Pokémon in Latin America: Difference between revisions

In the late 1990s, [[Nintendo]] aired many commercials in Latin America for video games such as {{wp|Mario}}  and Pokémon. These commercials are not unique to Latin America, they are simply Spanish-dubbed versions of the commercials aired in the United States. However, due to the rise of video game {{wp|copyright infringement|piracy}}, Nintendo has decided not to invest much money in promoting their franchises in Latin America. This may be a reason why few recent games receive Spanish releases in Latin America. Despite this, Spanish commercials for Pokémon games still appear on cable networks such as Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.<ref>Comercials of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IzUsLkUtxw Pokémon Yellow], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HFRndmHzko Pokémon Stadium), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eciqyMWbOPE Pokémon Gold and Silver], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxOSJ4_pMf0 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team] and [[Pokémon Platinum]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spoIj9lBnpM first] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeO5aDqilW8 second] comercial) in Spanish</ref>