7,082
edits
Pokémon in Russia: Difference between revisions
It needs to be a press release or something, not just a link to their web page because the information referenced is not readily available there. Also, Russian text for last two refs needed.
Betakiller (talk | contribs) |
(It needs to be a press release or something, not just a link to their web page because the information referenced is not readily available there. Also, Russian text for last two refs needed.) |
||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
==Pokémon games== | ==Pokémon games== | ||
Since handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after European release. Latest games, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since official Nintendo's distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}} | Since handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after European release. Latest games, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since official Nintendo's distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, rejects selling.{{fact}} All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar. | ||
==Pokémon Trading Card Game== | ==Pokémon Trading Card Game== | ||
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through. | The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through. | ||
The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship. | The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Some episodes '''Pilot Studio''' dubbed from [[Pokémon in Poland|Polish]] version, that's why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] called Alabastia and Vertania. Also there was a dub error in [[EP003|third episode]] where Polish words can be heard. <ref>http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102</ref> | *Some episodes '''Pilot Studio''' dubbed from [[Pokémon in Poland|Polish]] version, that's why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] called Alabastia and Vertania. Also there was a dub error in [[EP003|third episode]] where Polish words can be heard. <ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Покемон 3 (рус)] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> | ||
*The actress who dubbed [[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518</ref> | *The actress who dubbed [[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> | ||
*The '''Pilot Studio''' also dubbed Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}. | *The '''Pilot Studio''' also dubbed Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}. | ||