<p><em>Pokemon</em> is taking over the 3DS eShop with releases for <em>Pokemon Picross</em> and <em>Pokemon Red, Blue, </em>and<em> Yellow,</em> all announced at yesterday&#8217;s Nintendo Direct event.</p>
<p><em>Pokemon Picross</em> takes the classic nonogram puzzle game <em>Picross</em> and layers in classic <em>Pokemon,</em> allowing the player to &#8220;capture&#8221; Pokemon by completing the puzzle and unlocking the Pokemon picture beneath. Captured Pokemon can then help the player with special abilities in later challenges.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/664930644577935360">https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/664930644577935360</a></p>
<p>The classic <em>Pokemon</em> games, <em>Pokemon Red, Blue, </em>and<em> Yellow</em>, will be coming to the 3DS in their original form. The team at Nintendo made a point of stating that the games would remain preserved in their initial form. The only significant difference will be that players can now trade and battle with other players over wifi, as opposed to the old gameboy cable link.</p>
<p><em>Pokemon Picross</em> will launch on the 3DS in early December 2015, and <em>Pokemon Red, Blue, </em>and<em> Yellow</em> will launch on the 3DS on February 27th, 2016, the 20th anniversary of the launch of <em>Pokemon Red </em>and<em> Blue</em> in Japan.</p>
<p>Source &#8211; <a href="http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/11-12-2015/#/video-1ndirect">Nintendo Direct</a></p>

Pokemon Picross and Originals Announced for 3DS eShop

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