• The Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Test Competition Begins Soon + Fan Reactions on Pokemon Bank's Delays

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    The Kiwi Dragon
    Published on 01-30-2014 12:48 AM
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    Pokemon X and Y Test Competition Coming Soon!



    While those of us in America, Europe and Oceania must wait for the release of Pokemon Bank for what seems to be an eternity, there is some slightly good news!

    The first Battle Competition for Pokémon X & Y has finally been revealed. The Test Competition, which previously announced alongside the last Generation 5 tournament the 2013 Global Showdown, will be live from February 21st to February 24th.

    However entrants are limited to players who participated in the 2013 Global Showdown competition for Black 2 & White 2. But in case you are like me and many other people who happened to miss it, then there is some good news. There will be an extra 10,000 entries allowed from Friday 31st January 2014.

    For more details, including the type of battle and all restrictions that will be revealed before the competition, keep checking www.pokemon.com or here on PokeBay News for another update.

    Fan Reactions on Pokemon Bank and Nintendo News:

    While fans are still furious over the lack of a Pokemon Bank release date outside of Japan and select Asian countries, it's been a very rough start to the year for Nintendo, and after posting weak sales for the Wii U, CEO Satoru Iwata has declared he will slash his own salary to atone for the disaster.

    According to BusinessInsider, Iwata will slash his salary in half for five months, while other members of the board will take a pay cut between 20% and 30%. But the Wii U debacle is not the only thing Nintendo users want Iwata to pay for.

    On social media platforms, virtually every post by Nintendo of America or related accounts such as Nintendo of Europe, is spammed with demands for Pokemon Bank. And with the recent rumored release date gone, it seems Pokemon X and Y fans feel Iwata has a lot more to answer for than the Wii U.

    So what are your opinions on Pokemon Bank's delays, and on Satoru Iwata cutting his own salary? Also will you be participating in the Pokemon Test Competition?

    Leave a comment below with your thoughts!
    Comments 7 Comments
    1. Porygon-ZZZ's Avatar
      Porygon-ZZZ - 01-30-2014, 02:18 AM
      I'm glad Poke Bank has been delayed. It has taught me to be patient! Quite upset that Nintendo's WII U sales weren't as good as they'd hoped it'd be ;-; But, Nintendo will bounce back! They always do! :3
      I honestly can't remember if I participated in the Showdown or not... I'm pretty sure I did xD Even if I didn't though, I will be entering the next competition!
    1. Arrogant Watermelon's Avatar
      Arrogant Watermelon - 01-30-2014, 05:45 PM
      I did enter the last competition but due to the delay of pokemon bank I'm not talking part in this beta competition.
    1. Baby Koga's Avatar
      Baby Koga - 01-30-2014, 07:51 PM
      If only the major political figures in the world were as apologetic as the CEO and Execs of Nintendo the world would be a better place. The delay of Poke Bank is an annoyance, but at the end of the day, it's really only an app for a game. As for the battle competition, no transferable Pokemon are allowed, but the deal breaker for me is that it's doubles :3
    1. DejaVu146's Avatar
      DejaVu146 - 01-31-2014, 06:09 AM
      I don't understand how Nintendo thought the Wii U would be extremely profitable. It's really just a new controller with a screen on it. To the average consumer, that's the only difference. In fact, many people didn't even realize that there is a difference between Wii and Wii U. Many didn't even know what it was. I don't think Nintendo really thought that one through. It takes years to produce a new system. This was clearly Nintendo's solution to beat the long awaited PS4 and Xbox One (with it coming out only one year earlier than the two). The two systems were highly anticipated, so why Nintendo didn't stop to take the time to create something new and different in order to stay in the battle is beyond me.

      As for Pokemon Bank, I don't mind that it was delayed. I'd rather them get the bugs out (especially with the fact that people were able to bring their hacked and cloned Pokemon into the game. Personally, I hate hacks and clones) and make a great software versus trying to get it out and fix bugs later. However, I wish they would give us more information. The only two pieces we've gotten are that it was going to be delayed and that it's now available in Asian countries. That's it. I would like to know the progress and what they're adding/fixing during the duration of the delay. That's just me though.
    1. LinuxUser's Avatar
      LinuxUser - 01-31-2014, 06:58 AM
      From when the Wii U came out i didnt think it would be popular so im not to surprised it didnt make as much money as they thought. With pokebank i don't think the worst part is the delay its just no news is bad news to me. they should at least release dates instead of just saying its out in Japan and Korea.
    1. GaryEhffinJoaker's Avatar
      GaryEhffinJoaker - 01-31-2014, 10:15 AM
      Pokebank was released, failed to do what it promised to do (keep out hacks), and it crashed. America, along with other countries, have been behind in Japan releases since before the franchise of Pokemon even existed, back when video games were first being INVENTED. I fail to see the big deal here. If anyone is to blame, it's the hackers who hack video games and produce fake Pokemon into the games to swindle people, not Nintendo for trying to keep hackers out. Bank glitched, and they are fixing it. I dunno what could possibly be confusing anyone about why it isn't out yet.
    1. Coshi360's Avatar
      Coshi360 - 01-31-2014, 02:08 PM
      i don't know why Nintendo don't just release pokebank now because they have fixed all bugs stopped hacked pokes from getting through and Pokebank will no longer be connected with nintendos main servers so there should be no problems for the release :b