The Official Japanese Pokemon Website have announced a new game that is ready for release this year. It is believed to be a game in the main series that will follow on from 'Diamond, Pearl & Platinum' and 'HeartGold & SoulSilver'. And it is announced that the game will be on the Nintendo DS. The information below is from the Official Japanese Website, but has been translated by Bangiras of PokeBeach;
An entirely new "Pocket Monsters" series is under development for release in 2010.
The Pokemon Company (headed by Tsunekazu Ishihara) has announced that the newest work in the Pocket Monsters RPG series (Game Freak, Nintendo) is being developed for the Nintendo DS for release by the end of 2010.
Since its first entry, "Pocket Monsters Red and Green" from 1996, the "Pocket Monsters" series has received high acclaim from customers around the world for its distinctive universe and gameplay that involves communicating between different versions to trade and battle. Sales for the entire series have climbed to over 130,000,000 copies worldwide.
The "Pocket Monsters" series for the Nintendo DS made use of the dual screen, touch screen, and Wi-Fi connection for play. The latest project under development is a completely new work, coming four years after "Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl" which boasts worldwide sales of over 17,150,000 copies (over 5,800,000 in Japan). It should make an innovative, fresh start by adding even more new game play and new Pokemon.
Please anticipate a later article with news about the game's content.
Could this mean a Generation 5 been released this year? We'll have to wait and see, we will bring more of this news as it comes.
Sources: PokeBeach -
Official Japanese Website