Archive for March, 2008

Late breaking news

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

FCC Fines WCIU-TV $16.5K Over Pokemon Characters Appearing in Ads (Broadcasting and Cable)

A Chicago TV station got burned by limited-edition Pokemon Eggo waffles and kicked by Fruit by the Foot.

New Pokemon tops Japan chart (gamesindustry.biz)

Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage has beaten off the opposition to take the Japanese chart top spot, selling almost a quarter of a million units in the process.

Pokemon Ranger Catches Japanese Chart Success (Gamasutra)

A raft of new releases, coinciding with a national holiday celebrating the vernal equinox, has jolted the Japanese charts back into life with one of the busiest weeks of the year so far. The most successful new release, by a considerable margin, has been the sequel to action role-playing spin-off Pokemon Ranger on the Nintendo DS, with almost a quarter of a million sales in its first week. The …

NEWS: Japanese Weekly Software and Hardware Charts for March 17-23 (Nintendo World Report)

Stop the press! Pokemon still popular in Japan!

Top 10 Anime (The Star)

1. Pokemon the Movie 10: Diamond Pearl: 2. Bleach Vol.156-163 3. Detective Conan 2008 (six-in-one DVD)

Hands On: Pokemon Ranch (Addict 3D)

Pokemon Farm (Wii) One free Pokemon a day for those without Diamond & Pearl.

Behold! The Pokedress [Pikachu] (Addict 3D)

It’s dress time! We love dress time!! Here’s a Pokmon cami halter top one piece with a banded bottom. Thrilling, we know. For those unable to picture how this lovely dress would appear on a mannequin, hit the jump for that. Check out those shoulder joints.

Related Games (Games Radar)

In last week’s issue of Pokemusings, we went over some great defensive-oriented Pokemon. Some made great defenders due to their stats (Blissey, Skarmory), while others stood strong because of their unique typing (Ludicolo, Spiritomb).

At Our Best (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

Scholarship winners John and Phils Toyota in Corvallis recently announced five Linn-Benton Community College scholarship winners.

‘Brawl’ a smash hit (State Hornet)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third game in the series to come from Nintendo, and the premise of the series is both simple and unique.

Late breaking news

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

FCC Fines WCIU-TV $16.5K Over Pokemon Characters Appearing in Ads (Broadcasting and Cable)

A Chicago TV station got burned by limited-edition Pokemon Eggo waffles and kicked by Fruit by the Foot.

New Pokemon tops Japan chart (gamesindustry.biz)

Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage has beaten off the opposition to take the Japanese chart top spot, selling almost a quarter of a million units in the process.

Pokemon Ranger Catches Japanese Chart Success (Gamasutra)

A raft of new releases, coinciding with a national holiday celebrating the vernal equinox, has jolted the Japanese charts back into life with one of the busiest weeks of the year so far. The most successful new release, by a considerable margin, has been the sequel to action role-playing spin-off Pokemon Ranger on the Nintendo DS, with almost a quarter of a million sales in its first week. The …

Hands On: Pokemon Ranch (Addict 3D)

Pokemon Farm (Wii) One free Pokemon a day for those without Diamond & Pearl.

Behold! The Pokedress [Pikachu] (Addict 3D)

It’s dress time! We love dress time!! Here’s a Pokmon cami halter top one piece with a banded bottom. Thrilling, we know. For those unable to picture how this lovely dress would appear on a mannequin, hit the jump for that. Check out those shoulder joints.

Related Games (Games Radar)

In last week’s issue of Pokemusings, we went over some great defensive-oriented Pokemon. Some made great defenders due to their stats (Blissey, Skarmory), while others stood strong because of their unique typing (Ludicolo, Spiritomb).

At Our Best (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

Scholarship winners John and Phils Toyota in Corvallis recently announced five Linn-Benton Community College scholarship winners.

Late breaking news

Monday, March 24th, 2008

NEWS: Free Pokmon Mystery Dungeon Guide Offer (Nintendo World Report)

Starting March 16, preorders will receive a free, limited-edition players guide for the new installment.

Record Book For Gamers (The Tampa Tribune)

If you own one of the 155 million Pokemon video games ever sold or if you love to burn off calories playing Dance Dance Revolution, Guinness World Records wants to add a new book to your at-home library.

e C e n t r a l (The Star)

1. Pokemon the Movie 10: Diamond Pearl: Dialga vs Palkia vs Darkrai 2. Bleach Vol.156-163

Pokemon Sapphire (Games Radar)

When catching rare pokemon like Grudon, Rayquaza, Kyogre, Latios, Latias, and many others, you do NOT have to use a master ball.

