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K3fka August 4th, 2009 11:18 AM

I never would have noticed a trend like that on my own. I hope that it holds true for HG/SS!

shining-Celebi August 4th, 2009 11:20 AM

Christmas 09 would be a miracle.
Spring 10 would be expected.

bluecat August 4th, 2009 3:42 PM

I would be flabbergasted if they came out in December. But I think next Spring is more likely.

Can't know for sure though. If the earlier date holds true, I would think we would be hearing something official really soon. So here's to hoping! :D

Johto Legend 17 August 4th, 2009 3:44 PM

I did check Amazon today and it did say Dec, 31, 2009. However it still hasnt really been confirmed by Nintendo yet so its not quite known yet whether or not its really coming out then. Its still probable that the games will come out in the early parts of 2010. However there still is a hopeful chance that New Years Eve is the actual date and if thats the case...then i'll be really glad then! :D Lets hope New Years 09 is true!

Ian758 August 4th, 2009 3:45 PM

I seen that on amazon they have the english release date as December 21, 2009. They did say they wanted a qucik release

bluecat August 4th, 2009 3:47 PM

I'd also like to point out that Amazon has had wrong release dates listed at first before (I've experienced this with some CDs and books before). They simply want to have the item up in their system so people will start pre-ordering. Or sign up for product info updates with certain items. They usually correct it later when they have more information. So I wouldn't take Amazon's word to heart just yet.

But it sure would be awesome if it turned out to be true...I hope it is. :)

teababe27 August 4th, 2009 4:02 PM

Whatever date it is, it can't come fast enough.

PiplupGHacker August 4th, 2009 4:19 PM

I kinda doubt february... thats just the common formula for the games, They always come out in late march/april. (Example: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum) all games before that came out in September in north america, late march/ april in japan (get it yet?)

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Originally Posted by Ian758 (Post 4945233)
I seen that on amazon they have the english release date as December 21, 2009. They did say they wanted a qucik release


Uh... that'll never happen. Getting the game translated in a matter of 3 months? An impossibility, seeing how much data is in the game. I mean, All 493 pokemon are in it with new pokedex entries and kanto, and possibly even hoenn.

yoshikiller995 August 4th, 2009 4:44 PM

Yea there's a topic with this already.... I was thinking that we wont see this game in the US until around March

alho12 August 4th, 2009 5:31 PM

lets not get to ahead of are selfs i mean this could be luck or made not

Ineffable~ August 4th, 2009 8:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PiplupGHacker (Post 4945362)
I kinda doubt february... thats just the common formula for the games, They always come out in late march/april. (Example: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum) all games before that came out in September in north america, late march/ april in japan (get it yet?)

Ohmigod. *starts to melt down* I WAS JUST MAKING AN OBSERVATION! When I finally thought we were done with people sneering "IT'S NOT DEFINITE!!! STOP TALKING ABOUT A FEBRUARY RELEASE DATE! IT'S GONNA BE MARCH!", here we go again. And let's quit with the sarcasm. By the way, you've got it backwards. September in Japan, March/April in North America. Come back and give me crap after you've figured your facts out.

Wings Don't Cry August 4th, 2009 10:50 PM

I don't see how people can believe in Amazon's release date, the page doesn't even have any information and it doesn't even say HeartGold and SoulSilver.

I personally never trust any gaming magazines or any company who sells games(not make them) with their release dates. I mean how can anyone be 2 years off Kingdom Hearts 2 release date and still claim to have gotten information from the game creators.

MegaKuriboh August 5th, 2009 8:16 AM

lol my brothers birthday is in febuary
I dont care when it comes out as long as it comes out before march
COME OUT NOW EVERYONE WANT YOU!!

I really hope Amazon is right and if it comes out on dec 21 I would ask for soulsilver or both for christmas

I will get pissed if they lied

Alex31 August 5th, 2009 8:46 AM

Please, do you really think they've only been working on Platinum this whole time?

When they were making Platinum, they were also making HG/SS, and theres easily much more to the game than they're letting on, I wouldnt be surprised if they have it finished already.
There was an interview with Gamefreak somewhere about this very thing,they've been doing these games for much longer than everyone thinks, and they've further with it than everyone thinks, and they still have some surprises left.

This Pokemon Sunday update stuff is to drip-feed everyone, to make them watch Pokemon Sunday, and to make them more excited about the games. I bet Pokemon Sunday has all the information already, they're just doing what normal media do, and drip-feeding the audience.

bluecat August 5th, 2009 9:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex31 (Post 4947868)
Please, do you really think they've only been working on Platinum this whole time?

When they were making Platinum, they were also making HG/SS, and theres easily much more to the game than they're letting on, I wouldnt be surprised if they have it finished already.
There was an interview with Gamefreak somewhere about this very thing,they've been doing these games for much longer than everyone thinks, and they've further with it than everyone thinks, and they still have some surprises left.

