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Nintendo DS: 5 Million Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Sold

By: Bill Selles - Published December 28, 2006 at 3:38 PM EST - Writer Archive

Pokemon has been one of the most popular gaming series of all time, and the trend continues with the success of the newest installments in the Pokemon series in Japan.

According to Nintendo, Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl have combined to achive 5 million units sold. Impressively, the games were released in Japan only 3 months ago, making them the best selling Pokemon games ever in Japan.

The games have not yet made it to the US as they will come state side April 22, 2007. The games utilize the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi connection to allow gamers to connect to one another for play. Expanded combat systems, head to head play via the DS Wi-Fi and updated trade systems give Pokemon fans a new feel to the familiar series.

Gamers who preorder the newest Pokemon game will be able to receive a free Pokemon stylus for their Nintendo DS.

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lool pokemon

was good

i remember the old days when i played pokemon, yep i thought i was so dam kool

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They're catching up to WoW...lol

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same here #2 lmao, it might be something worth checking out though, never know.

yeah #2 back in like 2nd-3rd grade.. the good old days

they should make it for wii and you can use the sticks to fight the other pokemon. or punch people when you go to stores and pokecenters LOL

#highhopes

Anyone else play Pokemon Snap on N64? You thought Pokemon was exciting, how about taking pictures of them? Oh yeah, I rocked at that game.

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rofl

#6 that game was the shipppppp

the starting 3 pokemon are a firemonkey, a treeturtle, and a penguin ! How intense. My friend bought the japanese version and named me after kadabra ^_^