Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is coming to Nintendo DS on November 10th

Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is coming exclusively to Nintendo DS on November 10th, 2008. As a Pokémon Ranger, your duty is to fight the shadows that threaten the peace of the Almia region. With the help of your Partner Pokémon, every Mission is an adventure!

Capture the Power!

• Pokémon Rangers use the power of Pokémon to protect nature and rescue people and Pokémon in need!
• Pokémon Ranger is a unique action adventure series that features a different way to capture and use Pokémon by circling them with the DS stylus.
• Partner with one of 17 different types of Pokémon and work your way up to being a Top Ranger.
• Explore many new areas in the sprawling new Almia region, including underwater, deserts and underground.

When the game launches, there will be two Special Missions waiting for you to download: “Recover the Manaphy Egg!” and “Rescue Kidnapped Riolu!” When you complete these Missions, you will be able to transfer the Manaphy Egg and a Riolu that has learned Aura Sphere to your copy of either Pokémon Diamond or Pokémon Pearl (sold separately). Don’t miss this opportunity to add some super-cool Pokémon to your collection!

Visit the official site at www.PokemonRanger.com for more information!

Introducing the New DS Limited-Edition Pokemon Pack

Available on Aug. 17, the Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack features a custom Onyx Nintendo DS emblazoned with images of Dialga and Palkia, two of the most legendary characters from the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games!

The set also includes a never-before-released animated special – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness (based on the story of the two newest Pokémon DS titles) – plus a cool Dialga and Palkia carrying case, and collectible mini-poster.

The Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack will be available at a suggested retail price of $129.99.

My Pokemon Ranch

The Pokémon phenomenon debuts on WiiWare with My Pokémon Ranch, a game that lets you watch as Pokémon and Miis interact with each other for the first time. Enjoy the relaxing Ranch life by viewing your Ranch and its Pokémon, taking pictures, and sending those pictures to your friends. The more Pokémon and Miis that you bring to your Ranch, the more fun it becomes!

My Pokémon Ranch can be linked with the Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond version and Pokémon Pearl version Game Cards to deposit the Pokémon you’ve caught in these games to your Ranch! You can deposit a maximum of 1,000 Pokémon from up to eight different Game Cards! Make your Ranch more lively by playing with your friends and family!

Pokemon Video Game Showdown

The Pokémon Video Game Showdown is a BATTLE of the best Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl players from Japan and the United States. Two Qualifier Tournaments will be held in the United States this summer, and the top eight finishers in each age division will win a trip to compete at the final Pokémon Video Game Showdown in Orlando, Florida.

All Pokémon Trainers must complete the following steps at Showdown.Pokemon.com to participate in a Pokémon Video Game Showdown Qualifier Tournament:

1. Get a My Pokémon account.

2. Pass the Pokémon Video Game Showdown Quiz.

3. If the number of players eligible for participation in a Qualifier Tournament exceeds the number of spaces available, players will be selected at random, and invitations will be distributed to selected players.

The Return of Classic!

When Pokémon Snap was first launched in 1999, Pokémon fans learned that Professor Oak’s research required more than just catching Pokémon with Poké Balls-he also wanted photographs of wild Pokémon from Pokémon Island! Armed with a camera aboard the Zero-One, you navigate various kinds of terrain while flushing out and attracting hidden Pokémon. Aim your camera…and take your best shot! Your photos are judged on a number of criteria, from pose to technique.

Pokemon Gets Ready For Its Next Battle: Piracy!

More than 47 million counterfeit products seized worldwide in past 16 months

BELLEVUE, Wash.—April 7, 2008 – Pokemon USA, Inc., a worldwide leader in trading card games, today announced the results of recent anti-piracy actions taken in cooperation with Nintendo of America Inc. to combat the production and distribution of counterfeit Pokemon® Trading Card Game products.

