Pokémon Puzzle League: Difference between revisions

I'm not sure the fairy motif "persisted"; all I can come up with from Wikipedia is that the first game was fairy-themed, the most recent one doesn't seem fairy-themed, and all the releases in between are ports of the original or crossovers.
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(I'm not sure the fairy motif "persisted"; all I can come up with from Wikipedia is that the first game was fairy-themed, the most recent one doesn't seem fairy-themed, and all the releases in between are ports of the original or crossovers.)
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The game takes place in [[Puzzle Village]]. Within Puzzle Village, there are nine different places to go to.
The game takes place in [[Puzzle Village]]. Within Puzzle Village, there are nine different places to go to.


The title "Puzzle League" would go on to be the official non-Japanese name for all future games in the "{{wp|Panel de Pon}}" series which, to prevent alienation of male gamers, removed the fairy motif that persisted in the games for all non-Japanese releases of the series.
The title "Puzzle League" would go on to be the official non-Japanese name for all future games in the "{{wp|Panel de Pon}}" series, which, to prevent alienation of male gamers, removed the Japanese "Panel de Pon"'s fairy motif.


Pokémon Puzzle League was re-released for the [[Wii]]'s Virtual Console on May 5, 2008 in the US.
Pokémon Puzzle League was re-released for the [[Wii]]'s Virtual Console on May 5, 2008 in the US.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Due to a lack of popularity for the [[Nintendo 64]] in Japan, this game is the only Pokémon game on a Nintendo console to be released only to western audiences.
* Due to a lack of popularity for the [[Nintendo 64]] in Japan, this game is the only Pokémon game on a Nintendo console to be released only to Western audiences.
* This game is the only Pokémon game to be based directly on the {{pkmn|anime}} and have characters such as {{Tracey}} and [[Ritchie]] appear.
* This game is the only Pokémon game to be based directly on the {{pkmn|anime}} and have characters such as {{Tracey}} and [[Ritchie]] appear.
* [[Lorelei]] is referred to by her correct name in this game, despite being called Prima in the anime.
* [[Lorelei]] is referred to by her correct name in this game, despite being called Prima in the anime.
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