Topic: Poke-Riffic Pre-Order Bonus

[Jonnyboy117]

Put down a few bucks on Pokemon Fire Red or Leaf Green to get a free trainer's guide.

Starting August 1st, North American Pokemon fans can receive a free Pokemon Pocket Trainer's Guide when they pre-order Pokemon Fire Red or Leaf Green at most stores.  The offer is apparently aimed at new players who want to take a crack at these remakes of the original games.  Fire Red & Leaf Green will ship on September 7 at a suggested price of $39.99 each.  The games each include a Wireless Adapter for GBA, which lets you battle, trade, and chat wirelessly in certain games...namely these two Pokemon titles, plus Mario Golf: Advance Tour and a few other upcoming games.

[nickmitch]

This offer seems that it would only be apealing to those untainted by Pokémon...


No names come to mind.

[Robageejammin]

I still dont understand why they're not changing leaf green to water blue or something.

[nitsu niflheim]

Nintendo acts like this is the first time Pokemon has been released here in the states, Nintendo can be rather strange at times, I mean get real Nintendo, the franchise is a hit here, give us a little more credit. :/

[Ian Sane]

What sort of new Pokemon fan would pre-order in the first place?

I hear that for the Revolution launch Nintendo is going to include as a pre-order bonus video on how to play videogames, you know, for all the new gamers that are going to pre-order a system for launch.  Included in the set will be instructions on how to run the video in a VCR and a Hooked on Phonics kit to teach people how to read the instructions.

[jasonditz]

$40 is absolutely obscene, but I guarentee you somebody or other will have it for $30 (probably $25) the week it launches.  

[Bill Aurion]

"...and a Hooked on Phonics kit to teach people how to read the instructions."

Ninty seriously needs to include this for some people...

[nitsu niflheim]

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
$40 is absolutely obscene, but I guarentee you somebody or other will have it for $30 (probably $25) the week it launches.

Well, you have to remember that each version will come with a wireless adapter, so that explains why the game is back to the old cost of GBA games.

[nickmitch]

i can't believe that there's already a pre-order bonus for this when there hasn't even been wind of a 3rd for ruby and sapphire.