Two New Nintendo DS Games Let Players Explore Their Inner Pokémon

In this pair of action-packed adventures, players journey as actual Pokémon through a fantastic land untouched by humans. Before the game starts, players take a test to help them figure out which of 16 Pokémon best represents their personalities. Players then experience their adventure through the eyes of a Pokémon as they explore the land and embark on an epic journey through time and darkness. They talk and team up with other Pokémon to set out on an epic voyage while navigating an endless array of randomly generated dungeons.

New ‘Pokemon’ TCG Items This Spring

The Pokemon trading card game, to the undying interest of the television animation’s millions of fans, continues to expand and continues to thrive. Having permeated television airwaves, videogame markets and trading card desks for a clean decade, the pocket monsters from afar have evolved into something unto themselves. As far as the new Pokemon collectible trading cards are concerned, a new issue is scheduling for the release of several new items this Spring, which should help reignite fan interest in the property once more.

The TCG expansion Diamond & Pearl: Majestic Dawn is the next chapter and addition to Pokemon card game lore. Hoping to shake up the strategy and tactics of card gamers and Pokemon trainers everywhere, the Diamond & Pearl: Majestic Dawn installment of the TCG features 100 new cards. The new release is scheduled for May 21st, 2008 and will include new Pokemon and Pokemon LV X items alongside the debut of two new powerful evolutions of Eevee.

Additional features include booster packs for collectors and players of all ages; booster packs that include 10 randomly inserted game cards; the legendary Pokémon Darkrai and rare Pokémon Cresselia; theme decks for beginner and intermediate players, which include one guaranteed foil card; theme decks available in two 60-card decks, “Polar Frost” and “Forest Force”; Pokémon LV.X cards, including Garchomp LV.X and Porygon-Z LV.X; seven evolutions of Eevee, which include all-new Leafeon and Glaceon. Sample packaging of the new Pokemon trading card game items are as follows (click to enlarge):

Nintendo DS (NDS)

The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or more commonly DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in Canada, U.S., and Japan. The console features a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP, with two LCD screens inside – one of which is a touchscreen. The Nintendo DS also features a built-in microphone and supports wireless IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) standards,^[4] allowing players to interact with each other within short range (10–30 m, depending on conditions) or online with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, which launched later in the console’s lifespan. This was the first Nintendo console to be released in North America prior to Japan.

The system’s code name was Nitro,^[5] and this can be seen in the model codes that appear on the unit. The console’s name officially refers to “Developers’ System”, in reference to the new game design the system was meant to inspire, and “Dual Screen”, the system’s most obvious and distinct feature.^[6]

On March 2, 2006, Nintendo released the Nintendo DS Lite, a redesign of the Nintendo DS, in Japan. It was later released in North America, Europe, and Australia in June 2006. The DS Lite is a slimmer and lighter version of the Nintendo DS and has brighter screens. Nintendo of America refers to the older model as the “original style” Nintendo DS.^[7]

About Pokemon

Pokémon (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā, IPA: /ˈpoʊkeɪmɒn, ˈpɒkimɒn/) is a media franchise owned by video game giant Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri around 1995. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo’s Mario series.^[1] Pokémon properties have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media. The franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary on 27 February, 2006, and as of 1 December, 2006, cumulative sold units of the video games (including home console versions, such as the “Pikachu” Nintendo 64) have reached more than 155 million copies.^[2]The name Pokémon is the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand, “Pocket Monsters” (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā^?),^[3] as such contractions are very common in Japan. The term “Pokémon”, in addition to referring to the Pokémon franchise itself, also collectively refers to the 493 fictional species that have made appearances in Pokémon media as of the recent release of the newest Pokémon role-playing games (RPGs) for the Nintendo DS, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Like the words deer and sheep, the singular and plural forms of the word “Pokémon” do not differ, nor does each individual species name; in short, it is grammatically correct to say both “one Pokémon” and “many Pokémon”.In November 2005, 4Kids Entertainment, which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon, announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement. Pokémon USA Inc., a subsidiary of Japan’s Pokémon Co., now oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia.