The official Japanese website for the 8th Pokemon movie, "Mew an the Wave Guiding Hero," has been updated with a new look. Also new on the website are larger versions of the two trailers available at the website. You can now view the trailers at 640x360, which is double the largest size available for viewing before.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.pokemon2005.jp/#trailer

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Future Movies

New Pokemon

Product Description

"The Pokemon USA Official Pokemon Emerald Strategy Guide is a new strategy guide directly from the company that brought Pokemon to the United States – and not available anywhere else except for PokemonCenter.com! Pokemon USA’s strategy guide contains all the inside information, exclusive content, and full-blown strategy needed to complete Pokemon Emerald! It even contains never before published artwork you won’t get anywhere else –Only at PokemonCenter.com!"

The Official Pokemon Emerald Version Strategy Guide is available for pre-order at www.pokemoncenter.com

Related Links

Pokemon Emerald Page: Pokemon Emerald

UPDATE (05/24/05): JTB USA has announced they're working on a new set of dates for the Pokemon Park 2005 Tour. Please check the news here at Pokemon Elite 2000 or JTB USA's website for any new information

JTB USA is offering two special Pokemon related tour packages to Japan: Pokemon Theme Park Tour 2005 and Anime Tour. Both tours are 8 days and 6 nights.

Pokemon Theme Park Tour 2005

Some of the locations that will be visited on this tour includes: Kyoto - Kinkakuji Temple, Toei Uzumasa Movie Village, Nagoya - PokePark ( Pokemon theme park ), EXPO, Tokyo - Pokemon Center Tokyo, and Asakusa Kannon Temple.

For more information: http://www.jtbusa.com/enhome/tour/pokemon_tour_2005.asp

Anime Tour

Some of the locations that will be visited on this tour includes: Gundam Museum, Fuji Television Building, Ghibli Museum, Pokemon Park, and Aichi Expo.

For more information: http://www.jtbusa.com/enhome/tour/anime_tour.asp

Related Links

JTB Website: http://www.jtbusa.com/

Pokemon Park (English Version Website) - http://www.pokepark.jp/en/

Press Release

Fourteen finalist Pokemon(R) masters will meet on April 30 at Seattle's famous Space Needle to determine who will be crowned the "Pokemon(R) Emerald" Ultimate Frontier Battle Brain.
 

The United States and Canada have been divided into seven competitive Battle Frontiers for a monthlong series of knowledge tests of Pokemon characters and their abilities. Two finalists from each Battle Frontier bested more than 36,000 contest registrants during the "Pokemon Emerald" Frontier Battle Brain competition online. Entertainment industry veteran and Emerald City ambassador Grant Goodeve will host the final battle as the finalists compete to win a trip for two to the new Pokemon Park in Nagoya, Japan.

"These competitors represent the best of the millions of Pokemon fans," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "The Battle in Seattle will put their skills and brains to the test and crown the 'Pokemon Emerald' Ultimate Frontier Battle Brain."

The "Pokemon Emerald" Frontier Battle Brain competition is being held in anticipation of the May 1 release of the Pokemon Emerald video game for Game Boy(R) Advance SP. More than 146,000 Pokemon fans already have placed a deposit to pre-register to buy the game. Pokemon games remain extremely popular and typically sell more than 1 million copies each. "Pokemon(R) FireRed" and "Pokemon(R) LeafGreen" were the top two selling games (respectively) for hand-helds in 2004, selling more than 2.4 million combined. "Pokemon Emerald" is rated E for Everyone. To date, more than 136 million Pokemon video games have been sold worldwide.

Related Links

Pokemon Emerald Frontier Battle Website - http://emerald.pokemon-games.com/

Pokemon Park (English Version Website) - http://www.pokepark.jp/en/

Pokemon Emerald Page: Pokemon Emerald

Press Release

Nintendo of America Inc., distributor of both video and trading card games for the Pokemon franchise, detonates a new expansion of the card game with the announcement of the May 9 release of the Pokemon Trading Card Game: EX Emerald. Legendary Pokemon come to life once again to create some of the strongest forces to date.

EX Emerald bursts with over 90 new cards, including holographic basic energy cards, creating new strategic options. Powerful new Trainer cards wield abilities that will speed up the game and challenge the use of many of the Evolved Pokemon's Poke-Powers and Poke-Bodies. The Legendary Regice, Regirock and Registeel are just three of the new Pokemon-ex available. EX Emerald offers players the opportunity to battle Legendary Pokemon of the Hoenn region, as well as discover a new forme of the popular Deoxys. Finally, the set offers even more of the popular and powerful Pokemon-ex cards.

