You've been warned. Love it or hate it (I kind of like it), the Pokemon franchise is not going away anytime soon. On top of the soon-to-be-released Pokemon XD, Nintendo has announced about six new Pokemon games that they plan on giving us over the next few years or so. The first series is Pokemon Ranger for the Nintendo DS, which will coincide with the Pokemon move of the same name set for release next year. The first part, subtitled "The Road to Diamond and Pearl," will feature sequels appropriately dubbed "Diamond" and "Pearl." Coming in October, Japanese Nintendo DS owners can pick up Pokemon Torouze, which is a puzzle game akin to Yoshi's Cookies (mmm, fond memories). The last two are Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon Blue Rescue Force (DS) and Red Rescue Force (GBA), which are set to be released in Japan come winter.
Expect at least half (if not all) of those to be released in the United States, because Nintendo knows that they will make about 100 billion dollars with each game. The invasion is still upon us.
