5th Gen The Boxart

[fenyx4]

The boxart looks almost awesome! I say 'almost' because of how they switched the legendaries; having them represent the version that is opposite the Pokemon's color. Also, I think Black Version's getting shafted, because IMO, White Version has the better logo and the more menacing Legendary Pokemon. :P Nevertheless, both Pokemon and box art are cool.

I really hope that the English box art doesn't get butchered, because the Japanese ones currently pwn. I trust the localization team, though. :)

I'd like the Gen III "_________ Version" black-and-white font to be used on the English ones, particularly because I'm fond of that font in the Pokemon universe. The second-best option would be the Bank Gothic font, recently featured on the HGSS boxart (the font of the word "Version" on the HGSS boxart); that one is actually my favorite font of all time due to its inherent awesomeness. One of the 2 aforementioned font will bring the English boxart closer to epicness (the one on the current English BW site wasn't too bad either. It could work as a third choice...)

The design I would have preferred is the one in Bluerang1's (the OP) current sig, where the black Pokemon is on the white spotlight with a black background, and vice versa. Had that type of design been implemented, the current boxart would be fully awesome. :D Oh well... The switch thing is kind of interesting since it hearkens back to the yin-yang symbol of old, but it seems like a awkward change that has a potential of annoying/confusing many people...

EDIT: Love the detailed-Pokemon-on-top-of-a-simplistic-background concept! Highlights Reshiram and Zecrom better. :)

 

[Empty Pot]

I was hoping for something as epic as Platinum's Box Art.
But oh well, looks great in my opinion.

 

[GoldvsRed]

...Meh, they could've done much more. They both seem quite stark, but so do the colors black and white in the first place. So, the final verdict is... "Meh".

 

[jbs829]

why are people so confused about the opposite color pokemon for the version, they are obviously going for a ying/yang theme in these games. its going to be pretty awesome, and the box art looks sick.

 

[Åzurε]

I like it. The only thing I'd do to it from here is emboss the Pokemon and logo (to emphasize the contrast), and print it out on glossy paper (It doesn't need sparkles, but something to catch the light would be good).
Glossy/embossy!

...Did I actually just type that out loud? Oh well. It would look nice.

 

[poopnoodle]

real sleek and minimal, more mature and tasteful than previous designs methinks. i like it.

 

[KejiBebi]

I love simple things so I love these. :3
I'll be getting pokemon black. <3
Reshiram all the way!

 

[Volroc]

pokemon white i choose you!

 

[dieter57]

the package doesn't matter to me. it's the game play that i care about.

but.....

i do like the box art:)

 

[mikey]

The boxart is fine, nice and simple.

 

[Thunderpunch]

It looks great. I'll be getting white, for Zekrom

 

[A Pixy]

I must say, that logo in the Pokeball is odd, but besides that, it's pretty cool. (b")b

The simple, contrasting colours and the checkered effects are all nice on the eyes.

 

[PiPVoda]

It's certainly different from what we've been getting from G/S forward. I like the gloss, the fact there's a new logo (which we haven't had a redesign for since Gen III) and a type inversion (Zekrom in White, Reshiram in Black).

The fact that the inversion is there is probably the odd change here, methinks.

Are you talking about the English or Japanese logo designs? :\

 

[XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE]

I really like the designs. I mean sure, there could have been more background swirls or something, but that could have detracted from the main pokemon, which are in themselves pretty detailed. The contrasting colours are a nice touch, too.

 

[Zeta Sukuna]

Black and White's boxes are simple, and really, that's all it needed to be. I like the design of the legendaries, and I like the yin-yang thing going on, so I like the boxart.

 

[Peeky Chew]

When's the last time the Pokémon logo in English was ever changed?

They made it a little less saturated at the start of the 3rd generation xD

 

[PiPVoda]

They made it a little less saturated at the start of the 3rd generation xD

I hope we get a new logo. Nintendo gives Japan the best everything, well almost. :disappoin

 

[Jerme]

i would have thought the black and white things would be in their respective version names but ah