Soul Splint Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Enough...of having to go...to FRIGGING GAMESTOP...to get access to these events. /heavy breathing. When you live an hour and a half away from the closest store, this kind of stuff just ruins your day. But then, I guess this just proves that I am not hard-poke-core enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 I once drove a day from my home in Canada to cross the US border in Oregon to get to the closest Toy R Us for their GBA Mew event. That was a three day ordeal all around. But I did get a half dozen Mews, most of which were given away to people here on OCR. Mind you, if you don't want to go to GameStop, there is this: http://www.500mb.us/pkm.php?reset=yes It will give you the pokemon that are being given away this month, right now, without having to leave the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I once drove a day from my home in Canada to cross the US border in Oregon to get to the closest Toy R Us for their GBA Mew event.That was a three day ordeal all around. But I did get a half dozen Mews, most of which were given away to people here on OCR. Mind you, if you don't want to go to GameStop, there is this: http://www.500mb.us/pkm.php?reset=yes It will give you the pokemon that are being given away this month, right now, without having to leave the house. I now officially love this site, but I have a Wifi connection that dislikes the DS in every way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Splint Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I once drove a day from my home in Canada to cross the US border in Oregon to get to the closest Toy R Us for their GBA Mew event.That was a three day ordeal all around. But I did get a half dozen Mews, most of which were given away to people here on OCR. This is the definition of hard-poke-core. I salute you, with absolutely no derogatory intention. If I were half this serious I have no doubt I would enjoy the series much more than I currently do. But then again, my wife would shoot me. How do you manage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Not being married helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltstarfire Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Enough...of having to go...to FRIGGING GAMESTOP...to get access to these events. /heavy breathing.When you live an hour and a half away from the closest store, this kind of stuff just ruins your day. But then, I guess this just proves that I am not hard-poke-core enough. I actually am enjoying the gamestop events, cause it means I can actually get the pokemon, seeing as I don't have Wifi nor are there any wifi access points anywhere that I have been able to find. I think it'd be nice if they did these sorts of events as both wifi and location based. That way people who can't get to a location easily can get it on wifi, and people who can't get on wifi can still get it from gamestop or toys r us. Of course they probably will never do this I guess too much work or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 It turns out that the cost of special events for Nintendo games isn't cheap. Wifi events aren't cheap either. When you set up a server that has the data to be downloaded, Nintendo has to pay for it. That's part of the reason for why all the Virtual Console games cost more than they should (aside from the obvious profit). By having GameStops across the country set up their own distribution, Nintendo basically pays for the carts and the data they put on them. That's it. They just have to have a DS setup to transmit via the existing DS Download system that's built-in to the DS. Put a DS somewhere in the store, put the cart in, power it up and let the DS broadcast. It's bit more complicated than the old GBA (and even just GameBoy and GB Color) events, where they just mailed a Pokémon cartridge to the store and had someone with another GameBoy and a link cable sitting by all day. The GBA events, though, were much more controlled by Nintendo. At the Mew giveaway I went to, they actually had a Nintendo rep the the entire time to make sure that no one stole the carts. For some reason, they considered these carts important enough to have a rep on site. Talking to said rep revealed no real reason why, as the Toys R Us staff let me see the cart; it was just a regular Sapphire cart, with every box willed with Mews. They simply withdrew six at a time and traded them away for whatever the public had on them. Real life events, while done a lot in the past, are fucking expensive. Like, if they have a 3DS demo unit tied to them, they get paid for that. If they host a party to showcase a new game, that costs money. The hardware, the setup, the security, all that costs money. As much as I'd like to go to a Nintendo party or event (or any video game event for that matter... Video Games Live! was nice), it's just not as economic as having a store do all the work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocre Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Shiny Raikou is being given out for ALL Gen 4 Pokemon games at participating gamestops til the 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 at participating gamestops That's the important part. Most of Canada has EB stores, not GameStop stores. The ones in my area aren't doing it, it seems. And from what I've been reading on other forums, Canadians are missing out on this again, simply because EB Games isn't participating. Again. Fuck you EB Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Fuck you EB Games. I stand corrected. The EB Games in my town is hosting the event. They have a sign in the store. I just got the shiny Raikou this morning. It seems that they set theirs up later than the actual date, which is why I didn't see it before. But the Canadian EB Games site still doesn't show anything about the event. No wonder people aren't sure about if their store is doing it or not. They didn't participate in any of the other GameStop events, so they still get a "fuck you", just not a much of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Those of you in Europe that are anticipating the day Black and White come out... guess what!? You actually get it two days before the US does. That's right! March 4th, you lucky Europeans get to play before those darn Yanks! http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=22550 So I guess most of us will be hitting you guys up for trades first, seeing how you should be farther along than those of us in the US and Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Official US Names Yeah, they've been leaked. Enjoy the good and the downright atrocious. (Cubchoo? Really?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronaut Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Official US NamesYeah, they've been leaked. Enjoy the good and the downright atrocious. (Cubchoo? Really?) I've spotted one foreign-number progression akin to the three legendary birds from the first generation: Deino, Zweilous, and Hydreigon. That aside, there are a few other clever ones, but most of them are really--really--bad (in my opinion, of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 serperior seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 guys guys i don't know if you know this but you know you can rename pokemon. So bitching is kinda pointless. I mean, think up your own, better names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Or better yet, use the English spelling for the original Japanese names! That's the best of both! That way, you can be cool by not using those filthy American names and only the awesome super kawaii-desu Japanese names in their purest forms, except with English letters so you can actually read them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 guysguys i don't know if you know this but you know you can rename pokemon. So bitching is kinda pointless. I mean, think up your own, better names. So Gurdurr can become Hurr Durr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamizard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Well despite the many weird names, I'm gonna be nicknaming all of mine anyway ^_^" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Honestly, who doesn't name all of their pokémon? Even if you only name the ones you use the most, like your main team or your HM mules, or whatever, you still name them something. I'm thinking... Mighty Pig, Snob Snake, and Water Waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 So Gurdurr can become Hurr Durr. why would you need to, it already is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I usually keep the pokemon's original names simply because I like to know what pokemon people are talking about. "I really like Charizard!" "What?" "You know, the flying dragon fire pokemon?" "Oh, you mean Buster!" "?" "I named him Buster." ":dstrbd:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I've never had a conversation like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Well, me, ah, neither. Why would you ever think I'd have a conversation like that? A more real situation would be you get some weird new pokemon you've never seen and nickname it. Later, you decide to look some stuff up on it online (Like serebii.net) but can't find it because you don't recognize the name. Well, that, and I'm terrible at thinking up good nicknames, so I'm judging all who are good at it. /Sarcasm, but I should stop while I'm ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I think that's why in the Pokémon's status screen it shows the nickname and the species name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Awww, I wanted to say that... So, anyone else getting their shiny Beasts from GameStop/EB? The Raikou one is over, but the Enti one should be going by now. After that, it's Suicune, and then... then, the shiny Celebi. Ooooh, shiny Celebi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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