Pokémon Creators Unveil New Gold & Silver Characters At Pokémon Press Conference
On May 9th, 2000, Mr. Ishihara, the creator of Pokémon, unveiled five new characters from the upcoming PokémonTM Gold and PokémonTM Silver game paks at the first ever kids Pokémon press conference. Local Los Angeles children from Calvert Elementary school, acting as journalist for a day, were the first in the United States to see the new Pokémon characters. The excitement built as each character was unveiled with their never before known North American names. Ho-OhTM , LugiaTM , ChikoritaTM , CyndaquilTM and TotodileTM were greeted with wild applause.
PokémonTMGold and PokémonTM Silver will be available on October 16, 2000 and introduces brand new characters and adventures for the popular kids' craze. These titles promise to become the biggest selling video games of all time, with an expected 10 million cartridges sold in the first six months.
THIS IS A GAME I CAN'T WAIT TO GET!!! |