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Pokemon Diamond and Pearl to release soon

Pok?mon trainers of the world, unite! How else will you manage to complete your Pok?dex and challenge the sinister plot of Team Galactic? On April 22, Pok?mon Diamond and Pok?mon Pearl, the Pok?mon series for the best-selling Nintendo DS game system, become available in the Americas. These two titles represent the latest adventure in the popular Pok?mon franchise.

Pok?mon Diamond and Pok?mon Pearl offer a number of exciting new features to please both experienced and new Pok?mon fans alike. Set in an entirely new region called ?Sinnoh,? players can choose to begin their adventure as either a boy or girl Pok?mon trainer on a path to becoming Pok?mon League Champion. The adventure continues as players can bring Pok?mon from their Game Boy Advance Pok?mon games to Pok?mon Diamond and Pok?mon Pearl using the GBA game slot on their Nintendo DS.

As players trade and collect Pok?mon to complete their Pok?dex in this new challenge, for the first time they?ll have the chance to catch new Pok?mon, Munchlax and Weavile. They also can play via local wireless with up to eight other trainers while new moves and abilities deepen strategy.

?After recently celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Pok?mon franchise continues to get stronger,? says George Harrison, Nintendo of America?s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. ?These two new titles represent the best that Pok?mon has to offer, and a great opportunity for Game Boy users to upgrade to Nintendo DS.?

Unique pre-sell styluses featuring new Pok?mon from the new series will be available by reserving the game early at participating retailers. Stay tuned for more details about this special offer. Pok?mon games continue to be wildly popular around the world, with more than 155 million units sold worldwide through September 2006. Pok?mon Diamond and Pok?mon Pearl are currently shattering sales records in Japan since their September launch.

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