The Pocket Players

We’ve got tons of information to go over following E3, plus a winner has been announced in our first Pokemon tournament on this site!

Pokémon at E3

Last week was the much anticipated Electronic Entertainment Expo. This year, Nintendo chose not to hold its usual press conference, but instead held a special Nintendo Direct at its booth. The first thing that Nintendo showed us during that broadcast was information on the newest upcoming Pokémon games. Here’s some of the things Mr. Iwata revealed. [...]

There were tons of big reveals this week, but most exciting of all was clearly the Super Smash Bros. reveal with two never-before-seen combatants entering the fray: Mega Man and The Villager from Animal Crossing, both of which make inspired entrances. Obviously I can’t contain myself with all the new knowledge we possess about Pokemon X and Y, with trailers for that hitting all over the place.

I’m also pretty stoked to see the new episode of The Walking Dead game was coming to Vita. But before E3 even started, fans were treated to the knowledge that Ragnarok Odyssey Ace would officially be released in the west sometime down the line. Still, it could be the free social RPG, Destiny of Spirits, that I put the most time into upon release.

1) Super Smash Bros. (3DS)
2) Super Smash Bros. – Mega Man Joins the Battle! (3DS)
3) Super Smash Bros. – Wii Fit Trainer Joins the Battle! (3DS)
4) Pokemon X and Y (3DS)
5) Pokemon X and Y #2 (3DS)
6) Doki Doki (3DS)
7) The Walking Dead: 400 Days (3DS)
8) Dragon’s Crown (Vita)
9) Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (Vita)
10) Destiny of Spirits (Vita)
11) Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS)
12) Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
13) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)

To cover everything that happened at E3 this week, we’re calling in heavy reinforcements.

So join Rin, BigRedJake, OriginalMe8, Wolfie, Cutlets, and of course, KC & JV, for a discussion panel on all the big press events at E3, including the Game Freak roundtable on Pokemon XY. We also have all the big news to go over for the 3DS, Vita, iOS and Android.

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Last week we posted 5 Rules for Playing on the Train. This week, we take a peek inside the minds of people watching you play there.

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1) Luftrausers (Vita)
2) Flower (Vita)
3) Flying Hamster HD (Vita)
4) Stick it to the Man (Vita)
5) Guacamelee DLC Pack (Vita)
6) Malicious ReBirth (Japan Vita)
7) Dragon’s Crown Wizard (Vita)
8) Dragon’s Crown Amazon (Vita)
9) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (iPad)
10) Final Fantasy IV (iOS & Android)
11) Terraria (iOS)
12) Infinite Dunamis (Android)
13) Covenant of Solitude (iOS & Android)
14) King Lucas (iOS)
15) Combat Cats (iOS)
16) Starship Battles (iOS & Android)
17) Class of Heroes II (PSP & Vita)
18) Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
19) Animal Crossing: New Leaf Launch (3DS)
20) Mighty Switch Force! 2 (3DS)

Tonight we talk about Android gaming, what makes it so special, and where it’s heading with our special guest host OriginalMe8.

We also have lots of news for Vita, 3DS and mobile devices, including (but by no means limited to):
- How to get $50 for buying the Vita
- Who’s selling Animal Crossing: New Leaf before its official release date
- Unlock new missions with these QR codes for Etrian Odyssey IV
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming to iPad

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Game Freak to Speak at E3

Although Nintendo announced that it would not be having a press conference at E3 this year, Nintendo isn’t completely out of the show.

Nintendo said that they will be showing a special 90 minute Nintendo Direct segment during E3 with a Q&A segment afterward. And who will be hosting this? Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda and Pokemon Company President Tsunekazu Ishihara. So call me crazy, but I think it’s safe to say that were going to be getting a lot of info on Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. X and Y news pumps me up like nothing else! [...]

1) Sonic Lost World (3DS)
2) Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode (Japan 3DS)
3) One Piece: Unlimited World R (Japan 3DS)
4) Monster Hunter 4 (Japan 3DS)
5) Art of Balance Touch (Japan 3DS)
6) The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character (Vita)
7) Lone Survivor (Japan Vita)
8) Rayman Legends (Vita)
9) Dragon’s Crown Gameplay (Japan Vita)
10) God Dimension Idol Neptune PP Blanc (Japan Vita)
11) Super Heroine Chronicle (Japan Vita)