Video Gaming News - April 2005
Redmond, CA (April 26, 2005) - Nintendo today announced that
fourteen finalist Pokemon masters will meet on April 30 at Seattle's Space
Needle to determine who will be crowned the Pokemon Emerald Ultimate Frontier
Battle Brain.
From Nintendo:
The United States and Canada have been divided into seven competitive Battle
Frontiers for a monthlong series of knowledge tests of Pokemon characters and
their abilities. Two finalists from each Battle Frontier bested more than 36,000
contest registrants during the "Pokemon Emerald" Frontier Battle Brain
competition online. Entertainment industry veteran and Emerald City ambassador
Grant Goodeve will host the final battle as the finalists compete to win a trip
for two to the new Pokemon Park in Nagoya, Japan.
"These competitors represent the best of the millions of Pokemon fans," says
George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and
corporate communications. "The Battle in Seattle will put their skills and
brains to the test and crown the 'Pokemon Emerald' Ultimate Frontier Battle
Brain."
The "Pokemon Emerald" Frontier Battle Brain competition is being held in
anticipation of the May 1 release of the Pokemon Emerald video game for Game
Boy(R) Advance SP. More than 146,000 Pokemon fans already have placed a deposit
to pre-register to buy the game. Pokemon games remain extremely popular and
typically sell more than 1 million copies each. "Pokemon FireRed" and "Pokemon
LeafGreen" were the top two selling games (respectively) for hand-helds in 2004,
selling more than 2.4 million combined. "Pokemon Emerald" is rated E for
Everyone. To date, more than 136 million Pokemon video games have been sold
worldwide.
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