The expansion will be available in two 60-card theme decks, Pokemon TCG: EX Emerald Wildfire and Pokemon TCG: EX Emerald Hydrobloom, as well as nine-card booster packs.

"Each new expansion of the Pokemon Trading Card Game continues to energize the game," says Gail Tilden, Nintendo's Vice President, Brand Management. "EX Emerald focuses on making the battles quicker and more tactical than ever."

Pokemon TCG: EX Emerald theme decks and booster packs go on sale May 9th,with a MSRP of $10.99 for the theme decks and $3.29 for the booster packs. Each pack features nine randomly inserted game cards (five common, two uncommon, one rare, one new holographic parallel card or holographic basic Energy card). Theme decks include a 60-card deck, including one holographic card, a card list, game coin (with the Energy symbol design of lightning and water), damage counters, an updated rulebook and a one-player playmat.

Related Links

Official Pokemon TCG Website - http://www.pokemon-tcg.com/

US Youth Soccer and Pokemon has teamed up to offer the "Pokemon US Youth Soccer All-Stars," a scholarship that will be offered this summer for their achievements on and off the field. US Youth Soccer is the country's largest youth sports organization with over 3 million members. Members can apply by submitting essays about the program's values and is not judged solely on athletic achievement.

“We’re so thrilled to be working with US Youth Soccer,” said Akira Chiba, President of Pokemon USA, Inc. “Because we share so many of the same values – team work, friendship and good sportsmanship -- we know Pokemon and US Youth Soccer will make a great team.”

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Related Links

Official US Youth Soccer Website - http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/

Press Release

"Nintendo of America today announces the Nintendo World(TM) store, located in the heart of New York City's Rockefeller Center, will open on May 14, 2005. Nintendo World will celebrate with a grand opening block party outside the store in Rockefeller Plaza.

The two-story, 10,000 square foot gaming paradise will be open seven days a week to showcase the best of what's new for Nintendo. The store will appeal to Nintendo(R) fans of all ages with its wide range of exclusive merchandise, games and interactive kiosks. Nintendo World is also the new home of Pokemon(R) Center which will feature the best that Pokemon has to offer - exclusive merchandise, state-of-the art demo stations and an Ultra-Pokedex.

"Nintendo chose New York City as the home for the first-ever Nintendo World store as New York has always been the center of non-stop excitement, just like Nintendo," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "2005 has already been a great year for Nintendo - from the continued success of Nintendo DS(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance SP, to chart-topping Nintendo GameCube(TM) games. The Nintendo World store will continue this by providing a venue for tourists, teens, families, gamers and interactive entertainment fans of all ages to play new games and sample upcoming ones."

To celebrate the launch, Nintendo will host an exclusive "block party" in Rockefeller Plaza outside of the Nintendo World store on Saturday, May 14. Open to all, the event will feature interactive game kiosks, giveaways and gaming competitions, and even the chance to play against a celebrity. Nintendo prizes will be given out throughout the day. More details on the block party will be announced in coming weeks.

The Nintendo World store will feature exclusive Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo GameCube and Pokemon merchandise not found at any other store in the world. The store has been designed to create an interactive experience for all visitors including a multi-player gaming wall and a surround sound gaming lounge where consumers will play dozens of edgy Nintendo games. The store will also feature an extensive Nintendo DS sampling station.

Nintendo World will showcase tables for Pokemon trading card game play and offer computer stations with access to the official Pokemon Website -pokemon.com - for all the latest news and information. The second floor of Nintendo World store will be home to a wide selection of exclusive Pokemon merchandise including plush toys, apparel and more. Plus, Nintendo World will be the only Manhattan location for the Pokemon Trading Card Game league, to continue on Sunday mornings in the concourse level of Rockefeller Plaza.

More information on Nintendo World can be found at www.nintendoworldstore.com."

Related Links

Pokemon Center Store - www.pokemoncenter.com

Another new trailer has been released on the official Japanese website for the 8th Pokemon movie: Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero. There are some new scenes shown in the new trailer, but several of the scenes shown in the new trailer have been shown before in past trailers.

