The Pokemon Black & White's online functionality which for American players will delay its launch date, in order to deal with "conserve energy resources" in the ongoing disaster in Japan.
According to the official announcement from
Pokemon Company, the delay is part of the need to "
conserve energy resources" in the wake of the disaster that hit earlier this month. The ongoing situation at the
Fukushima Nuclear Plant has prompted Japanese authorities to schedule periodic blackouts.
While insignifcant compared to the suffering endured by victims of the earthquake and subsequent Tsunami in Japan, the recent tragedy has had a substantial impact on the videogame industry as well. The latest victim is the American version of the Pokemon Dream World, which was scheduled to arrive at the end of March.
The
Pokemon Dream World American Version was scheduled to go live
March 30, but has now been delayed indefinitely. It's one of the key features of
Pokemon Black and White, making it possible to upload individual monsters into what amounts to a browser game. Rewards include special berries and Pokemon with unique abilities.
We are continue to pay our attention on
Nintendo reports for further information, but they told us that they don't yet have a final release date for the feature in North America. Looks like English-speaking Pokemon fans will have to sit tight a while longer.
