Get ready for an "epic new adventure," Pokémon lovers!
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo on Wednesday surprised fans of the franchise with the announcement of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, a new pair of Pokémon titles slated to launch worldwide this November exclusively on Nintendo 3DS systems. As their names suggest, the new games are reimagined versions of the classic Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire titles, which originally launched on Game Boy Advance in 2003.
"Pokémon fans will collect, battle, and trade Pokémon in a new adventure," according to a brief news release. "The new titles promise to take players through a dramatic story within a spectacular new world."
Details about the new titles are scant, but the companies have released a quick teaser trailer (below), which primarily gives gamers a glimpse at tentative box art. Nintendo promised to release more details on Pokemon.com leading up to the worldwide launch this November, so stay tuned.
Meanwhile, in handheld gaming news, the PlayStation Vita Slim is now on sale in North America.
The trimmed-down console has already been on sale in Japan and the U.K., but now lands stateside. It launches in black as part of a limited-edition Borderlands 2 PS Vita bundle. For $200, buyers get the first-person shooter game, six DLC packs, and an 8GB PS Vita memory card.
The refreshed Vita system is approximately 20 percent slimmer and 15 percent lighter than the original version, with rounded edges that make it more comfortable to hold, Sony said. It also boasts 1GB of memory, an extended battery life of four to six hours, and a new HD liquid crystal display.