To view the trailer, go here: Movie Trailer

Related Links

Future Movies

New Pokemon

Three New Pokemon: Manyula, Usohachi, and Manene

The official Japanese website for the 8th Pokemon movie, "Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero," has been updated with the new images for the three new Pokemon.

You can view the new Pokemon at the official Japanese site here: Pokemon 2005: Pokemon

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New Pokemon

Future Movies

The three new Pokemon are now revealed in the newest issue of Coro Coro magazine.

From top to bottom of the image, Manyula is believed to be the evolution of Sneasel. The next Pokemon, Usohachi, is believed to be a the pre-evolution of Sudowoodo. And finally, Manene, who is believed to be the pre-evolution of Mr Mime.

Pokemon Height and Weight (as listed in Coro Coro)

Manyula - Height: 1.1m, Weight: 34kg

Usohachi - Height: 0.5m, Weight: 15kg

Manene - Height: 0.6m, Weight: 13kg

Rukario's Type

Also revealed in the new issue of Coro Coro is Rukario's type, which is Steel/Fighting.

Coro Coro Images (Click to Enlarge)

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New Pokemon

Future Movies

The official eighth Pokemon movie website has release a new trailer of "Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero," which stars Mew and the new Pokemon, Rukario. The new trailer showcases the three Regi Pokemon that will be in the movie: Regirock, Registeel, and Regice.

To view the trailer, go here: Movie Trailer

The movie will be released in Japan on Jul 16, 2005. There is currently no US release date available.

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Future Movies

The Pokemon Center store in New York will be opening again soon. The remodeled building with house the Nintendo World store along with the Pokemon Center store. Besides the usual Pokemon products, the new Nintendo World store will offer other Nintendo game products.

The store will open this spring. The Nintendo World store is the first of it's kind.

Related Links

Nintendo Official Website - www.nintendo.com

Nintendo World Store Official Website - www.nintendoworldstore.com

Pokemon Center Store Official Website - www.pokemoncenter.com

The Nintendo online store is offering a Pokemon Emerald Bundle Pak which includes the following:

-Pokemon Emerald Game for Game Boy Advance

-Pokemon Emerald official Player's Guide

-Pokemon Emerald exclusive Deoxys T-Shirt (size Youth SL only)

-One-year subscription to Nintendo Power magazine

You can get the Pokemon Emerald Bundle Pack for $59.95. Visit the Nintendo online store to order: Pokemon Emerald Bundle Pak W/ Pokemon Emerald Game

Offer expires August 31, 2005 or while supplies last. Pokemon Emerald will be released on May 1, 2005.

Related Links

Pokemon Emerald Page

The Pokemon Center online store are offering three pre-order specials for Pokemon Emerald:

Pokemon Emerald pre-order page: PokemonCenter.com - Pre-Order

Pokemon Emerald will be released on May 1, 2005.

Related Links

Official Pokemon Center Online Store - http://www.pokemoncenter.com/

Pokemon Emerald Page

The new PokePark themed Nintendo DS will be released in Japan in May 2005. The metallic blue Nintendo DS uses the PokePark logo on the cover and a silhouette of Pikachu on the right of the top screen.

It will be sold for 15,000 yen, which is the same price for a normal Nintendo DS.

Related Links

Official PokePark Website (English Version)

Press Release:

Casewrap products give owners the ability to add to their game systems a personalized new look. Wraps will be made available starting in May 2005 for current systems such as Nintendo’s GameCube®, Game Boy® Advance SP, and the recently launched Nintendo DS™. Consumers will be able to collect, trade, and show off their Pokémon characters as new wraps become available.

Expected street price:
$4.95us – GameCube™ Controllers, Game`Boy® Advance SP and Nintendo DS™
$9.95us – GameCube™
 

What is a Casewrap?
A Casewrap is a high resolution graphical vinyl that is applied (or wrapped) to a variety of items, ranging from computer cases, to game systems and mp3 players. These wraps have properties that create an easy install, removal and provide a timeless professional new look. Wraps range as simple as a panel sheet one can apply to a vast range of items, to complex precut designs to accommodate shapes such as buttons, vents, keys, in today’s peripherals. Used to personalize individuals’ items or as part of a full roll out business branding solution, wraps can be designed to find a solution to previously unavailable, expensive or timely avenues.

Official Casewraps Websites: http://www.casewraps.com/