Topic: RE:A Chance to Catch Jirachi

[NewsBot]

Pre-order a certain Pokémon game and get a bonus disc with the critter inside.

Pokemon Fans Get Their Wish with a New, Secret Character -- Jirachi

Expect a Frenzy as Fans Clamor to Snag the Legendary Character

REDMOND, Wash.--Legend has it that this secret Pokemon(R) character wakes only once every 1,000 years and has the ability to grant wishes. And beginning Feb. 9, one of Pokemon fans' biggest wishes -- to get the secret character named Jirachi -- will come true. Fans who reserve a copy of Pokemon Colosseum(TM) -- made exclusively for Nintendo GameCube(TM) -- will take home a bonus disc packed with exclusive Pokemon extras, including the special gift of Jirachi.  

The Nintendo GameCube bonus disc contains a sneak peek of the upcoming Pokemon movie Jirachi Wish Maker, a preview of the Pokemon Colosseum game and, for the first time, the ability to add Jirachi to the Pokemon(R) Ruby and Pokemon(R) Sapphire collection. By using a Nintendo GameCube(TM) Game Boy(R) Advance cable, players can download Jirachi from the Nintendo GameCube directly to their Pokemon Ruby or Pokemon Sapphire games on their Game Boy(R) Advance.  

"Pokemon Colosseum combines the best of both role-playing elements and 3-D battle games," said George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "With this special pre-sell offer, fans will be battling to see who can be the first to buy Pokemon Colosseum."  

Pokemon Colosseum, the first 3-D Pokemon title for Nintendo GameCube, offers players a unique opportunity -- two ways to play: a story mode and a battle mode. In the story mode, players must rescue or "snag" Pokemon that have been captured by an evil organization, "Team Snag 'Em," and are now termed "Shadow Pokemon." Players who "snag" the Pokemon and nurture them back to their true spirits are rewarded with the ability to use them in battle. In the 3-D battle mode, up to four people can play two vs. two in an environment more elaborate and intense than in any other Pokemon game.  

The Pokemon franchise, which recently entered its sixth year in the United States, remains incredibly popular. Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire, both released last March for Game Boy Advance, were the second and third best-selling video games for all of 2003, according to NPD Funworld.  

Pokemon Colosseum, Rated E for Everyone, launches March 24 at an MSRP of $49.99.

[joshnickerson]

I've downloaded Jirachi onto my game and have been facing him against opponents at least ten levels higher than him, and the little guy still kicks some ass.
I hope Nintendo does this for other rare Pokemon creatures... isn't there yet another Legendary hidden within Ruby/Sapphire?

[RealmRPGer]

I don't really have the money for Colosseum, so I'll just use my five bucks down to get this disc, then buy Colosseum later when I have more money. =p