Video Gaming News - February 2004
Redmond, WA (February 9, 2004) - Nintendo today released information
on how to obtain a secret Pokemon in Pokemon Colosseum.
From Nintendo:
Legend has it that this secret Pokemon 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 -- made exclusively for
Nintendo GameCube -- 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 Ruby and Pokemon
Sapphire collection. By using a Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable,
players can download Jirachi from the Nintendo GameCube directly to their
Pokemon Ruby or Pokemon Sapphire games on their Game Boy 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.
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