Video Gaming News - August 2003
Redmond, WA (August 29, 2003) - Nintendo today announced the launch of
Pokemon Pinball.
From Nintendo:
This year Nintendo of America Inc. celebrates the fifth anniversary of the
Pokemon franchise by bouncing off the bumpers in Pokemon(R) Pinball: Ruby and
Sapphire for Game Boy(R) Advance, the sequel to the million-selling Pokemon
Pinball for Game Boy(R) Color.
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire is the newest installment in the video
game franchise that already has sold a staggering 38 million games in North
America and 110 million games worldwide.
To further commemorate the greatest kids' entertainment phenomenon of the
last decade, Nintendo has partnered with Toys "R" Us to return to Topeka, Kansas
on September 1 for the close of the EON Ticket Summer Tour, which has already
visited more than 125 Toys "R" Us stores in 25 major markets. Better known as
ToPikachu, Kansas to the locals and millions of Pokemon fans nationwide, the
town hosted the introduction of Pokemon to the United States nearly five years
ago.
"The return to Topeka celebrates the wildly popular games that started it
all: Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue," says George Harrison, senior vice president,
marketing and corporate communications, Nintendo of America Inc. "Five years
later, those precious gems have evolved into Ruby and Sapphire. The release of
Pokemon Pinball kicks off a line of great new Pokemon adventures that will be
introduced in the coming months."
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire features more than 200 Pokemon, most of
which appear in Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire for Game Boy Advance. Released
last March, those games have sold nearly 2.5 million copies combined nationwide.
In Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire, players capture wild Pokemon while
playing a classic pinball game with authentic ball physics. Rounding out the
game with special Pokemon power-ups and bonus areas, the franchise jumps to life
in entirely new ways.
Launched in North America on Aug. 25, Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire is
available now at a suggested price of $34.99.
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