<s>
and	O
are	O
2010	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
to	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
and	O
White	O
introduced	O
156	O
new	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
5	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
seasonal	O
cycle	O
,	O
rotation	O
battles	O
,	O
fully	O
animated	O
Pokémon	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
triple	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
commercial	O
successes	O
;	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
consumer	O
pre-orders	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titles	O
to	O
sell	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
combined	O
sales	O
have	O
reached	O
15.64	O
million	O
,	O
putting	O
them	O
amongst	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
just	O
behind	O
their	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
are	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
adventure	O
elements	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
,	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Unova	O
region	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
have	O
been	O
improved	O
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C-Gear	O
replaces	O
the	O
Pokétech	O
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
controls	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
,	O
including	O
infrared	O
(	O
IR	O
)	O
communication	O
for	O
battling	O
and	O
trading	O
,	O
wireless	O
communications	O
in	O
the	O
Xtranceiver	O
video	O
chat	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Entralink	O
to	O
transfer	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Dream	O
World	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
to	O
sync	O
with	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Global	O
Link	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Pass	O
By	O
mode	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
copies	O
through	O
infrared	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
asleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
transfer	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
older	O
DS	B-Device
Pokémon	O
games	O
to	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
occurs	O
after	O
syncing	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
with	O
the	O
Dream	O
World	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Pokéwalker	O
from	O
HeartGold	B-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
regions	O
which	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
locations	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Unova	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
developed	O
by	O
game	O
director	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
when	O
he	O
visited	O
the	O
city	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
is	O
Hilbert	O
and	O
Hilda	O
,	O
who	O
journeys	O
through	O
Unova	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
non-player	O
character	O
named	O
after	O
Shigeki	O
Morimoto	O
,	O
a	O
Game	O
Freak	O
programmer	O
,	O
creature	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
HeartGold	I-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
games	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
found	O
and	O
battled	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
to	O
be	O
released	O
later	B-Application
that	I-Application
year	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
website	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
versions	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
and	O
announced	O
a	O
Q3	O
2010	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Red	O
and	O
Green	O
and	O
was	O
obtainable	O
in	O
Blue	O
,	O
Yellow	O
and	O
all	O
subsequent	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
obtainable	O
in	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
are	O
region	O
locked	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
18	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Pocket	O
Monsters	O
Diamond	B-Application
&	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
The	O
Movie	O
:	O
Phantom	O
Ruler	O
:	O
Zoroark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
pre-order	O
ticket	O
holders	O
,	O
an	O
alternate-colored	O
Raikou	O
,	O
Entei	O
,	O
or	O
Suicune	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
transfer	O
to	O
their	O
Diamond	O
,	O
Pearl	O
,	O
Platinum	O
,	O
HeartGold	B-Application
,	O
or	O
SoulSilver	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
official	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
Pokémon	O
websites	O
revealed	O
names	O
and	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
major	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
version	O
mascots	O
:	O
the	O
White	O
Yang	O
Pokémon	O
Reshiram	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Yin	O
Pokémon	O
Zekrom	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
White	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
August	O
2010	O
issue	O
of	O
CoroCoro	O
Comic	O
elaborated	O
upon	O
many	O
new	O
game	O
mechanics	O
:	O
the	O
three-on-three	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
Global	O
Link	O
system	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
Dream	O
World	O
that	O
can	O
allow	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
other	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
area	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
called	O
the	O
Hilink	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Underground	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
feature	O
called	O
the	O
Live	O
Caster	O
for	O
video	O
chat	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
kanji	O
support	O
,	O
aesthetic	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
areas	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
versions	O
,	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
new	O
moves	O
,	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
000	O
in	O
Isshu	O
's	O
regional	O
Pokédex	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
accessible	O
by	O
downloading	O
a	O
special	O
item	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Japanese	O
McDonald	O
's	O
restaurants	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
blog	O
Kotaku	O
initially	O
speculated	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
issued	O
the	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letters	O
over	O
the	O
belief	O
that	O
the	O
images	O
were	O
illegally	O
obtained	O
via	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
;	O
however	O
,	O
Jon	O
Sahagian	O
of	O
PokéBeach	O
stated	O
the	O
images	O
in	O
question	O
had	O
been	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
forum	O
2channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floats	O
of	O
version	O
mascots	O
Reshiram	O
and	O
Zekrom	O
accompanied	O
the	O
Pikachu	B-Application
balloon	O
during	O
the	O
Macy	O
's	O
Thanksgiving	O
Day	O
Parade	O
on	O
25	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
Thursday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
on	O
3	O
January	O
and	O
lasting	O
until	O
9	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
players	O
of	O
Diamond	O
,	O
Pearl	O
,	O
Platinum	O
,	O
HeartGold	B-Application
,	O
and	O
SoulSilver	B-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
visit	O
GameStop	O
stores	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
special	O
shiny	O
Raikou	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
given	O
out	O
for	O
Phantom	O
Ruler	O
:	O
Zoroark	O
pre-order	O
ticket	O
holders	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
three	O
Pokémon	O
were	O
later	O
distributed	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
for	O
European	O
,	O
Australian	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
markets	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
)	O
starting	O
7	O
to	O
13	O
February	O
with	O
Raikou	O
,	O
again	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
staggered	O
releases	O
for	O
Entei	O
and	O
Suicune	O
throughout	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
item	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
from	O
6	O
March	O
to	O
10	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
have	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
87%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Annette	O
Gonzalez	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
do	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
building	O
upon	O
already	O
solid	O
features	O
and	O
taking	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
expressed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
's	O
latest	O
pair	O
of	O
adventures	O
is	O
as	O
addictive	O
as	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
games	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
a	O
higher	O
rating	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Pokémon	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
games	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
they	O
all	O
share	O
the	O
common	O
element	O
of	O
being	O
bad	O
before	O
they	O
get	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
Retronauts	O
contributor	O
Justin	O
Haywald	O
criticized	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
received	O
two	O
main	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
games	O
published	O
before	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
gained	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1.08	O
million	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
to	O
break	O
the	O
one	O
million	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
9	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
DS	B-Device
titles	O
to	O
sell	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
White	O
and	O
Black	O
took	O
the	O
#1	O
and	O
#2	O
spots	O
respectively	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
overall	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
with	O
White	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
fastest-selling	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
after	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pandora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
selling	O
13,000	O
more	O
copies	O
than	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
,	O
their	O
sales	O
became	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
third	O
biggest	O
ever	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
behind	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
biggest	O
opening	O
weekend	O
ever	O
for	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1.08	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
day	O
one	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
previous	O
day-one	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
predecessors	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
of	O
780,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
financial	O
earnings	O
report	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
11.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
–	O
11	O
financial	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
third	O
overall	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
the	O
Wii	O
games	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
to	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
