As portable game fans must know, the Game Boy is surely on its last legs - at least judging by its sparse release schedule. The same is true overseas, where Japanese game shops have allegedly began dumping their stock of game paks into bargain bins. It was, then, a welcome treat to see Nintendo allocate space to new GB offerings at the Shoshinkai Show. Innovative ones, at that! Far and away the most intriguing is a quirky, creative RPG that allows players to train up monsters, then battle or transfer them from your Game Boy to a friend's, via the link cable. The idea is to collect as many rare and mighty species as you can, all stored in the comfort of your pocket. Thus, the name Pocket Monsters. Two separate versions have released in Japan, called Red and Green, with different types of monsters available in each. No news yet about an American translation.