Four hidden dungeons in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon unlocked: Remaining three to be relea

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Four hidden dungeons in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon unlocked: Remaining three to be released in ...

The Pokémon Daisuki Club has announced that the Wonder Mail for four of the seven hidden dungeons in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time and Darkness Expeditions are available for download over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Three more will be released mid-December. Each of the hidden dungeons contain a special item which unlocks a corresponding legendary Pokémon not found in normal gameplay. The seven legendary Pokémon are: Kyogre, Groudon, Articuno, Heatran, Giratina, Rayquaza and Mew.

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[Silktree]

Next month will be the last we hear of these games in Japan; will there be a first elsewhere?

 

[Habunake]

These games will definately come out in America dude.

 

[nYoo]

These games will definately come out in America dude.

I don't think there was ever doubt about that.

 

[Ino-Chan]

I hope they are better than the first one. I did like it though. People put to much hatred on the first game.

 

[Habunake]

I don't think there was ever doubt about that.

There was in Unown Lord's mind.

 

[Silktree]

There was in Unown Lord's mind.

In my mind and in that of anyone else who has observed the analogy with Pokémon Card GB 2, as well as the general lack of interest the new games have spurred in the community. For there to be absolutely no doubt in your mind you would have be ignorant of these factors.

 

[Habunake]

Isn't the main reason that you simply don't like the games?

 

[Silktree]

Isn't the main reason that you simply don't like the games?

I will have you know that I appreciated the storyline enough to dedicate it my attention for a far longer period than in the case of those who had eagerly awaited the games for disproportional reasons. Unfortunately, the ability to see the story unfold on screen is hardly worth the money once you have come to know it on paper.

My reasons for suspecting the games might not see a stateside release are objective, at least as far as my natural subjectivity allows me to judge. What exactly are your reasons for taking their release for granted, as to the point of automatically rejecting any idea suggesting the contrary?

 

[Habunake]

Because there is no legitimate reason why Nintendo wouldn't release a game in American whose prequel sold quite well and whose Japanese release has done quite decent as well. And it's not like the game was release on a dying system or anything.

It's basic knowledge really. I'd expect someone of your genius to atleast be able to grasp the concept of Nintendo likes to make money, but I guess not.

The ball is in your court friend.

I will have you know that I appreciated the storyline enough to dedicate it my attention for a far longer period than in the case of those who had eagerly awaited the games for disproportional reasons

You mean people, who like, want to play the game?

Unown Lord, continuing his crusade against having fun playing video games.

 

[Silktree]

Because there is no legitimate reason why Nintendo wouldn't release a game in American whose prequel sold quite well and whose Japanese release has done quite decent as well. And it's not like the game was release on a dying system or anything.

All of the above applied equally well to the prospect of releasing Pokémon Card GB 2, yet that clearly did not seal the deal. The real reason against releasing the game lies in the analysis of its potential in a different market.

Mystery Dungeon 2 is similar to Card GB 2 in that it is a sequel of a game for the same system released roughly two years prior. This is unlike Pinball RS, which was released for a different system four years after the release of its predecessor and was playable on a different system. If to draw comparisons to console games, then this is also largely unlike XD, which was consistently advertised as different to Colosseum by virtue of its sole focus on Story Mode. Finally, despite being released within a two-year gap and for the same system, Stadium GS followed Stadium (2) for the same reasons that Gold and Silver had done the same in respect to Red and Blue (Green).

The problem that arose in Card GB 2's case is equally pertinent in our discussion -- spin-off games are not in as high a demand as the main games. While there exists a successful tradition of releasing third games, again for the same system as the first two versions and not long after their release, that equates to nothing in the translation to spin-off games. For whatever reason, Card GB 2 and Mystery Dungeon 2 were released in Japan when they did, which in and of itself could not have been a terribly bad decision in light of garnering two-thirds the sales of their respective predecessors. However, that was not what I would call an action that guarantees a stateside release, as was soon evident in Card GB's case and is now pending in that of Mystery Dungeon.

You mean people, who like, want to play the game?

I was referring to fans whose main interest in the game had been in aspects where it ultimately failed to meet expectations. Certainly a great deal of them will not turn the other cheek by buying the game simply because it is "fun", given that they have experienced the same level of fun playing the prequel.

Unown Lord, continuing his crusade against having fun playing video games.

Despite your lack of subtlety and proportionality, you do manage to bring up a legitimate point: Why should I wish for those who like the game not to be able to play it in their language? My answer is that not being interested in the game myself, even the mere potential of an upcoming Game Freak release takes precedence in my eyes. More to the point, if this game were released in the US, and by the time of its announcement Gold and Silver remakes would have been confirmed for Japan, I would be greatly disappointed by the realization that they would be put on hold for the US on account of Mystery Dungeon.

The fact that 2007, for Japan, was practically dedicated to Mystery Dungeon, without which I dare surmise that Gold and Silver remakes would have at least been announced by now, is tolerable because it is still limited to speculation. If the situation arose in the US at a time when we knew exactly what games would follow, I would not be the only fan upset.

 

[icer]

I hope they do release it in English, although the original game had its flaws I still liked it, though it didn't fulfill its potential. [I hope the MD2 fixes some of the flaws in the previous game.]
TCG2 wasn't released because Pokemon as a fad in the West was dying out and it was becoming more unpopular. Now with the release of DP Pokemon is probably more popular than any time since the initial 'fad'. Since the pathetic Pokemon Dash came out here, I'm sure MD2 will as well, just to pick up some money. It will sell, at least enough to make a release worthwhile. Any GS remake announcement will not stop it coming out here, since it will be forever till the GS games come out in English anyway.