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Nintendo officially announced Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl to be released in the US on April 22, 2007. Also,
the Nintendo press release revealed that styluses featuring the new Pokemon will be available for those that reserve the game
at participating stores (further details are not yet available, stay tuned here in the news when more information is available).
You can read the press release below:
Press Release
New Pokemon to Make Diamond and Pearl Studded Debut
Gotta Catch 'Em All! The Next Generation of Pokemon
Soon Will Be Here
Pokemon trainers of the world, unite! How else will you manage to complete your Pokedex and challenge the sinister
plot of Team Galactic? On April 22, Pokemon® Diamond and Pokemon® Pearl, the Pokemon series for the best-selling Nintendo
DS™ game system, become available in the Americas. These two titles represent the latest adventure in the popular Pokemon
franchise.
Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl offer a number of exciting new features to please both experienced and new Pokemon
fans alike. Set in an entirely new region called "Sinnoh," players can choose to begin their adventure as either a boy or
girl Pokemon trainer on a path to becoming Pokemon League Champion. The adventure continues as players can bring Pokemon from
their Game Boy® Advance Pokemon games to Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl using the GBA game slot on their Nintendo DS.
As players trade and collect Pokemon to complete their Pokedex in this new challenge, for the first time they'll
have the chance to catch new Pokemon, 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 Pokemon 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 Pokemon has to offer, and a great opportunity for Game Boy users to upgrade to Nintendo DS."
Unique pre-sell styluses featuring new Pokemon from the new series will be available by reserving the game early
at participating retailers. Stay tuned for more details about this special offer. Pokemon games continue to be wildly popular
around the world, with more than 155 million units sold worldwide through September 2006. Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl
are currently shattering sales records in Japan since their September launch.
Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl for Nintendo DS will be available April 22, and are Rated E for Everyone.
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Pokemon.com Release Date Confirmed
The release date confirms the release date that was shown briefly at Pokemon.com on Monday. The release date,
April 22, 2007, was removed later in the day from the Pokemon.com site. It seems they got ahead of themselves on the release
date. As of writing this news, Pokemon.com has not yet updated their Diamond/Pearl page to reflect the official announcement
of the release date. However, the Nintendo page on Diamond/Pearl has already been updated to show the release date: Nintendo.com - Pokemon Diamond
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