The Pokémon Company in Japan released this image of the exclusive pre-order figures for their upcoming Nintendo DS titles Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. If you pre-order a copy of Pokémon Heart Gold, you’ll receive a Ho-oh figure, if you pre-order a copy of Pokémon Soul Silver, you’ll receive a Lugia figure. What about that little guy in the middle you ask? Only those customers who pre-order both versions of the game will receive the Arceus figure…
Is this terribly ingenious or just plain terrible on Pokémon’s part? Sadly this minor incentive will probably force many people to pre-order both games. If you get one for you and one for you friend who gets which figures? There is just no way to win without shelling out the big bucks.
These figures will be available tomorrow in Japan. It’s pretty likely that they’ll be popping up on sites like e-bay for especially gouging prices. The wise consumer may just wait until a Western release is announced. I wouldn’t be surprised if we are treated to the same luxury.
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The Pokémon Company in Japan released this image of the exclusive pre-order figures for their upcoming Nintendo DS titles Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. If you pre-order a copy of Pokémon Heart Gold, you’ll receive a Ho-oh figure, if you pre-order a copy of Pokémon Soul Silver, you’ll receive a Lugia figure. What about that little guy in the middle you ask? Only those customers who pre-order both versions of the game will receive the Arceus figure…
Is this terribly ingenious or just plain terrible on Pokémon’s part? Sadly this minor incentive will probably force many people to pre-order both games. If you get one for you and one for you friend who gets which figures? There is just no way to win without shelling out the big bucks.
These figures will be available tomorrow in Japan. It’s pretty likely that they’ll be popping up on sites like e-bay for especially gouging prices. The wise consumer may just wait until a Western release is announced. I wouldn’t be surprised if we are treated to the same luxury.
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