Preorder Pokemon HeartGold or SoulSilver and get a miniature Ho-Oh or Lugia

As is expected for every portable Pokemon game, Nintendo has announced that there will be preorder incentive items for Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver designed to encourage people to place their orders early. Not like the game really needs it in the first place, given it’s Pokemon, one of the best loved and best selling portable games series in existence. Nonetheless, it is nice to get something for free when buying a game you already knew you were going to buy.

The preorder program starts February 1, 2010, and will give every person who takes the time to reserve a copy a statue of one of two legendary pokemon found in Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. If you place your preorder for HeartGold, you get a figurine of Ho-Oh that appears to be preparing to soar up into the skies. If you prefer SoulSilver, you get the Lugia figurine pictured at the right.

Amazon isn’t mentioning the preorder offer yet, but GameStop is. GameStop is mentioning another Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver promotion too. If you visit a GameStop between January 30 and February 14, 2010 with your copy of Pokemon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, you can download a special Pichu that has the same color as a Pikachu. You can trade it to HeartGold or SoulSilver after you get the game to unlock something special.

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