Core Gaming of South Africa has announced that South African Nintendo DS gamers can expect the next iterations of Pokemon, HeartGold and SoulSilver, to release on March 26th in the country, which is exactly in line with games’ release date in the UK.

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Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver were officially dated yesterday for an unspecified Western region yesterday (if you’re the type who follows those darned press releases), but it’s now abundantly clear that the March 14th release date slapped on the pair of Gold and Silver remakes (with Pokewalker) was meant for the North American version.

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After already having been released in Japan to great acclaim (somewhere in the region of three million units in sales, if Kotaku is to believed), the latest entries to the Pokemon series of games on the DS, HeartGold and SoulSilver, have both had Western release dates confirmed for mid-March.

Also confirmed is that both versions will come standard with the Pokewalker, the special Pokemon-themed pedometer that allows you to train a chosen Pokemon while you walk, while the Western box art for both games has also been revealed.

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For the upcoming Pokemon games, Heart Gold and Soul Silver, not only will Nintendo bring a classic Pokemon game up to date on the DS, they’re also bringing a new device, the PokeWalker, to the table that will allow you to train up your Pokemon while you walk.

Shaped as a Pokemon Pokeball, and bundled with copies of the game, the PokeWalker is a special pedometer that allows you to transfer one Pokemon from either of the remakes, via infrared, to the device, which shows up on the screen.

If you hold the PokeWalker as you walk, the number of steps you take will be converted into experience points which will then be assigned to your Pokemon of choice.

Additionally, the chosen Pokemon’s affection for you will grow, while your footsteps will also be converted into ‘watts,’ which will help Pokemon trainers catch wild Pokemon and search for tools, which will then be sent to the game.

More screenshots and details have also been officially revealed, such as the fact that players will be able to choose between either a male or female character as your in-game counterpart, while the character you don’t choose will serve as a support role.

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