Great to hear Okamiden was so much fun! I'll have to come back and read the full spoilers after I finish. Sadly, I have yet to start the game: while I'm eager to play, personal policy is not to start new games until I finished the last one I bought, and I'm still making my way through Pokemon Black :)

Yep, picked up a copy on this end too: not a huge Poke fan (actually haven't picked up a game since the original Gold) but I heard so many good reviews I thought it'd be fun to try, and I am enjoying it: I like the Friends/Rivals twist, and I love that they went back to only the new Pokemon until you beat the game. One of the reasons I stopped at Gen III was because it kept getting harder and harder to remember 'em all!