Play Pokemon Online
Sunday, October 21, 2007
The people in charge of making Pokemon popular again have done a great job. Pokemon was big a few years ago and it's recently made an amazing comeback. A whole new generation of kids are trying to catch them all.
It's a very good time to be a Pokemon fan. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS have been in the Top 10 best selling games for months now and the Diamond and Pearl cartoon is pretty popular too. But why stop there? I have a vision and Pokemon people feel free to borrow this idea from me, that would make Pokemon an even more dominant gaming franchise. I'd like to see a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) based on the world of Pokemon.
Sure, I know that's there's a few Pokemon games online like Pokemon Crater and Pokemon Online (POL) but those games are pretty simple and based on the the game play of the Game Boy Advance version of Pokemon. And I don't even think that Nintendo has anything to do with them. They could be one cease and desist letter away from being shut down.
I'd like to see a World of Warcraft style Pokemon game online. Use the same story line and game play but put the players in a cartoony 3D environment. Choose your trainer avatar and start your adventure. Think about how cool it would be to wander around different towns and cities, catch wild Pokemon, train them, battle other trainers, do gym battles, collect badges and enter tournaments and do it all in a online 3D environment that you share with other Pokemon trainers. And to make it interesting they could add some members of Team Rocket to mix.
This would be a great game for the Wii's Online Service. Pokemon Battle Revolution is out and it already has online play in Japan but that game is just an extension of Diamond and Pearl. Without a DS, that game isn't too good. No, they need to start over with a whole new online Pokemon game.
The Nintendo Wii is the hottest selling new video game console right now and it's outselling the PS3 and XBox 360. The Wii is still hard to find in the stores and that isn't going to change anytime soon. The Wii's only weakness seems to be it's online play which is weak at best. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is going to have online play but it's release has been pushed back to February. My Worlds of Warcraft Pokemon game idea (let's call it Worlds of Pokemon for this article) if done right, could become the game that puts the Wii Online Service on the map.
Hopefully someone at Nintendo has already come up with this idea and programmers are already hard at work on Worlds of Pokemon. If not, then I hope they have enough free time to come here to PokemonToday and get inspired.
Posted by Anthony 7:15 AM 5 comments
Labels: Diamond and Pearl, pokemon video games, Wii
Piplup To Appear In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The marketing guys for Super Smash Bros. Brawl
I'm only posting about the Pokemon related news but even so, there's still a lot of it. There was the announcement about the addition of the Pokemon Trainer, then they let us know that the Pokemon Trainer would have a total of 9 special moves by using his three Pokemon (Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard). And just recently Munchlax was added to the brawl as well. 
Now this week we get news on the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website that that Piplup has now been added as an item. This game is turning into a Pokemon fan's dream. Piplup, reportedly comes out of it's Pokeball and uses surf to wash away anyone in it's path.
I hope that those marketing guys are being rewarded for the excellent job that they're doing.
Posted by Anthony 4:06 PM 0 comments
Labels: Super Smash Bros, Wii
Munchlax Added To Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Two weeks ago I posted about how Pokemon Trainer was added to Super Smash Bros Brawl and now today I read that Munchlax has been added too.
There is now some serious Pokemon representation in Super Smash Bros. Remember that Pokemon Trainer (who looks like Ash to me, I don't know why they didn't call him Ash Ketchum instead of the generic Pokemon Trainer) stays out of the action but can call out three different Pokemon (Squirtle, Charizard and Ivysaur). And everyone's favorite electric mouse, Pikachu was already in the game as well.
If you aren't familiar with Munchlax, it's like to eat and sleep. It evolves into a Snorelax and then it just likes to eat. In Super Smash Bros Brawl, the Munchlax slowly walks around the ring and eats things. Sounds like a winner to me.
Posted by Anthony 3:19 PM 0 comments
Labels: Super Smash Bros, Wii
Super Smash Bros Pokemon Trainer Special Moves
Sunday, September 2, 2007
I just read at the Super Smash Bros. Dojo that the newly added Pokemon Trainer's special move is Pokemon Change. And with his selection of three Pokemon to choose from (Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard) that give him 9 special moves in total to work with. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
Posted by Anthony 5:40 AM 0 comments
Labels: Super Smash Bros, Wii
Super Smash Bros. Adds Pokemon Trainer
Friday, August 17, 2007
A brand new fighter has been added to Super Smash Bros. Brawl
And the Pokemon Trainer gets to take it easy on the sidelines and sends one of his three Pokemon (Squirtle, Ivysaur & Charizard) out at a time. Switch is done with a special move called Pokemon Change. All three share a damage meter so a switch won’t help you recover.
Since he isn’t even doing the fighting, why not add Misty or Dawn too. But I guess they wouldn’t call them by their names either and they add someone called Girl Pokemon Trainer.
Posted by Anthony 4:54 PM 0 comments
Labels: Pokémon News, Super Smash Bros, Wii
