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Title: Pokemon DS Hits a Million
Post by: WindyMan on April 26, 2007, 04:27:30 AM

That didn't take long, did it?
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13367

 NINTENDO NEWS: POKÉMON HOTTER THAN EVER    

April 26, 2007 -- One of the video game industry's most celebrated franchises is officially hotter than ever.  Within just five days of availability, more than 1 million copies of Pokémon® Diamond and Pokémon Pearl for the portable Nintendo DS™ have sold in the United States since Sunday's launch; a faster rate than any previous Pokémon games since the franchise's U.S. introduction, almost a decade ago. To date, more than 155 million copies of Pokémon games have sold worldwide.    

Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl are poised to become two of the top-selling games of 2007 in the United States. More than one half million people pre-ordered the games before launch. Additionally, thousands of people attended the kickoff launch event in New York, and demand for the games continues to be off the charts. These latest versions of Pokémon games were introduced in Japan on Sept. 28, 2006, and have already been purchased by more than 5 million video gamers there.    

The two games include a number of features that make them particularly attractive to gamers, including:    

* More than 100 new Pokémon.
 * A 3-D look that makes Pokémon jump off the screen.
 * Worldwide wireless battling and trading using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection.
 * Voice chat functions that let players talk wirelessly with their friends.
   

Later this year, these two titles will also help expand the Pokémon universe for the first time to Wii™, Nintendo's new home video game system. Diamond and Pearl owners will be able to use their DS hardware units as controllers for Pokémon Battle Revolution (launching June 25), the first Pokémon game available for Wii. Players also will be able to export characters to the Wii game.    

For more information about Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, visit www.Pokemon-Games.com.

Title: RE:Pokemon DS Hits a Million
Post by: ShyGuy on April 26, 2007, 05:06:26 AM

cue the itprintsmoney gif

Title: RE:Pokemon DS Hits a Million
Post by: Ages on April 26, 2007, 05:27:22 AM

Ask and ye shall receive

Title: RE: Pokemon DS Hits a Million
Post by: Ceric on April 26, 2007, 07:07:33 AM

It took it only five days to beat GoW II impressive last month figures.  Now lets sell 2 million copies by the end of the month and each individual game would have beaten GoW II's numbers and some games lifetime numbers.

Title: RE:Pokemon DS Hits a Million
Post by: Jome20 on April 26, 2007, 01:33:20 PM

It's funny that Pokemon rarely seems as big as franchises like Mario, Zelda, Halo, or GTA.  And yet it's numbers either beat or at least compete with all the big boys.

I'd be very surprised if Pokemon Diamond / Pearl weren't in the Top 5 sales for the year.  And that's impressive considering the Big Name games that'll be out this year.

Ages - I love your quote from Billy Madison.  Funniest Movie ever!