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==Reception==
==Reception==
Guardian Signs sold 360,000 copies during the first month of its release.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/108/1082917p1.html IGN: Etrian Odyssey 3 Tops Japanese Charts] (retrieved December 24, 2010)</ref> It was met with somewhat positive reviews, receiving an average rating of 69% on Metacritic<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/pokemon-ranger-guardian-signs/critic-reviews MetaCritic: Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs Critic Reviews] (retrieved December 24, 2010)</ref> and a score of 70 from Nintendo Power.<ref>''Nintendo Power'' magazine. Issue 260; page 89. November 2010.</ref> However, its story and gameplay were criticized; IGN reports "if you've played the previous versions and hated them, there isn't much here that will change your mind",<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/112/1125167p1.html IGN: Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Review] (retrieved December 24, 2010)</ref> and GamePro commenting on "the repetitive puzzle solving and uninteresting story" and stating that it "isn't much of a departure from the last two titles in the series."<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216790/pokemon-ranger-guardian-sign/ GamePro: Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Sign review] (retrieved December 24, 2010)</ref>
Guardian Signs was met with somewhat positive reviews, receiving an average rating of 68% on {{wp|Metacritic}}<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/pokemon-ranger-guardian-signs Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs for DS Reviews - Metacritic]</ref> and a score of 70 from [[Nintendo Power]].<ref>''Nintendo Power'' magazine. Issue 260; page 89. November 2010.</ref> However, its story and gameplay were criticized; {{wp|IGN}} reports "if you've played the previous versions and hated them, there isn't much here that will change your mind",<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/04/pokemon-ranger-guardian-signs-review Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Review - IGN]</ref> and {{wp|GamePro}} commenting on "the repetitive puzzle solving and uninteresting story" and stating that it "isn't much of a departure from the last two titles in the series."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607104602/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216790/pokemon-ranger-guardian-sign/ Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Review from GamePro] (archive)</ref>
 
===Sales===
====Japanese sales====
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs sold 160,532 units on its first week on the Japanese market.
 
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! style="background:#{{GS color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Week
! style="background:#{{GS color light}}" | Week ending
! style="background:#{{GS color light}}" | Ranking
! style="background:#{{GS color light}}" | Units sold
! style="background:#{{GS color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Total units sold
|- style="background:#fff"
| 1
| March 7, 2010
| 1st
| 160,532
| 160,532
|- style="background:#fff"
| 2
| March 14, 2010
| 1st
| 65,355
| 225,887
|- style="background:#fff"
| 3
| March 21, 2010
| 3rd
| 49,548
| 275,435
|- style="background:#fff"
| 4
| March 28, 2010
| 3rd
| 51,233
| 326,668
|- style="background:#fff"
| 5
| April 4, 2010
| 8th
| 33,510
| 360,179
|- style="background:#fff"
| 6
| April 11, 2010
| 6th
| 20,359
| 380,538
|- style="background:#fff"
| 7
| April 18, 2010
| 6th
| 15,961
| 396,499
|- style="background:#fff"
| 8
| April 25, 2010
| 10th
| 12,408
| 408,907
|- style="background:#fff"
| 9
| May 2, 2010
| 12th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 10
| May 9, 2010
| 8th
| 20,007
| 446,339
|- style="background:#fff"
| 11
| May 16, 2010
| 11th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 12
| May 23, 2010
| 22nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 13
| May 30, 2010
| 33rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 14
| June 6, 2010
| 32nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 15
| June 13, 2010
| 31st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 16
| June 20, 2010
| 34th
| -
| -
|-
| style="background:#{{GS color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="5" |
|}


==Staff==
==Staff==
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