Nintendo announced Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver, Nintendo DS remakes of Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver, will enter wild Japanese stores on September 12.

As if Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Ho-oh, Lugia and Arceus weren’t enough, Nintendo is going to indirectly make Jirachi available in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver through a special event in Japan as well.

The two big version-exclusive legendaries from Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald will make a return appearance in the upcoming Gold/Silver remakes.

Purchase Pokemon HeartGold or Pokemon SoulSilver and you get a PokePedometer too. The PokeWalker accessory counts your steps, measures them in “watts”, and beams them into your game.

And here it is, at long last! The Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver blowout we’ve all been waiting for thanks to CoroCoro magazine!

Nintendo of America hasn’t officially announced the Pokémon remakes, but they are preparing to do so. The publisher registered Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver in the US Patent and Trademark database.

Here is is, just like promised…the official official Pokémon Gold/Silver remake announcement. There isn’t much footage of the new game unfortunately. Just some walking around in New Bark Town and a few measly screenshots.

Yes, they’re real. And they’re coming to Japan sometime this fall, coinciding with the 10-year anniversary of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver. Really though. “Heart” Gold and “Soul” Silver?