In brief: Illinois (Northwest Indiana Times)

The Columbian Ladies of Lansing will hold the annual Pot Luck Dinner at 6:30 p.m. March 24 at the Lansing Knights of Columbus Hall, 178th and Lorenz Avenue. Bring a dish to serve eight.

Related Games (Games Radar)

Pokemon have been a part of Smash Bros. ever since its first days on the N64. Initally, only Pikachu and Jigglypuff were playable, then Melee added Pichu and Mewtwo to the fold, and now Brawl brings in the Pokemon Trainer and Lucario.

Late breaking news

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Pokemon Sapphire (Games Radar)

When catching rare pokemon like Grudon, Rayquaza, Kyogre, Latios, Latias, and many others, you do NOT have to use a master ball.

Related Games (Games Radar)

Pokemon have been a part of Smash Bros. ever since its first days on the N64. Initally, only Pikachu and Jigglypuff were playable, then Melee added Pichu and Mewtwo to the fold, and now Brawl brings in the Pokemon Trainer and Lucario.

Pokemones Are Not Oral Sexy Obsessed, Just Kissing Crazy [Pokemon] (Addict 3D)

Yesterday, we brought word of “Pokemones”, the androgynous, public-orgy-havin’, Pok -watchin’ Chilean youths.

Related Games (Games Radar)

Most of the gamers in our Pokemon general discussion forums favor offensive Pokemon. It’s easy to understand why - beating the tar out of something with a wide variety of offensive maneuvers is just plain fun.

In brief: Illinois (Northwest Indiana Times)

Find events going on in your community, and plan your weeks activities with The Times. To get listed in the calendar, contact Illinois community coordinator Jennifer Pallay.

Dojo Dump: Criminally Upskirt Free [Super Smash Bros. Brawl] (Addict 3D)

By now, the updates to the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl web site are simply interesting to see how snappily Masahiro Sakurai’s writing is translated.

March 22 - 28 (Anime News Network)

Greetings, friends, associates, and general well-wishers! We’re getting back to the basics of The Click this week - none of this gimmicky nonsense, cartoons, or namby-pamby wordplay. Just good ol’ fashioned, albeit staid, writings and musings about what’s on TV this week.

Disney Announces Spectrobes DS Sequel (Gamasutra)

Officials from Disney Interactive have announced Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, a new DS sequel to the original game which has now shipped more than 1 million units and was the best selling third party DS game in North America last year. The anime and Pokemon inspired franchise was the first original intellectual property from the revitalized Disney Interactive Studios and saw considerable …

Saling The World: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Leads Xbox 360 Sales in U.S. and UK (Gamasutra)

Gamasutra’s weekly column, “Saling The World”, covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week’s charts, with data taken from March 20th, 2008, see Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 debut to chart-topping sales in North America and the UK. Data for “Saling The World” comes …

Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Nintendo Wii (CBS News)

This action-packed fighting game features a ridiculous number of characters that have appeared on Nintendo platforms, from Mario? to Link to Pikachu? … to Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog!

Late breaking news

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Pokemon Sapphire (Games Radar)

When catching rare pokemon like Grudon, Rayquaza, Kyogre, Latios, Latias, and many others, you do NOT have to use a master ball.

Pokemones Are Not Oral Sexy Obsessed, Just Kissing Crazy [Pokemon] (Addict 3D)

Yesterday, we brought word of “Pokemones”, the androgynous, public-orgy-havin’, Pok -watchin’ Chilean youths.

Disney Announces Spectrobes DS Sequel (Gamasutra)

Officials from Disney Interactive have announced Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, a new DS sequel to the original game which has now shipped more than 1 million units and was the best selling third party DS game in North America last year. The anime and Pokemon inspired franchise was the first original intellectual property from the revitalized Disney Interactive Studios and saw considerable …

Late breaking news

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Disney Announces Spectrobes DS Sequel (Gamasutra)

Officials from Disney Interactive have announced Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, a new DS sequel to the original game which has now shipped more than 1 million units and was the best selling third party DS game in North America last year. The anime and Pokemon inspired franchise was the first original intellectual property from the revitalized Disney Interactive Studios and saw considerable …

Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest (Games Radar)

Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest is a hybrid. No, it doesnt run on a combination fuel cel /electric battery pack. Its a cross-hybridization of Chibi-Robo : Park Patrols re-forestation premise, Pokemon-esque creature evolution and Pikmin-ish group control and combat.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Nintendo Wii (CBS News)

This action-packed fighting game features a ridiculous number of characters that have appeared on Nintendo platforms, from Mario? to Link to Pikachu? … to Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog!

NEWS: Free Pokmon Mystery Dungeon Guide Offer (Nintendo World Report)

Starting March 16, preorders will receive a free, limited-edition players guide for the new installment.

