Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y

$40, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: reading, classification, memory

CTR Review

Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y come with new characters, a new region, and a cloud-based storage system for $5/year. According to the press release: ��Three new Pok�mon will be presented at the beginning of the game � the Grass-type Chespin, Fire-type Fennekin and Water-type Froakie��Pok�mon X presents "the majestic and mysterious Xerneas"��Pok�mon Y "features the strong and powerful Yveltal."��Players will also be given the choice to receive Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle � classic Pok�mon from the first games in the series, Pok�mon Red Version and Pok�mon Blue Version. ��Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y also introduce the Fairy type, the first new Pok�mon type since Pok�mon Gold and Pok�mon Silver.��The battle system in Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y offers new moves, a dynamic camera rotates around the battle, "Horde Encounters" pits the player and a single Pok�mon against multiple wild Pok�mon.��The main playable male or female Trainer can be customized with clothes, accessories and haircuts and can roller skate for faster movement.��Pok�mon-Amie is a new mode in which players can pet, feed and play games with individual Pok�mon using the touch screen on the Nintendo 3DS system. By interacting with their Pok�mon, players can bond with them, which will result in higher performance in battles. ��A "Player Search System" (PSS) makes it possible to find other players online. ��Pok�mon Bank is a Nintendo 3DS application and service that lets players store up to 3,000 Pok�mon for a $5 annual fee. � Pok� Transporter is a companion application to Pok�mon Bank that allows players to transfer Pok�mon from Pok�mon Black Version, Pok�mon White Version, Pok�mon Black Version 2 and Pok�mon White Version 2 to Pok�mon Bank, thereby making them available to use in Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y. Both Pok�mon Bank and Pok� Transporter will launch in the Nintendo eShop on Dec. 27.��Two special edition Nintendo 3DS XL systems will be themed after Pok�mon X and Pok�mon Y for $199.99. Remember that Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds. View the news release online, at http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131008005755/en. People in the release: Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America�s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.