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[Meier]

After more than 10 years as one of the most popular entertainment franchises in the world, Pokemon(R) video games are once again shattering sales records. Just three months after launching on Sept. 28, Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl shipped a record-breaking 5 million units to retailers in Japan, making them the fastest selling Pokemon games ever. More than 155 million copies of the Pokemon series have been sold around the world through September 2006.

Via Nintendo PR.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Looks like Pokemon will take over Mario soon.

 

[bogg]

Go Pokemon.
I remember when you were just a little fad!

 

[KINGMOKU]

Love threads I can whip out old photoshops.

 

[nubbe]

Fastest to 10 million

 

[Error]

first pokemon game i'll buy since uh... pokemon red. online battles=hawtness

 

[jj984jj]

So much for every main installment in the series selling less in the past making the series a fad that was slowly fading away with each generation.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Remember when every was claiming that Pokemon was just a fad?

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Remember when every was claiming that Pokemon was just a fad?

You mean yesterday? Anybody who dislikes Pokémon claims it's a fad and will die any day now.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Remember when every was claiming that Pokemon was just a fad?

Wait, it's not? These non-games are hard to keep up with.

 

[nubbe]

omg Pokemon a non-game?

lawlz

It's the most complete game experience you can get.
RPG and competitive player matching at its core. It also have all the basic foundations to become the best MMO ever with full focus on PvP and PvE.

 

[Fuzzy]

Looks like Pokemon will take over Mario soon.

30-35 million to go.

 

[Avalon]

Wasn't the game not as good as other Pokemon titles?

 

[Muppet345]

Wasn't the game not as good as other Pokemon titles?

It has to be better for two reasons.

-Online battling
-Online trading

These aren't just a convenience. Even if you need to swap friend codes to get the most out of them, these two features eliminate some of the major problems with the Pokemon formula. For example, you haven't been able to catch all of the Pokemon since Red/Blue unless you bought several copies of different Pokemon games, and a second GBA or a Gamecube with Pokemon Box. That's ridiculous and tedious.

 

[ethelred]

I don't understand why anyone would find this either surprising or newsworthy, given that we already know that Nintendo recognized the DS's niche with the DS, and that it was narrowed down to a boy or girl's ability to enjoy Pokemon.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

I don't understand why anyone would find this either surprising or newsworthy, given that we already know that Nintendo recognized the DS's niche with the DS, and that it was narrowed down to a boy or girl's ability to enjoy Pokemon.

:lol

 

[Oblivion]

Looks like Pokemon will take over Mario soon.

Still got a while to go. Especially with NSMB in there to help.

 

[Bildi]

Looks like Pokemon will take over Mario soon.

Mario has sold 193 million I think. It'll take a while.

 

[Avalon]

It has to be better for two reasons.

-Online battling
-Online trading

These aren't just a convenience.

Well, the games had no problem before without them. Not that they aren't great additions. I meant more along the lines of things you could do in a single player game. Emerald has a ton of stuff to do, I'm just wondering if D/P are a step back in that regard.

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Mario has sold 193 million I think. It'll take a while.

Wow, that's alot. Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Strikers 2, Mario Party 8 & Super Paper Mario should push it over 200 million too.

 

[Meier]

Pokemon will have some trouble catching up to Mario in the long run, but those sales numbers in comparison to the number of game releases is pretty staggering.

 

[Error]

Wasn't the game not as good as other Pokemon titles?

online battles! come on online battles!

how can it be worse than the other Pokemans with that?

 

[MMaRsu]

Online battles? F'ing sold! I'll buy a DSLite + this game when it comes out!

 

[cvxfreak]

Diamond and Pearl are for sure going to surpass Ruby and Sapphire, and maybe even have the legs to surpass Gold and Silver.

...now this makes me wonder if the DSL shortages in North America are a result of Nintendo stockpiling the system for the ultimate megaton at the end of April.

 

[Jiggy]

Well, the games had no problem before without them. Not that they aren't great additions. I meant more along the lines of things you could do in a single player game. Emerald has a ton of stuff to do, I'm just wondering if D/P are a step back in that regard.

Since you're singling out Emerald instead of R/S, I'm guessing you're including the Battle Frontier... In which case, yes, admittedly there are less things to do in a pure single-player game in D/P. Of course, pretty much all of the things that both games do D/P does better, but still.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Remember when every was claiming that Pokemon was just a fad?

Remember when Pokémon wasn't a JRPG? :lol

 

[sc0la]

30-35 million to go.

if they stopped selling mario tomorrow

 

[Zaptruder]

I can't help but think 'Pokemon Double Penetration' everytime I see D/P like that.

 

[Fuzzy]

if they stopped selling mario tomorrow

It will because Mario is just a fad.

 

[momolicious]

any impressions on these games?

 

[AndoCalrissian]

any impressions on these games?

They're fads lol

 

[Jiggy]

any impressions on these games?

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