[!Craig!]

Link: Official Pokemon Website Announcement

Well the official site has now confirmed the existence of these two DS games. These are remakes of the incredible original Pokemon Gold & Silver on the Game Boy Color. Not much information is known at this point until Sunday when the Pokemon Sunday variety show airs and when Corocoro is published. They are set for an Autumn 2009 release in Japan, most likely September so the newest movie can promote them (because the Gold/Silver starter pokemon star in them).

Personally, I cannot wait for these to be released. Pokemon Gold & Silver for me was the best generation of pokemon games. All I Hope for is that Game Freak dont change them too much from the originals. Hopefully they'll keep Kanto in there.

Confirmed Features/Information:

• Release Date in Japan: Saturday 12th September 2009
• SRP: ¥4800
• Both Heart Gold & Soul Silver will come bundled with a Pokewalker (more on that below)
• Male and Female trainers [which wasnt avaliable in the original G/S]
• The starter Pokemon is shown to follow you around in other cities, so it's not just a "beginning of the game" aspect.
• Kanto/Pokemon League area is visible on the Johto map (see below for map).
• Some kind of event utilizing the Pikachu-Colored Pichu.

Rumoured Features/Information:

• Kanto/Pokemon League area is visible on the Johto map.
• Bicycles and skateboards
• Expanded Wi-Fi features - like in Platinum and possibly more

Here is the official announcement/gameplay clip from the Japanese TV show, 'Pokemon Sunday':
YouTube - Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver HQ Trailer

These are scans from the latest edition of CoroCoro:

To see a larger version of the scans, use the links below:
Scan 1
Scan 2
Scan 3
Scan 4
Scan 5
Scan 6

In-Depth Information/Images:

As you can see from the pics below and from the video clip, it looks like you'll be able to have your starter pokemon follow you around just like in Pokemon Yellow.

World Image:

Misc. Images:

Anyone else love the original Gold & Silver and looking forward to these remakes???

[StigsWife]

Hey,

Cant say I've played them yet but I'm addicted to the diamond and platinum ones, there great i play them nearly every night on my ds.

So cant wait to try gold and silver should be fun

[cas398]

YouTube - Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver HQ Trailer

[Jitzyre]

I used to love the originals, used to play with my cousins who still had them. Can't wait for these to come out in the UK.
My cousin started shouting like a little girl once I told him, but my auntie's mad at me now for telling him, he's going to want a DS.
Keep it posted with the latest news if possible. Its also available gonintendo I believe. I can get japanese TV, unfortunately don't know the channels it comes on. TV Tokyo is all I really use though

[ianburnip]

Can i import this for the DS? If so where from?

[!Craig!]

Originally Posted by ianburnip

Can i import this for the DS? If so where from?

Yes you can import these. You should try some import sites like Play-Asia: Heart Gold / Play-Asia: Soul Silver

[tommyhales]

the us release date is march 14th 2010 and the uk release date us march 26th 2010 Australia i dont know when but its also in march

[eomel]

Yeh, I'll be getting this....

...But what I really want is for Nintendo to remake red/blue on the wii!

[monkey business]

Originally Posted by eomel

...But what I really want is for Nintendo to remake red/blue on the wii!

They should release Red and Blue in HD for the WiiHD.

[PygoShlee]

Got mine today..

Yeah I'm 23 but still love Pokemon

Ash

[winka45]

I got Soul Silver the day it came out and love it, its had more play in the week Ive had it than BFBC2 on my xbox and God of war 3 on my PS3 put together since they came out.

Im 33, but this is just such a fun game!!

[PygoShlee]

I'm nearly finished now.. got 3 more badges in Kanto to get and thats finished!

I spend too much time on it.

Ash

[MinusUK]

haha this game is so awesome, i just beat pryce, and ive racked up 35 hours! just love doing all the sidequesty stuff,although trying to get lapras last week took 2 hours, i was seriously underleveled for them trainers in union cave basement haha!

[stevenisace]

Just a quick question

Has this game got many pokemon in that aren't in Platinum