The scans of June’s CoroCoro issue will probably leak Friday or Saturday of this week, so it seems like a great time to talk about what we want to see!
More new gym leaders? An explanation for the movie and green screen pictures? Some hint as to the storyline?!
Let’s get a lively discussion going! Personally I’d like to see the rest of the map…
<3 pokejungle
ps- We have a forum and it’s called Mt. Moon and it’s really fun and you should join and, like, yeah…
May 8, 2012 Tags: black 2, corocoro, white 2
Category: Black 2 / White 2, CoroCoro 「コロコロ」, Games, Japan 「日本」, Opinions 40 Comments 
Hello guys, pokejungle translator Kriffix here once again!
In just a few hours we will be having our usual live translation of Pokémon Smash right here.
We have been promised a demonstration of Keldeo in battle. What will this reveal? Who knows!
That’s why you have to be here to find out!
In the meantime however, I would like to draw your attention to this little old map…
There has been much debate as to whether Unova is actually frozen over or whether this is merely a ploy to conceal information. My initial interpretation is that it was in fact frozen over. That is how the original Japanese text from CoroCoro read to me. It was only when someone pointed out that that it specifically uses the word “map” (as opposed to region itself) that I began to feel there was room for the latter interpretation.
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To me though, word choice of “frozen map” always felt like it was trying to scream “Frozen map that reflects the actual state of the Unova region”, after all isn’t that what maps do? Plus, Japanese is a language that omits things that are considered to be ‘a given’. (I.E the map is frozen therefore the region it represents is). It feels very redundant to say something like “Here is the frozen map of the frozen Unova region”. It’s just awkward and unnecessary.
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Alas, the fact that I too speak English has caused me to become split between my initial interpretation and the somewhat sterilised English translation.Something that may be of interest though, is that it only really seems to be the western side of the internet that is currently debating this. I have searched many Japanese threads and it took me a good 30 minutes to even find someone who questioned it being frozen.
What’s more interesting, is that the few people who are questioning it all seem to be focusing their posts on this single thread. Out of the hundreds of posts here, there is about 5 posts suggesting that it is not frozen, 3 of which seem to be the same person (judging by how he/she comes across) although they are all anonymous.
These 5 or so posts versus the couple of thousand or so that are simply saying something along the lines of “Wow, I wonder what happened to Unova!” (1,2,3,4 among others).
April 28, 2012 Category: 2ch, Isshu, Opinions 71 Comments
Hello guys,
PokéJungle translator Kriffix here. The internet has been a flurry with speculation on the silhouette shown in the pre-release screens for the Pokémon AR Searcher game that allows you to transfer Pokémon to Black 2 and White 2. Just what is this Pokémon?
At first glance a lot of fans thought it was Ho-oh, and others like myself believed it to be Archeops. However, no matter what pre-existing Pokémon you compare it to there is always a blaring difference that makes coming to a conclusion very difficult. The general consensus now is that it is an Articuno with it’s tail obscuring the head. However there are just two problems with this theory. The lumps on the wings are too round and the legs are too thick and short.
Having had the pleasure of meeting Pokémon game director and co-creator Jun’ichi Masuda during his visit to London, not to mention having spent the last two years subtitling a lot of his announcements, I decided to contact him regarding this mysterious bird-like Pokémon. He’s aware from our previous chat (albeit brief) of us here at PokéJungle and our loyal fans. I’ve not translated the unnecessary bits.
Kriffix:“…Just what is that bird-like Pokémon from the released AR Searcher pics? Is it a secret? “
Masuda:”Good morning! It’s been a long time since we last met! Oh, how perceptive of you! However I have to say ‘no comment’! (>_<)”
Dang. So basically we weren’t able to gather much from this, other than the fact it is something he cannot comment on. The possible reasons for this are as follows;
1.He does not want to spoil what Pokémon are obtainable in the game
2.Although Gamefreak now have some 3D designers and it may well in fact be them working on the game, he may not want to comment on work that is potentially done by ‘Creatures’ inc.
3.It’s a new Pokémon/form and so he can’t comment on it yet.
What do you guys think?
Just keep in mind that we may well have a new Pokémon/form announcement right round the corner. Last month’s CoroCoro says ”新ポケモンスクープ”, which can be interpreted as either “scoop on a new Pokémon” or “a new scoop on Pokémon”. As well as “新ポケモンの発表” which can also be interpreted as either “announcement on new Pokémon” or “new announcement regarding Pokémon”. However, the average person reading and not thinking too deeply would assume the former, it would be pretty sneaky for CoroCoro to try to trick us like this.
Kriffix
PS. All this speculation of an unknown bird-Pokémon silhouette makes me all nostalgic. Perhaps some of the younger fans may not know what I’m talking about, but the words “Rainbow Bird” still have a special place in my heart. I’m sure some of you know what I’m talking about.
April 23, 2012 Category: 3DS, Black 2 / White 2, Black/White, Games, Japan 「日本」, Japanese 「日本語」, Nintendo, Site, Uncategorized 86 Comments
The first video is the new trailer from the Nintendo Direct that we gave a live report on in the post below for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The second is a snippet from Nintendo direct showing the two new applications for the 3DS; the National Pokédex Pro and the Pokémon AR Searcher. The first one speaks for itself and the second one is an Augmented Reality game that lets you use the 3DS camera to catch Pokémon and then send them to Black2 and White 2. Naturally this has a lot of potential! Added a third video of the European Nintendo President confirming the ‘Pokédex Pro’ and ‘AR searcher’ for Europe. Not that there was any doubt, but its nice to know! A US announcement is no doubt right round the corner!
Make sure to stick with pokejungle for Pokémon Smash later on! We’ll be doing the usual live translations for you all!
Kriffix
April 21, 2012 Tags: 3ds, black 2, Nintendo Direct, pokedex pro, Pokémon AR Searcher, white 2
Category: 3DS, Black 2 / White 2, Games, Japan 「日本」, Nintendo 20 Comments
PokéJungle Translator Kriffix here once again. In just a few hours Pokémon Smash will air, hopefully supplying us with precious news! Masuda will also be making an appearance on the show and will be playing Pokémon Black 2/White 2 live!
In the mean time, whilst we wait for the all important announcement, I will update this post every 20 minutes or so with 6 “translation nuggets” from CoroCoro and the official Pokémon site which have not yet been translated elsewhere. Among these there are a few which other sites have overlooked but may turn out to be very important to the plot of BW2. Remember, you read it here first!
Translation Nugget #1: Pokémon Theater?
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Translation Nugget 2 : Achroma
Translation Nugget 3: The Rival
Translation Nugget 4: Homika
Translation Nugget 5: Shizui
Nugget 6: The guys in Black
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Nuggets complete! If you enjoyed them let me know and I may do it again sometime!
April 14, 2012 Category: News 55 Comments
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