Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver have yet to hit the States, but they’re already gearing up for the next DS installment of the monster hoarding series over in Japan. The official Japanese Pokemon website (via Serebii.net) broke the news this morning that a new Pokemon game is on the way in 2010.
Details are still scarce, but the announcement makes it relatively clear that this will be a continuation of the main Pokemon RPG series and not a spinoff like Pokemon Ranger or the Mystery Dungeon games. They also promise brand new Pokemon to capture, but that’s pretty much a given.
Even if this currently unnamed Pokemon title hits Japan within the year, that doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll be seeing it in the U.S. anytime soon. The localization process for the series has historically resulted in a release gap of roughly six months or more between the Japanese and North American launches. So if you absolutely must catch them all in 2010, then you’d better warm up to importing.
Source: 1Up
