Nintendo gamers in South Africa will be spoilt for choice over the coming months. In addition to the Wii receiving a price cut here and Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii arriving in the next two months, a whole bunch of new games for both the Wii and the DS will be arriving on SA's sunny shores in late October/early November.
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The Nintendo DS role-playing game Pokemon Platinum has sold over 5.66 million units worldwide since its September 2008 debut in Japan, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company said Friday.

The impressive amount is still just a drop in the bucket as far as total worldwide Pokemon franchise videogame sales, which stand at 193 million units, according to Nintendo. Pokemon Platinum, a remake of 2007's Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, released in the US, Europe, and Australia in the first half of 2009.

Nintendo also announced Friday that it would be bringing Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver to the US and Europe in spring 2010 for the DS.
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Phantom Brave, C.O.R.E, Fossil Fighters, and Madden.

On Phantom Brave, 411mania writes: "We Meet Again is an update to the original Phantom Brave for the PS2. As it was the game that immediately followed Disgaea, it had a lot to live up to when it was first released back in 2004. Though the SRPG contained many similarities to its predecessor, many fans felt that it strayed a little too much from what made Disgaea a hit. Detractors cite the more serious story as well as the various gameplay changes as their main complaints. However, those who actually gave the game a chance found a lot of the changes to their liking. The absence of the grid system, for example, allowed for more freedom when positioning characters. In addition, the Confine system, whereby the souls of the playable characters must be "confined" to objects on the field in order to take physical form, forced players to put more thought into when and where to use each character. It's not an exact clone of Disgaea, but in this case, that isn't such a bad thing."
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Gamasutra writes:

"Four Nintendo-published titles achieved more than a million units of worldwide sales in its latest fiscal quarter alone, according to the company's third quarter briefing."
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Koku Gamer writes: 'The Wii and the DS are outright winners in Australia this week as they cover the whole of the Australian All Format Full Priced Games for the week ending 26th July.'
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Following the official announcement of their Wii Sports Resort launch activities earlier today, Nintendo have announced yet another public event for their UK audience. If you're looking for some free family fun this summer, step into a magical land full of Pokémon at the Pokémon Village Fête where you can experience the very latest Pokémon videogames for Nintendo DS and Wii and take in a screening of the 11th Pokémon movie – Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
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The Berliners are particularly pleased with the success in the United Kingdom: in the second week it climbed up to number two of the GfK full-price charts, one place behind Nintendo's Pokemon Platinum, with only two other third-party titles in the Top 10.
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If, like us, you thought that maybe the Game Corner was broken in the European version of Pokemon Platinum, you may be interested to hear that it was a conscious decision to omit the playable machines in the region ... » Read More

Regional winners from the Pokemon Phoenix competition are now available. These winners will now compete in the national tournament, one step closer to becoming Pokemon masters.

PokemonVG had a chance to catch up with both the Senior and Junior division Regional Champions, who each earned guaranteed competitors slots and Travel Allowances to participate in the 2009 Pokémon Video Game National Championships in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Are you ready to become the world's undisputed Pokemon Master? Have you trained your Garchomp to tackle the toughest that the world can offer? Then this is the tournament you've been waiting for.
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DarkZero: "It seems the world of Pokemon has invaded Twitter, with multiple characters and Pokemon from the games and TV show now having Twitter accounts. Some are a bit pointless, some are really bloody pointless, but some are very funny.

Koffing managed to get a laugh out of us, as it seems he just exploded. He also revealed that his trainer James loves ABBA."
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The Amazon deal of the day for today is Pokemon Ranger and Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia for $19.98 each. Deal is good until 12:00 AM PST or when stock is depleted.
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411mania talks about week's game releases. Highlights include Lux-Pain, Death Track: Resurrection, Touch Mechanic, Sunday x Magazine: Taisen Action, and Cate West: The Vanishing Files.
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Pokemaniacs are probably wrapped up right now playing Pokemon Platinum Version. Pokemon Platinum Version launched today for the Nintendo DS. Nintendo had an early launch event yesterday at the Nintendo World Store in New York. See a couple of pictures from Nintendo here.

Players can experience a new storyline, characters, Giratina Origin Forme Pokemon, WiFi gameplay, or import Pokémon from Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version and the Game Boy Advance Pokémon games (Pokémon Ruby Version, Pokémon Sapphire Version, Pokémon FireRed Version, Pokémon LeafGreen Version and Pokémon Emerald Version).

Pokemon Platinum Version is currently the top selling videogame on Amazon.com.
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The Start Screen writes,

We are less than a day away (except for those of you lucky enough to live near the Nintendo World Store in NY) from the release of one of the most anticipated games for the NDS, Ok well the most anticipated for Pokemon Fans... but its still going to be an awesome game! Never the less it seems that there will be something special in all the game cases for Platinum. Read on to find out more.
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This week's new video games bring a mix of movies, real-time strategy, sports, and RPGs. Tomorrow (Sunday) is the release of Pokemon Platinum. It will be a big seller for the DS with the large base of Pokémon collectors out there. Now that gamers have warmed up to RTS gaming with Halo Wars, it may be a good time to check out Stormrise from SEGA. Stormrise offers a new perspective to the traditional RTS with a third-person view and "vertical" gameplay. PLAYSTATION 3 gamers looking for a solid RTS fix should check out the "Ultimate Edition" of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Video cutscenes look great on the Blu-ray edition. Try the demo just recently released on the PlayStation Network to see for yourself. Wanted: Weapons of Fate is a movie-inspired game that looks promising. A demo is available on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network as well. As a little bonus, we have a video featuring the artist of the Wanted comic book below, courtesy of Hollywood.com. Another dose of Hollywood is coming from Vin Diesel in The Wheelman, the Midway game that Ubisoft is helping to co-publish. See more new videogame releases in the week ahead below!

This week's new video game releases:
(subject to change)

Xbox 360:
Monsters vs. Aliens
Stormrise
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Wheelman

PLAYSTATION 3:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Ultimate Edition icon (pre-order bonus: Girls of Red Alert 3 poster)
Monsters vs. Aliens
Stormrise
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Wheelman

Wii:
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Monsters vs. Aliens
MotoGP 08
Totally Spies: Totally Party

DS:
Broken Sword
Discovery Kids Dolphin Discovery
Dicovery Kids Kitten Corner
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NextGen Player writes:

"Attention all you Pokemaniacs prepping for the March 22nd launch of Pokemon Platinum for Nintendo DS. Nintendo of Canada has struck a deal with major Canadian retailers to give away a limited edition Pokemon figurine for those who pre-order the game. The figurine will be the dual-type Ghost/Dragon legendary Pokémon, Giratina. Yes, it's obscenely ugly and genderless, but that doesn't mean Girantinas don't crave love and attention. I'm sure it'll look surprisingly pleasant on your knick knack shelf right next to your Wobbuffet."
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A sweeping new adventure, set in the Sinnoh region of the Pokémon world, packed with new features - such as new ways to play online at the Wi-Fi Plaza over the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection and the ability to save your greatest victories in the Vs. Recorder - will electrify fans of the Pokémon series. A brand new Distortion World, governed by neither time nor space, also emerges, which provides a whole new gameplay challenge!
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Nintendo announced today that beginning this Sunday, folks who place a pre-order on Pokemon Platinum at any participating retailers will receive a free Giratina Origin figurine. Crafted by Kaiyodo, the figurine stands at 2.75 inches tall.
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A comprehensive list of the differences between Pokemon Platinum and Pokemon Diamond/Pearl has been compiled.
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