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Pokemon Black And White Getting Special 3DS Compatible Apps

Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 are Nintendo DS games, but they can be played on the 3DS. In order to make Pokemon fans feel they didn't upgrade for nothing, Nintendo is releasing a few of 3DS apps that will coordinate with Pokemon Black and White 2..

The first is an augmented reality game that will let you hunt down Pokemon in your living room, capture them, and use them in your game. Following that app, Nintendo has plans to release an updated version of the Pokedex.

Nintendo outlined these apps during its Nintendo Direct conference, which covered Japanese software and releases. These haven't been confirmed for North America yet, but there is a good chance we will see US versions around the same time as Pokemon Black and White 2 release. Nintendo also unveiled a new Japanese trailer for the games, which you can see below.

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  • That's pretty awesome, now I can feel like I'm actually catching Pokemon!
  • You're telling me I can walk around my house, search, find, and then capture Pokemon? I just died a little.
  • Sounds cool. I still need to play White! My biggest gripe from gameplay I've seen is how pixelated the in-battle sprites are. Is it so hard to add a little more definition to them? Other than that though, I really like the cinematic feel that they've given to them.
  • *insert M. Bison "Yes, YES!"*
  • These are stupid...
  • The ar game sounds fun. It will be extremely fun to catch Pokemon in weird locations.
  • That's why I always liked Nintendo, they always think about downwards compatibility when it comes to newer systems.
  • Hey, this is pretty neat. I might actually pick this one up for my 3DS, especially since it looks like the other generations are gonna be in this one too. I don't hate Gen 5 or anything, I just don't like being restricted to one generation. And I hope the Pokedex is updated with other generations as well. It would be nice to see old favorites all animated and awesome.
  • Why isn't this just a 3DS game? It could take advantage of its advanced tech.
  • Did they fix it so DS games appear not so white on the 3DS?

  • Hmmm. I want a 3DS now. Won't have one by the time Black and White 2 get here, though.
  • I wounder if you can transfer stuff over from black or white one?
  • Already seen this...
  • I don't have a 3DS yet. I probably won't for awhile. One thing for certain though is, at least Nintendo isn't leaving 3DS users out with Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

  • PokéWalker for HGSS, Dream World for Black & White, and now this. Seems Game Freak wants every game to offer some new out-of-game way to obtain Pokémon. Pretty cool, if you ask me.
  • As long as this means i won't find a gyarados swiming in my toilet,this is really cool.
  • Pretty friggen sweet!!! :D Now i can actually catch pokemon lol epic! Now I finally have a reason to be glad I bought a 3ds :3

  • Sounds pretty cool! I will definitely buy this.

  • hope its location senstive meaning that if i point it at the sky i will see flying pokemon if i point it at an ocean put let people turn off the season types (meaning i want to catvh ice pokemon) in flordia

  • Hmmmm... wait, this stupid video is in japanese!?!?!?!
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