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Online Gaming Storms onto Wii with Pokemon Battle Revolution
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Epic Franchise Reaches Several Firsts<br /><br />REDMOND,
Wash., June 25, 2007 - Today's launch of Pokemon Battle Revolution
heralds a number of firsts for Nintendo's hot-selling Wii video game
system. Pokemon Battle Revolution is:<br /><br
/> * The first online Wii game in the
Americas.<br /> * The first Pokemon game for
Wii.<br /> * The first Wii game to wirelessly
link to Nintendo DS?.<br /> * The first Wii
game that lets players use their Nintendo DS as a controller.<br
/><br />Pokemon Battle Revolution is set to become a
groundbreaking smash hit this summer.<br /><br />In battles
using NintendoR Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's wireless gaming service,
players can use their Wii Remote to compete with friends after
exchanging friend codes, or against players of comparable skill. The
game automatically searches for other players who are online. The
sights and sounds of the game bring the action to life as well: The
beautiful graphics show each move in full detail, while the action is
narrated by the same announcer from the Pokemon TV show.<br
/><br />The game contains a number of battle modes for
different kinds of play. In Colosseum Battle Mode, players have 10
different Colosseums in which to stage their epic challenges. In
Nintendo DS Battle Mode, players battle Pokemon that they have raised
in their Nintendo DS PokemonR Diamond and PokemonR Pearl games. Up to
four players can use their Nintendo DS systems as a wireless
controller, which uses the same battle interface found in the DS
games.<br /><br />"Already more than 2 million copies of
Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl have sold in the United States
alone," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice
president of marketing and corporate communications. "The arrival of
Pokemon Battle Revolution brings those players a whole new set of
challenges and, for the first time on Wii, online battles."<br
/><br />Online setup is extremely easy, even for novices. With
a few clicks, players are instantly connected, whether they're using a
Wii Remote or a Nintendo DS as a controller.<br /><br
/>Trainers are fully customizable. Players can select one of three
female or three male Trainers and outfit them with clothing, hats and
glasses after earning points during competition. Players can even
create personalized in-game text for their Trainers to use when they
win or lose a battle.<br /><br />Pokemon Battle Revolution,
rated E for Everyone, launches June 25. For more information about the
game, visit www.pokemon-games.com. The Official Nintendo Pokemon Battle
Revolution Player's Guide is now available at retail.<br /><br
/>Pokemon USA, Inc., a subsidiary of The Pokemon Company in Japan,
manages the property outside of Asia which includes licensing,
marketing, the Pokemon Trading Card Game, an animated TV series, home
entertainment, the official Pokemon Web site and an online retail
center www.pokemoncenter.com. Just coming off its 10th worldwide
anniversary in 2006, Pokemon was launched in Japan in 1996 for play on
Nintendo's Game BoyR and has since evolved into a global cultural
phenomenon. Pokemon was introduced in North America in September 1998
and today is one of the most popular toy and entertainment properties
in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.<br
/><br />The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and
markets hardware and software for its Wii, Nintendo DS, Game Boy
Advance and Nintendo GameCube systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold
nearly 2.4 billion video games and more than 409 million hardware units
globally, and has created industry icons like Mario, Donkey Kong,
Metroid, Zelda and Pokemon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of
America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for
Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information
about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.Nintendo.com.<br
/><br />Source: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=12530
