After two consecutive years with 'main' Pokémon games on the 3DS, this year brings the spin-off Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon in North America while Europeans need to wait until 2016. Game Freak, evidently, needs more time to produce its next major entry.
The absence of Super Mystery Dungeon until next year in Europe clearly leaves Nintendo with a 'mon-sized hole in its 3DS line-up for the end of the year, so as part of today's information overload it confirmed two fresh editions for the region.
These will be the Pokémon Omega Ruby Starter Box and - naturally - the Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Starter Box; both are due in Europe on 30th October. In addition to the respective game these editions will also come with a Pokéball Cartridge Case & Hoenn Pokédex Poster.
This seems like a smart re-use of previous promotional and pre-order stock - a Pokéball Cartridge Case (below) was previously a pre-order incentive for Pokémon X & Y in the UK way back in 2013. In the absence of official assets for these Starter boxes we suspect the image from that promotion - below - is representative of the Pokéball you'll get.
The press release did make a point of saying these new options would be "available whilst stock lasts", so they may not necessarily be over-abundant in European stores.
The suspicion is that most who want ORAS already have them, but evergreen titles like these seem to have a way of selling long after their launch.
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I really want those cases.
You know, looking at them, this could be a cool Amiibo. Like, let you save your team to it and then transfer them to another game in just seconds? Nintendo should consider that for future games.
Could also distribute legendary Pokemon that way too. Like, etiher just take it to Gamestop to get it or even have it pre-loading on the Amiibo. Could be fun to carry around a Pokeball to go and catch ~real Pokemon.
i might get this because i don't have the game yet unfortunately!
@DEAD but i do know it's good (it's in case if you commenting that this game is good)
@Mr_Action now that is a good idea!
I was excited until I saw "Europe" and then I though, "Of course."
@Mr_Action It would be an interesting concept, I don't know how well it would work though.. since players can basically abuse cloning with this method. It could work kinda like how battle revolution could save player cards on the wii remote, but with battle boxes, which are locked and fixed as they are so players can't adjust them.
@DEAD Why on earth did you reply to yourself?
Unless the MEGA's from OR/AS are getting patched into X/Y, there's no way in hell I'm ever going to get either of these games.
Release in North America and you have a deal.
But you won't have a deal because NOA.
I already have three of these Poké Ball Cases.
I got one from preordering Pokémon X, one from preordering Pokémon Y and the third one was given to me by the Manager of a store that I know.
@Kylo_Ren because i don't feel like editing my comment
I've never played any of these Pokemon dungeon games...how do they compare to the main series?
@adamatsu DS ones were great. 3DS one sucked.
I really wish I could get that case.
I really would love those cases! US pre-order bonuses are getting suckier and suckier these days...
I wonder if they will be eBay for a reasonable price.
@Bat-Moves98 probably not, it would probably be better and easier to just find a European distributor online that will ship to you than a scalper to sell to you in a region that never got it. Really, Amazon would be your best bet.
@ikki5
Good to know. Thanks!
I'll buy it from one of y'all in UK lol
Hmm. Maybe I should get one of these games, after all.
UK got that as a pre-order bonus and I got nothing for pre-ordering? No fair. I want that pokeball.
I got the Pokeball when I picked up X from GAME, it's pretty nifty even as just a display piece.
It has been a while since I donned my trainers cap so could get into a pokemon game again plus the cases look good. Nintendo you sly temptress....
@Crimzonlogic Only if you ordered with GAME (who are not terrible competitive when it comes to pricing). I went with Granger games (who were £5 cheaper) and got a pack of trading cards (Plasma Blast range I think) as a bonus instead.
I already have the games. I do like these though, but I'm not buying another game for this.
@ikki5 EXACTLY! Europe has been getting awesome extras from Nintendo these past 8 months. Not to mention the AMAZING DBZ Extreme Botuden New 3DS bundle that I am still trying to find a preorder for...
Once again Euros get something and us yanks get nothing.
This... This is coming to NA right Nintendo?
every pikachu in NA and JAP dies inside when seeing this only come to europe only... Nintendo
K.
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