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Ex-Dragons product pictures released!

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Flygon, I understand it is hard to accept change, but it still must come.

Patriarch said:
Doy, but I've been here since August! I'm member #37
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Oops. I guess with so many new peeps coming onto the forums, it seemed like you were a new guy. sry dude.
 
those look awesome, thanks for the info patriarch :)

seriously, Nintendo is doing a pretty good job, although we haven't got OP here yet, I can now safely assure that more than 70% of the YGO players are playing Pokemon now, because it is much more fun, and has a wider variety. Let's hope Nintendo does keep up the good work, eveything is going the way everyone wanted except for OP...
 
Well, these pictures certainly aren't photographs (Look at the boosters sitting in the box. They're too flat.), but that doesn't necessarily mean they're hoaxes. It could just be an early mockup, seeing as the set won't be out for another 2 months or so.

And also, while there are minor touches of "fakeness" to it (like the previously mentioned boosters), I don't think an ordinary card shop would be able to fake something that well. It'd take some pretty good Photoshop skills to pull it off, I'd think.
 
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By Flygon: And there is still a good chance those are fake and Sugimori will still rule, so HA!
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I humbly admit that there's a possibility of these being fake.

However, there's more proof of it being real than being false.
-Pack: Comparing this pack pic to Sandstorm, there are absolutely NO differences between the two, other than the obvious.
-Box: Everything is identical to Sandstorm and Ru/Sa.
-Deck: The deckbox shape looks weird, but everything is there to prove its authenticity.
-Not to mention a trustworhy site, and the trustworthy middleman who brought you the link ;)
 
Well I expect October to be the month when printing begins for EX: Dragons (cards and packaging) so there is no reason to question if it is too early to see a final design. Mid-November is when the Prereleases start up again, if you need more reasoning behind the estimated time frame.

To prove the legitimacy of these designs... If you look around on the merchant's site and find the EX: Ruby and Sapphire section you will find a image sent to retailers interested in purchasing product at wholesale value (notice the badly erased and new price text that replaces the wholesale price).

Perhaps once the veil is lifted from Pokemon USA and we actually can communicate with Pokemon USA representatives in a public way, thus confirming these images. Boy I miss weekly chats, Chrisbo's articles :(

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Now THAT is significant news and this has been something the game has been missing for a long time. Hope the campaign mirrors the maturity and breadth of the new sets. The last wizards campaign I saw lacked both, being unexciting in presentation and aimed definitely at the younger set, like 10- (kids on bike arriving at a store and playing...just very simplistic ad; the kid who dolled his dog up as Pikachu was hilarious though, but I don't think it would appeal to all ages).
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Yes, speaking off topic, but this marketing attempts by Pokemon USA and Nintendo has filled almost all of my requests. The last commerical dealing with EX: Ruby and Sapphire (the subway/underground one) finally contained NO child actors. The latest commercials advertising Pokemon Video Games have either contained a mixed age group of actors and actresses OR none at all which is a vast improvement.

In addition, attention is being paid to the updating of Pokemon.com and Pokemon-TCG.com weekly! Remember the old Wizards of the Coast page for Pokemon? We were lucky if we found a new article a month, thanks to evil Hasbro people going short on staff for the game.

Now all we await is some customer service...
-Phil
 
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These packs are not real nor fake. They're prototypes. :) As in that they're computer generated mock-ups of the actual package, created for example purposes only without actually having to create actual product to see what they would look like. :D
 
I seriously doubt they are fake. Just because the pics were released 2 months before the release date doesn't mean they are fake. E-bay had the Sandstorm packs two months before they were released.
 
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These packs are not real nor fake. They're prototypes. :) As in that they're computer generated mock-ups of the actual package, created for example purposes only without actually having to create actual product to see what they would look like. :D
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Thats what I was about to say, they are so obviously rendered.
 
Wow.....!!!! These are cool packs and deck boxes. :thumb:

If they will be the designs I better save my money for Christmas (even half a box)!!!

Still, I wonder if the cards are as cool (and playable) as the packs are. :eek:

Is these cards come form the ADV 3 of Japan and other extras like sandstrom had? :)
 
Aww yeah! I'm gettin' me a WindBlast deckie...

Thanx for posting this, Patriarch, this rawks... And sorry to the people who don't think this is a good idea, but perhaps this new facet of Pokemon will make it so that less people will pick on you... hopefully... Hey YuGiCrud, look, we have dragons too, if you finally noticed!
 
I like the way they look, very bright that helps you pick them out on the self. I love also that these new sets are coming out faster then every four months or so.
 
Whereas some of the collectors-not-players are complaining "oh, no, not another set..." (I say bring 'em on!!!)

I can't wait to build my RainbowDeck v.2!!!!! :clap:
 
Hey YuGiCrud, look, we have dragons too, if you finally noticed!

With a name like "EX: Dragon", it's gonna be difficult to NOT want to play this game. :p GOD BLESS CAPITALISM!
 
Nick15 said:
Hey YuGiCrud, look, we have dragons too, if you finally noticed!

With a name like "EX: Dragon", it's gonna be difficult to NOT want to play this game. :p GOD BLESS CAPITALISM!
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:lol: :) :lol: Good point with that one. I wonder out of how many of the 100 or so set will be Dragon Pokemon? Maybe a couple of good trainers would be nice also. :thumb:
 
They're not fake, but they are computer made, as it was already explained. But they are not fan-made, Nintendo made them. Still, they are not the actual boxes. Just promotional type things.
 
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