This Pokemon Sunday update stuff is to drip-feed everyone, to make them watch Pokemon Sunday, and to make them more excited about the games. I bet Pokemon Sunday has all the information already, they're just doing what normal media do, and drip-feeding the audience.


Yeah, and I also know they begin work on English translations before the game is even done some times. Not sure if it applies to Pokemon, but I'm pretty sure I read they did that with Kingdom Hearts a few times. For all we know they could have been working side by side with the Japanese developers. *shrugs*

Would be smart though ya know? Why wait for the game to be complete when you already have material to translate while it's being made?

Mew~ August 5th, 2009 11:42 AM

Amazon is a real site but have any of you realised that it doesnt say what language so it might just be the jananese games and they may be putting it on their website 31st?

JLP_M August 5th, 2009 1:07 PM

hmm didn't notice the months of release were getting closer and closer, but i did notice how the games in japan come out in September all the time

HeartGold95 August 13th, 2009 11:20 PM

Shouldn't this thread be closed due to speculating something that is possible but not sure and could end up as rumors?

bobandbill August 13th, 2009 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DuskGold/DawnSilver (Post 4982924)
Shouldn't this thread be closed due to speculating something that is possible but not sure and could end up as rumors?

...No - in fact I kept it open so that people could speculate on this if they wanted, and so there is only one place for it (so it doesn't keep coming up in the Speculation thread itself, or come in the form of multiple new threads so much, which does happen as people want to discuss when it'll come out a fair bit).

Besides - close something because what is speculated is only possible and could be a rumor? A lot of discussion is speculation, particularly in the Speculation sticky thread (and by that then that should be closed, along with many other threads)... if something is a rumor than people can say 'hey, it's a rumor' - but not everything is, and the release data may be leaked further down the line, who knows.

HeartGold95 August 13th, 2009 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bobandbill (Post 4982970)
...No - in fact I kept it open so that people could speculate on this if they wanted, and so there is only one place for it (so it doesn't keep coming up in the Speculation thread itself, or come in the form of multiple new threads so much, which does happen as people want to discuss when it'll come out a fair bit).

Besides - close something because what is speculated is only possible and could be a rumor? A lot of discussion is speculation, particularly in the Speculation sticky thread (and by that then that should be closed, along with many other threads)... if something is a rumor than people can say 'hey, it's a rumor' - but not everything is, and the release data may be leaked further down the line, who knows.

Oh alright thanks i was just wondering if should or not but aparently not many have post this thread recently hope they post now but anyways thanks again!:)

Rich Boy Rob August 14th, 2009 12:14 AM

I was just thinking what the UK/EU release date might be, and assuming it comes out in America in early spring then you allow the usual few months for translations (it apparently takes MONTHS to add in a couple of u's) that means we won't get it until about June! I don't get why it takes so long for them to "translate" American English into British English.

Guy August 14th, 2009 6:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich Boy Rob (Post 4983048)
I was just thinking what the UK/EU release date might be, and assuming it comes out in America in early spring then you allow the usual few months for translations (it apparently takes MONTHS to add in a couple of u's) that means we won't get it until about June! I don't get why it takes so long for them to "translate" American English into British English.

Amazon can have false release dates for some of their items. It is one reason why I rather wait to hear it from official sources rather than getting false hopes. However, the American release date can be revealed sometime in December like it was for Platinum last year. Then, I would expect pre-orders for the American copy to come along not too long after. Like most, I say anywhere between late February to late April may be the most common time of release for HeartGold and SoulSilver in the US.

As for the EK and Australian version, my time frame for the release dat there would be anywhere between May and June, but like said, anything is possible. As for why it takes so long to distribute amongst other copies, people tend to forget that it isn't only translations that take up time. There are the little factors inbetween that you must take into consideration as well. For instance, copying, packaging, shipping, and distributing out to each store of each country all takes up time. Then there is preparation for the release and reruns to make sure the game is well off to be on the market first as well. So, it takes time yes, but not only because of translation.

bobandbill August 14th, 2009 5:33 PM

So, new info now - the release date for America is the vague 'Spring 2010' date - which was quite expected by myself, really. That means anytime in March-May. Same as the other games like Platinum and so forth, really.

No news on other countries yet, of course... so speculation may yet continue for that as well, I suppose.

Ineffable~ August 16th, 2009 7:01 AM

More specifically, it's that date for the United States and Europe, due to the recent merger within Pokémon Companies outside Japan. Says so on this page (official).

.little monster August 16th, 2009 9:06 AM

I am almost certain that HG/SS will be released around March 21st, for some reason a lot of the games have came out around there. I know this because my birthday is just a few days away from March 21st so I usually end up getting Pokemon games. : 3


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