Jump : Major weekly Manga magazine, running One Piece, Naruto, Bleach etc from publisher
Shueisha. It will open annual expo called 'Jump Fest 2012', from 17 - 18 December 2011 in Makuhari Chiba Japan.
In the festa, 27 companies will exhibit the event, The Pokemon Company, Takara Tomy/Arts and HappyNet (toys retailer for Tomy mainly) are a first-time exhibitor.
Here is related topics as FAQ.
Q1. Understanding that Pokemon is doing business with
Shougakukan (CoroCoro publisher), why Shueisha ?
A1. Shougakukan and Shueisha both of them are
Hitotsubashi-Group. Shueisha was spin off publisher from Shougakukan. Currently Shougakukan has 47% Shueisha's stocks.
Q2. Something there on 17 December 2011 ?
A2. It's a release day of PlayStation Vita. Vita was announced officially on Nintendo 3DS pre-order first day....
Q3. Expecting Pokemon new game info ?
A3. Unknown at the moment. In twitter,
a rumor is re-tweeting....
On the other hands, the followings are upcoming Pokemon merchandise. Anyway this winter will be hot.
[ Reference ]
Jump Festa 2012
Officail site