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Both games were revealed during a worldwide announcement by [[Satoru Iwata]] through [[Nintendo Direct]] at 8 pm JST, on January 8, 2013. The paired versions were released worldwide (except for select countries) on October 12, 2013 and are available for both retail sale and download.<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/08026993.html 『ポケットモンスター X・Y』ニンテンドー3DSで2013年10月、世界同時発売【画像追加】] (Japanese)</ref> All copies of the game are playable in all seven of the languages that the Pokémon games are released in: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Korean. | Both games were revealed during a worldwide announcement by [[Satoru Iwata]] through [[Nintendo Direct]] at 8 pm JST, on January 8, 2013. The paired versions were released worldwide (except for select countries) on October 12, 2013 and are available for both retail sale and download.<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/08026993.html 『ポケットモンスター X・Y』ニンテンドー3DSで2013年10月、世界同時発売【画像追加】] (Japanese)</ref> All copies of the game are playable in all seven of the languages that the Pokémon games are released in: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Korean. | ||
These games mark the first time that European language versions of [[core series]] games have not had ''Version'' or its equivalent in their names. | These games mark the first time that English and European-language versions of [[core series]] games have not had ''Version'' or its equivalent in their names. | ||
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