I'm sure whoever is reading this has already heard of the good news... The official Japanese Pokemon website has announced remakes of Gold and Silver version! I really like the way they incorporated Lugia and Ho-oh into the symbols for "soul" and "heart," respectively, but I have to admit, the names sound a tad bit cheesy. "HeartGold" and "SoulSilver"... I would have preferred the predicted "DuskGold" and "DawnSilver," but I'm not complaining. I was so thrilled when I read the news last night. Pokemon Silver was my first and most favorite Pokemon game.

I'm also excited because hopefully, with the announcement for the remakes being made, the Pokemon Centers in Japan will start carrying first/second generation merchandise again. I don't like the fourth generation Pokemon nearly as much as I like the first two, so I'm really hoping for some nice stuff to be in stock when I go over there. (Like a stuffed Lugia... God those things are hard to find.)

... why yes, I am going to Japan. I'm going with Alfred. We'll be departing from Norfolk on May 17th, and we'll be coming back May 29th. We are planning on spending most of our time in Tokyo, but we will also be in Osaka/Kobe for a few days because I have an uncle who lives there. I'm really anticipating this trip, but we still have so many things to plan out, and so little time to do it (final exams started today and will continue until next Wednesday). >_<