Post by: NewsBot on June 07, 2004, 10:53:50 AM
UPDATE: There actually is an announced release date: June 12th. Special thanks to Afrokenjonny for the tip!
Are you bitter that Nintendo didn’t release Pokémon box with Pokémon Colosseum? Don’t be: Nintendo of America is finally releasing the monster storage and transfer GameCube software exclusively through the Pokemon Center, either online or at its New York superstore.
The box was free in Japan, and Nintendo knows it can’t just charge $19.95 for an organizer. Therefore, every Pokémon Box purchase will come with a memory card (251 block card pictured) and a GC-GBA link cable! Nintendo's even throwing in two complementary, random Pokémon badges. What a deal!
Along with organizing 1,500 Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire monsters, the software lets gamers play their Ruby or Sapphire GBA game on the GameCube with only a link cable and a GBA—no Game Boy Player needed.
The Pokemon Center does not have a release date on its site, but Pokémon fans can pre-order Pokémon Box right now!
Post by: Pale on June 07, 2004, 11:20:39 AM
Now I'll have five link cables and I only paid for one...maybe i should start selling these things...
Post by: Bill Aurion on June 07, 2004, 11:28:46 AM
...
Ah crap! *realizes this would make his third link cable*
Post by: mouse_clicker on June 07, 2004, 11:43:22 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on June 07, 2004, 11:51:28 AM
I know what you mean. I understand including the cable with one connectivity game but it's overkill to include one with every connectivity game. Just assume we all bought Crystal Chronicles.
I'm glad NOA is making this available here but I'm still pissed off they didn't include it with Colloseum in the first place. This seems like a good deal but if you don't need another cable or memory card then you're basically paying $20 for something that's supposed to be free. Plus you have to pay shipping. The real blame though should be on NCL as they're the morons that made this a seperate product in the first place.
Plus I think it's quite inconvenient for this to only be available through the Pokemon Center. The target market is supposed to be kids and they lack credit cards to purchase products online. Plus as a Canadian I likely will be charged with tariffs and duty and all sorts of other bullsh!t charges that I could completely avoid if this was available in stores.
However due to it's limited accessibility it's possible this could become a collector's item. Unless they advertise it on TV how many people are even going to know about this?
Post by: Pale on June 07, 2004, 12:25:07 PM
Post by: Pale on June 07, 2004, 12:27:35 PM
Is this gonna be compatible with red/green?
Is it gonna be compatible with Colosseum somehow? Maybe by having both cards in the system at once and the pokemon box disc?
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on June 07, 2004, 12:37:21 PM
This package would be an obvious thing to offer for Club Nintendo...
Post by: mouse_clicker on June 07, 2004, 12:51:55 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on June 07, 2004, 01:05:11 PM
Well that's the point. I don't want or need another link cable or memory card 251 so the deal isn't as enticing. My negativity however is mostly because of the fact that this is even a seperate product in the first place. Essentially what Nintendo did was split Pokemon Stadium's game modes into two seperate games. I'm a big Nintendo fan and I love their games but when it comes to Pokemon it's like suddenly everything is a glorified scam.
Post by: Syl on June 07, 2004, 01:50:56 PM
So is the 1019 coming out soon? otherwise i may have to pick this up..
I NEED MEMORY CARD SPACE!!!!
Post by: mouse_clicker on June 07, 2004, 01:55:49 PM
Post by: MattCrafty on June 07, 2004, 01:56:05 PM
Post by: novastar512 on June 07, 2004, 02:08:33 PM
Oh well i guess I will just buy a link cable for my 4 swords GC elsewhere.
Post by: Pale on June 07, 2004, 03:38:28 PM
It would also be INCREDIBLY nice, as someone (jonny?) said above, if all of us who have both ruby/sapphire and colosseum registerred at Nintendo.com just got a nice little email saying we were being sent the disc..
edit: wait, R/S was before the whole pin number thing wasn't it...
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on June 07, 2004, 06:13:24 PM
Quote
Originally posted by: MattCrafty
I saw the memory card 1019 in a store the other day, but I really don't need that much space.
It was a third-party card, then. The official Memory Card 1019 isn't out yet...I think late summer, early fall is the plan.
Post by: Berto2K on June 07, 2004, 06:36:52 PM
Post by: Pale on June 07, 2004, 06:52:07 PM
Post by: MattVDB on June 08, 2004, 06:46:10 AM
$30 seems a little steep to me right now for 1 memory card though. I know it is cheaper than buying a lot, but so far, I haven't filled up my 251, so why am I complaining?
Post by: KazarSanaga on June 10, 2004, 08:52:17 PM
I wonder where Afrokenjonny got his information. At www.pokemoncenter.com it says "Ships July 12th"and www.Nintendo.com dosen't even give a date. I'm confused. I orderd mine sonn after hearing about it being released. I'm just getting confused because I want to know when I'm gonna get it. Is it gonna be June 12th like PGC says, or July 12th like www.pokemoncenter.com says?
Post by: Jale on June 10, 2004, 09:27:02 PM
Post by: Pale on June 11, 2004, 05:33:41 PM
"Dear Mike!
PokemonCenter.com has received your order. Pokémon Box will be shipped to
you on July 12th, 2004. Please keep this email as a receipt."
So i'm guessing its July 12th and not June 12th.
Post by: Mario on June 11, 2004, 08:04:09 PM
Post by: Pale on July 08, 2004, 06:49:01 AM
edit... But it IS the cool dual colored one from japan so thats sweet... I dunno if enough people care to make it worth updating the news story but...
The game is out and shipping now.
It takes up 59 blocks and comes with a memory card 59.
The memroy card 59 is dual colored.
I'll get back to you all on whether it works with colosseum (unless that is already common knowledge)
edit again:
there doesn't; seem to be anyway to access your colosseum memory card in the other slot. BOOO