Only the strongest will survive in the animation industry (Express India)

Japanese animated series Pokemon, Digimon Tamers and Beyblade are already ruling the cartoon world globally and in India. Now more are on the way.

Duke’s birthday party goes to the dogs (The Arizona Republic)

Fred and Lois Dohrmann of Sun City Grand began the tradition of throwing his French bulldog, Duke, a party four years ago. It has grown into a large-scale gathering that friends look forward to every year.

top user: gfh-77 (Total Video Games)

Sequel offers many more new features and improvements as Rallen and Jeena’s story continues…

Horton Hears a Who! and CJ7: Good Cute, Bad Cute (Creative Loafing Atlanta)

Survival of the cutest on film and video… By Curt Holman.Never underestimate the power of cuteness. Big-eyed, infantile characters become movie stars, corporate mascots and multimillion-dollar brands for profound reasons. Some scientists subscribe to the idea of “survival of the cutest” as an evolutionary adaptation. Cavemen cared for their squalling, useless cavebabies because they were just …

The combat’s cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Houston Press)

Sometimes it’s the terrible ideas say, a TV show about nothing, or stirring corn into your mashed potatoes that turn out to be genius. Super Smash Bros. landed on the Nintendo 64 nearly ten years ago, touting a concept that initially sounded nauseating: “lovable Nintendo characters …

Newsweek: Chilean teens’ fad public sex (MSNBC)

A growing urban tribe in Chile that consists of tech- and fashion-obsessed teens who call themselves ‘Pokemones’ and have group sex in public parks is challenging the country’s traditionally conservative mores.

What a pokemon does in a pokeball….

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Credits goes to robotchicken
Taken from badjojo.com

Late breaking news

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Anime Expo Hosts Pokmon Director Masamitsu Hidaka (Anime News Network)

Anime Expo has announced that director Masamitsu Hidaka ( Pokmon , Juu Senshi Garukiba , Linebarrels of Iron ) will be its first Japanese Guest of Honor at the July 3-6 convention in the Los Angeles Convention Center.

New Kiddy MMO Gets $3.2 Mil In Funding [Kids] (Addict 3D)

As if MMOs for teens and adults aren’t bad enough, Fluid Entertainment (Disney Princess Castle Party, Disney Mix, Pokmon Play It!) has decided that children need a Warcrack of their own.

Pokemon Ranch Channel - Japanese trailer (EuroGamer)

Pokemon Ranch Channel is a Wii Software title developed by Ambrella, who previously made Hey You! Pikachu! (N64), Pokemon Channel (GCN), and Pokmon Dash (DS. The wee beasties can be uploaded from Diamond and Pearl cartidges and will be free to frolic, fight and, possibly, fornicate in a farm-like environment supervised by your Mii.

Movie Review | Horton Hears a Who!: This Seuss is more Seuss-like, no matter how flawed (The Columbus Dispatch)

I haven’t read Horton Hears a Who! in a long time, so forgive me if I don’t recall the original Dr. Seuss story containing references to MySpace and Pokemon.

Related Games (Games Radar)

The Underground is one of the most ambitious features in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. As a local-wireless multiplayer feature, it’s… quirky, at best. Okay, we’re lying. We think it’s pretty boring and stupid as a multiplayer game.

‘Horton’ is a ‘whoot’ (State Hornet)

All the hype about Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who,” turned out to be true. The movie is unbelievably charming and funny. The movie is about an elephant named Horton (voice of Jim Carey) who discovers a world called Whoville.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl one of best games of the year (Toronto Star)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a game about a superpowered space bounty hunter who gets into a fist fight with a small, pink marshmallow. Also, it is about a tough, angry anti-terrorist mercenary who gets into a fist fight with a crinolined, beparasoled princess.

On the whole there are 493 Pokemon which is available to be caught, exerted, and of assistance in

Friday, March 14th, 2008

On the whole there are 493 Pokemon which is available to be caught, exerted, and of assistance in the course of metamorphosis. The creators proposed the idea to have ‘ national Dex ‘, a prolongation of original Pokedex, in which each one has the occasion to have each of Pokemon which they wish thus. However, this option is only available after execution of the play, and if you employ the system of Nintendo DS. The typical history of Pokemon is usually as follows: A young trainer (played by you) lives with their mom, and decided that they want to try outside in the world of Pokemon to be a Master of Pokemon. In order to make thus, they must catch new Pokemon, and battles with people to encourage their Pokemon to grow and change to become stronger and more powerful. Unfortunately, the young trainer does not have by Pokemon to even start and was strictly informed not to dare outside in only wild grass - in the fear which wild Pokemon can tackle them.


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