon game for holiday release!  We’re excited because this would be the second time that the Pokémon company would break its own pattern (two main titles, a remake, and a third title).  The first time would be during generation five, where they released direct sequels to their games (Black 2/White 2) instead of a third game, and there were no remakes that generation.  Of course, this point is moot if we get a “Pokémon Z” between now and Pokémon Sun/Moon.

They mention in the direct that all of the games up until now have been cumulating to this one game, specifically marking each trademark game of its generation, so it’s pretty safe to assume that Pokémon Sun/Moon is generation seven, although only time will tell for sure.

How excited are you for Pokémon Sun and Moon?  Please let us know in the comments!

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‘Pokemon Bank’ and ‘Pokemon Transporter’ Potentially Delayed Due to eShop Crash

by Josh Jackson

Many gamers like myself have been waiting on pin missiles and needle arms for tomorrow’s scheduled release of Pokemon Bank and Transporter, the two 3DS apps that would bring cloud storage to the series for the first time. Not only were users promised a free legendary Pokemon with Celebi, but these programs would allow gamers to transfer over all of the Pokemon that they’ve captured over the last 10 years into their new copies of Pokemon X and Y, so it’s not hard to see why the release was so highly anticipated.

In fact, the only ones who apparently couldn’t see it was Nintendo themselves.

Possibly due to the large influx of new consoles connecting to Nintendo’s servers on Christmas, combined with the Japanese release of Bank, the entire Nintendo Network has been down for nearly 24 hours. Gamers all over the Internet have reported not being able to access the eShop, download their digital games that were bundled with their consoles, and have lost online function in certain games.

Due to the incident, Nintendo has pulled Bank from the Japanese eShop. Furthermore, those who were able to get onto the eShop in Europe and here in the States have pointed out that the release date has been switched from December 27th to “TBD.” It’s safe to say that some more prep might have to go into launching the applications for the rest of the world.

It’s not uncommon for popular downloads to crash servers. After all, the PSN and Steam stores went down yesterday, the latter due to the free Left 4 Dead 2 giveaway yesterday. Without an official statement on the delay, I’m crossing my fingers that Nintendo will have things in order by tomorrow. However, when you consider that millions of people from around the world will be connecting at the same time when the Japanese region alone was a huge reason for the Network to crash, well… let’s just say that a shiny Mew in the Wonder Trade is more likely at this point.

If anything, I hope we get an extra legendary for the inconvenience. Jirachi perhaps? As always, check back with Geekscape for any official updates.

Catch Celebi When You Download ‘Pokemon Bank’ and ‘Pokemon Transporter!’

by Josh Jackson

Pokemon trainers like myself are eagerly counting the days until December 27th. This date will be remembered as the day that the world of Pokemon X and Y changed forever. For on this day of days, Pokemon Bank and Pokemon Transporter will arrive on the eShop, letting us import our companions from Black, Black 2, White and White 2 versions, which potentially includes everything from Ruby and Sapphire onwards. You’d be crazy not to download it, but if you were on the fence, (and why would you be?) it looks like the pot has just been sweetened.

Every person who downloads Bank and Transporter will receive Celebi, an event exclusive Pokemon who debuted as #251 back in Gold and Silver. The grass/psychic type has been a fan favorite for years, including yours truly who still considers it the best of the event exclusive series.

Celebi will be available until September 30th, which is plenty of time to gather the $4.99 necessary for the annual fee for the storage service. Remember, once the service releases, a 30 day free trial will be given to those who download it before January 31st, so there’s little reason why online shouldn’t be flooded with the things come release.

While I love Celebi, I’ll be “that guy” and complain about a free giveaway. I have to point out that it’s been given out so often that this feels a little unnecessary, especially when I can’t remember the last time Jirachi was distributed… unless they’re saving it for something big in the future. Hoenn confirmed!?!?

Ahem… anyway, as mentioned, Bank and Transporter will release on December 27th. Confused about any of it? The trailer below gives you all the juicy details on how it will work. We have nine days to catch em all! Let’s get to it!