NOA Confirms Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Releasedate

A few days ago, we reported about an April 22 release for Pokon Diamond and Pearl. Now, Nintendo of America officially confirms said releasedate.

Pokon trainers of the world, unite! How else will you manage to complete your Pokex and challenge the sinister plot of Team Galactic? On April 22, Pokon Diamond and Pokon Pearl, the Pokon series for the best-selling Nintendo DS game system, become available in the Americas. These two titles represent the latest adventure in the popular Pokon franchise.

Pokon Diamond and Pokon Pearl offer a number of exciting new features to please both experienced and new Pokon fans alike. Set in an entirely new region called "Sinnoh," players can choose to begin their adventure as either a boy or girl Pokon trainer on a path to becoming Pokon League Champion. The adventure continues as players can bring Pokon from their Game Boy® Advance Pokon games to Pokon Diamond and Pokon Pearl using the GBA game slot on their Nintendo DS.

As players trade and collect Pokon to complete their Pokex in this new challenge, for the first time they'll have the chance to catch new Pokon, 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 Pokon 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 Pokon has to offer, and a great opportunity for Game Boy users to upgrade to Nintendo DS."

Unique pre-sell styluses featuring new Pokon from the new series will be available by reserving the game early at participating retailers. Stay tuned for more details about this special offer. Pokon games continue to be wildly popular around the world, with more than 155 million units sold worldwide through September 2006. Pokon Diamond and Pokon Pearl are currently shattering sales records in Japan since their September launch.

Pokon Diamond and Pokon Pearl for Nintendo DS will be available April 22.

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