The Pokémon Center is launching a new pixel art hoodie to go on sale December 3rd, and Famitsu is holding a contest to determine the design. Vote on your favorite of the four following designs.

Rumble Blast Backgrounds/Areas

Consumers use the Nintendo 3DS system to experience 3D Pokemon AR Markers at the Pokemon Gaming Lounge in New York City on Oct. 15, 2011, marking the upcoming Oct. 24 launch of the first Pokemon game created for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon Rumble Blast.

During New York Comic Con, Pokemon fans show off their moves in the Pikachu Freeze Dance competition at the Pokemon Gaming Lounge in New York City on Oct. 15, 2011. The event celebrated the upcoming Oct. 24 launch of the first Pokemon game created for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon Rumble Blast. (Anders Krusberg for Nintendo of America)

During New York Comic Con, fans get a sneak peek at the first Pokemon game created for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon Rumble Blast, at the Pokemon Gaming Lounge in New York City on Oct. 15, 2011. Attendees enjoyed hands-on demos in advance of the game's Oct. 24 launch. (Anders Krusberg for Nintendo of America)

The Pokémon Rumble Blast site (http://www.pokemonrumble.com/blast) has updated to include more information on various aspects of the upcoming game, such as the story, the toy Pokémon and the kinds of in-game battles, as well as a media gallery and a news and strategy section. The visitors can also collect coins found at various locations throughout http://www.pokemonrumble.com/blast and based of the amount of coins they collect, they can get various prizes. The prizes are the following:
> When visitors have collected 10 coins, a special wallpaper will be made available to them. The special wallpaper is also posted on our Pokémon Rumble Blast Wallpapers imageboard thread. (http://www.pocketmonsters.net/ib/threads/2606)
> The prize for collecting 25 coins is a special Toy Reshiram and Zekrom Screesaver for both PC and Mac.
> Finally, after all 45 coins have been collected, a special password will be granted to the visitors of the site that will unlock a Pokémon in-game.

Fans enjoy taking photos inside a unique Nintendo 3DS inspired photo booth at the Pokemon Gaming Lounge in New York City on Oct. 15, 2011. Held during New York Comic Con, the event celebrated the upcoming Oct. 24 launch of the first Pokemon game created for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon Rumble Blast. (Anders Krusberg for Nintendo of America)

Pokemon Gaming Lounge at New York Comic Con 2011
Photo 1: During New York Comic Con, eager fans enter the Pokemon Gaming Lounge in New York City on Oct. 15, 2011, to get their hands on giveaways for Pokemon Rumble Blast, the first Pokemon video game created for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. (Anders Krusberg for Nintendo of America)

By collecting a certain amount of coins found at various locations throughout http://www.pokemonrumble.com/blast/, this special wallpaper can be unlocked.

Source: http://www.pokemonrumble.com/blast/#fun-stuff

Rumble Blast USA cover

Apparently, it looks like Shoko Nakagawa is also a huge Zelda fan, since she made an appearance at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Concert, along with Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma and Koji Kondo.

Source > http://www.nintendo-universe.co.uk/2011/10/14/nintendo-release-zelda-25th-anniversary-concert-photos/

Yamamoto's Battle Dojo　(山本バトル道場)

Spot the differences

Baba, Tokamachi, Niigata City Elementary School (新潟県十日町市立馬場小学校).

Pokémon Quiz Caravan

figure of Golgo making a "Life" (命) pose

"Put his hands in the box to identify the object"(ビビリな所長に箱の中身を当ててもらう！).

'Dance to the rhythm' (リズムにのってダンス！)

"eat the delicious bowl of iced Ikasumi" (イカスミかき氷をおいしく食べる！).

'Don't bomb telling a joke'(スベらない)

"You can do it if you try": The Members are challenged to do what they're bad at!　（「やればできる」メンバーが苦手なことに挑戦！）

School teaches you that you "You can do it if you try" (「やればできる」が学校の目標！).

Baka's!

Pokémon Smash 54 - Golgo is the boss!