Pokemon Black and White

First released in February 1996 in Japan as Red and Green, GameFreak released last March 6 for the Nintendo DS its Generation V monsters in their latest sequel Pokemon: Black and White. Are people getting tired of this game or the introduction of the Generation V monsters will add more lifespan to this second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, second only to Mario.

Black and White bring a total of 156 new Pokémon, bringing the overall total to 649 from the 493 present in Generation IV. While some new Pokémon may have similarities to previously introduced Pokémon, none of the new Pokémon are related by evolution to any of the 493 introduced previously.

New to the series are seasons, rotation battle, triple battles, changing music and animated sprites through out the game.

Will the Pokemon Black and White save the Nintendo DS at its dawn? Remember, Pokemon Red and Blue (US ver.) saved the dying original Gameboy.