Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are the first true Pokémon RPG games for the Nintendo DS. The games were released in Japan on September 28, 2006 and in North America on April 22, 2007. They take place in the region of Sinnoh and the player's starting area is Twinleaf Town.
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| [[File:File:Diamond-us.jpgFile:Pearl-us.jpg|250px]] Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions' boxart, featuring Dialga and Palkia. | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | Nintendo DS |
| Category: | RPG |
| Players: | 2-4 players simultaneous |
| Connectivity: | None |
| Developer: | Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. |
| Publisher: | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
| Part of: | {{{gen_series}}} |
Ratings
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| CERO: | N/A |
| ESRB: | Everyone |
| ACB: | N/A |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | N/A |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | Sept 28, 2006 |
| North America: | April 22, 2007 |
| Australia: | June 21, 2007 |
| Europe: | July 27, 2007[1] |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール |
| English: | US Pokémon DP Site |
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Reception
According to Famitsu, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl sold 1,586,360 units in the four days after its release. On December 27, 2006, it was announced that the two games combined became the first Nintendo DS games to hit five million units shipped.[2] Additionally, in the fortnight ending December 31, 2006, the number of units sold passed four million, according to Famitsu, the first Nintendo DS game to do so.[3]
Sales of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in Japan exceeded the five million mark in the 29th week of sales (April 9 - 15, 2007).[4] In the United States, over 533,000 pre-orders were taken before release[5], and one million copies were sold within five days. By the end of April 2007, the US release of Pokémon Diamond had sold approximately 1.045 million copies, and Pokémon Pearl had sold approximately 712 thousand copies.[6]
Japanese sales
- Source: Enterbrain via ファミ通 ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30
| Week ending | Units sold | Total units sold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1, 2006 | 1,575,266 | 1,575,266 |
| 2 | October 8, 2006 | 466,273 | 2,041,539 |
| 3 | October 15, 2006 | 275,494 | 2,317,033 |
| 4 | October 22, 2006 | 231,979 | 2,549,012 |
| 5 | October 29, 2006 | 203,214 | 2,752,226 |
| 6 | November 5, 2006 | 183,048 | 2,935,294 |
| 7 | November 12, 2006 | 124,738 | 3,060,032 |
| 8 | November 19, 2006 | 101,133 | 3,161,145 |
| 9 | November 26, 2006 | 110,946 | 3,272,091 |
| 10 | December 3, 2006 | 100,215 | 3,372,306 |
| 11 | December 10, 2006 | 151,036 | 3,523,342 |
| 12 | December 17, 2006 | 225,228 | 3,748,570 |
| 13 | N/A | ||
| 14 | December 31, 2006 | 554,245 | 4,302,815 |
| 15 | January 7, 2007 | 214,274 | 4,517,089 |
| 16 | January 14, 2007 | 58,725 | 4,575,814 |
| 17 | January 21, 2007 | 49,050 | 4,624,864 |
| 18 | January 28, 2007 | 48,783 | 4,673,647 |
| 19 | February 4, 2007 | 45,467 | 4,719,114 |
| 20 | February 11, 2007 | 43,947 | 4,763,061 |
| 21 | February 18, 2007 | 39,553 | 4,802,614 |
| 22 | February 25, 2007 | 33,444 | 4,836,058 |
| 23 | March 4, 2007 | 33,470 | 4,869,528 |
| 24 | March 11, 2007 | 28,774 | 4,898,302 |
| 25 | March 18, 2007 | 24,119 | 4,922,421 |
| 26 | March 25, 2007 | 27,440 | 4,949,861 |
| 27 | April 1, 2007 | 24,641 | 4,974,502 |
| 28 | April 8, 2007 | 22,012 | 4,996,514 |
| 29 | April 15, 2007 | 18,874 | 5,015,388 |
| 30 | April 22, 2007 | 20,342 | 5,035,730 |
| 31 | N/A | ||
| 32 | May 6, 2007 | 61,040 | 5,096,770 |
Trivia
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl contain many references to Internet memes and chatspeak. One of the main translators, Douglas Dinsdale, is a member of the Something Awful Forums, hence all the net lingo. There are also multiple references to the Something Awful website and community scattered throughout the game, such as one Pokémon trainer announcing "My Pokémon is Fight!". "Noob" is also used several times, "Owned" is said by a Galactic grunt and Buck, and ROFL is available as a speech option. Perhaps incidentally, Twinleaf Town shares its Japanese name with that of the original *chan imageboard, 2chan.
- Diamond and Pearl are also the first main series Pokémon games to not have their cartridges colored, unlike previous games, and the first games in which the lab of the region's Pokémon professor is not in the player's hometown.
- The Sinnoh region's starters are the first starter Pokémon which all gain a second type through evolution.
- Diamond and Pearl are the first games where it is safe to trade between English and Japanese versions. An example is this is shown by the fact that Japanese Pokémon from the GTS do not harm foreign language versions, and in fact, several actually add their own foreign Pokédex entry when traded.
- The leaders and Elite Four of Sinnoh don't always use Pokémon of their specialist Type, mainly focusing on the use of attacks that are their specialist type.
- Diamond and Pearl are the first Pokémon games that have some cave entrances facing East and West, such as Victory Road in Sinnoh. Previous generations have always had their entrances facing South, such as Victory Road in Kanto. There have yet been any cave entrances facing North.
See also
- Bulbanews: First Diamond, Pearl information revealed
External links
- ↑ http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=DK-gQHfSlatZXa1pJsBmTKyS35vdrsBS
- ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/12/27/103,1167202517,65081,0,0.html
- ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/2007/01/11/120,1168503732,65421,0,0.html
- ↑ Bulbanews: Diamond, Pearl sales cross 5 million mark in Japan
- ↑ http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=11981
- ↑ Bulbanews: NPD Group sales data for April 2007 revealed
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