Getting started on breeding in "Pokemon X and Y" is fairly easy, and creating a player's own Pokemon in the game can be a great way for them to obtain the Pokemon that they want.

Of course, there are specific limitations, such as legendaries not being part of the list of breedable Pokemons, but beyond that, players can choose most of the Pokemons that they want to add to their collection.

Front Towards Gamer provides a comprehensive list of breeding guides, the simple basics of which will be discussed here. The first tip to heed is to get a Ditto and any gender of the kind of Pokemon that players want to breed. If players are going for this method, they have make sure to go to Route 7 of "Pokemon X and Y" to the Pokemon Day Care Center.

After doing the necessary trip or steps that their "Pokemon X and Y" character has to take, players will receive an egg for each required step count that is met. After this comes the hatching process, which requires an average of 5,000 steps, though a shortcut has also been reported for those who don't have the luxury of time.

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There's the Flame Body or the Magma Armor Pokemon. Once players put this in their party with the egg, they can easily decrease the required step count by half. Upon hatching, expect the egg to be at the lowest evolution level.

'Pokemon X and Y' Tops December 2013 Japanese Charts

The winning streak for "Pokemon X and Y" continued with a bang at least for Japan's year-end charts, leading an even bigger win for Nintendo as nine out of 10 games there were devoted to either the 3DS or the Wii U.

Despite being the least seen console in the console wars globally, Nintendo's 3DS and Wii U have dominated Japanese charts, perhaps mostly due to the appeal of the games to the particular market.

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"Pokemon X and Y" leads the way at 3.97 million, followed by "Monster Hunter 4" also on the 3DS at 3.29 million. Other game titles from Nintendo include "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," "Tomodachi Collection," "Dragon Quest VII," "Puzzle & Dragons Z," "Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon," "New Super Mario Bros. U" and "Wii Party U."

The only game to break Nintendo's winning streak, according to Nintendo Life, is The PS3's "GTA 5," recorded at 605,882 sales to land on the eight spot.

3DS Success Goes Beyond and Into the U.S.

Beyond Japan, Nintendo's 3DS has also been doing very well in the U.S. with over 11.5 million units sold.

Despite being among the older consoles compared to the PS4 or Xbox One, Examiner reports that Nintendo has churned out a number of quality games for the handheld gaming console. Some of these include "Pokemon X and Y," which reportedly sold four million units worldwide during the first few days of sale.

There have also been reports that point to more than 16 million games sold, either packaged or digital versions, marking a big rise in game sales for Nintendo's 3DS.

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"Nintendo 3DS is a powerhouse with games and experiences that appeal to all kinds of players. We're not slowing down in 2014. With more games featuring fan-favorite franchises on the way, the best days of Nintendo 3DS are still to come," said Scott Moffitt, the executive VP of sales and marketing in Nintendo America, to Examiner.

Nintendo Everything even adds that there are already a number of upcoming titles that have release dates for the 3DS. "Yoshi's New Island" is slated for a March 14 release, "Disney Magical World" will launch in April 11 where players can create Disney-themed worlds and characters, Square Enix's RPG "Bravely Default," which debuts as a full game on Feb 7, and lastly, there's "Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy" to debut on Feb 28.

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