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Hey guys, you know you want to learn more about the Gold and Silver remakes, right? No? Sorry! Replace this text with some old timey piano music instead.

/v/'s recent ire over the change in female protagonist in G/S through the DS remake is apparent, as Crystal, the first playable female protagonist in a Pokemon game (introduced in Pokemon Crystal, the third game in the Gold/Silver/Crystal generation), has been replaced with a completely different looking character.

Gold, the game's male protagonist, seems to be unchanged. Cool story, as he was probably my favorite/second favorite protagonist design!

Also rumored on /v/ and elsewhere online is:
-Release date 11th Sept
-Preorders start on July 20th, same date as new movie, speculative preorder movie cross promotion
-From the Johto map, Kanto is hinted at
-Wifi Features Expanded
-Boy/Girl choice
-Skateboard
-Rival shown

The "preorder/movie" cross promotion refers to the notch eared Pichu you acquire from the latest Pokemon movie, which stars Arceus, God of the Pokemon universe. There is speculation that the special Pichu will trigger some in-game events in Heart Gold/Soul Silver.

Scans are courtesy of Corocoro magazine and /v/ with information from Pokebeach and rumor mongers.

Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver

Confirmed on the Pokemon fan site Pokebeach by way of Yahoo! Japan, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are going to be released for the Nintendo DS.

The games are supposed to be remakes of the original Pokemon Gold and Silver, often argued to be the best games of the franchise (with and without nostalgia-goggles; personally, I think Platinum is the height of the franchise).

The games will be updates in the same vein as Fire Red and Leaf Green were updates to the original Red/Blue/Green/Yellow games, with improved graphics and sound and likely other new features, including aspects that take advantage of new handheld technology.

The game is set to be released in Fall in Japan. No word when American releases will occur.

I, for one, welcome our new Poke overlords.

Original article here.