It’s been rumoured for a while, yet just a few hours ago, Gamekyo (previously known as JeuxFrance) started claiming this date as fact. JeuxFrance is well known for being right on leaked release dates in the past and we really have no claims to dispute it.
A simultaneous release of Pokémon games, a dream that every fan of the games shares, is finally a reality.
The ever neglected European continent welcomes this symbolic move of releasing the game a couple of days before the Americas.
According to our sources, Nintendo of Europe is going to issue a related press release on January 10th, that is next Monday.
Source: Gamekyo