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'''Pokémon Blue Version''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケットモンスター 青}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Blue'') is the third [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for [[Game Boy]]. | '''Pokémon Blue Version''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケットモンスター 青}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Blue'') is the third [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for [[Game Boy]]. | ||
The game was announced on October 15, 1996, | The game was announced on October 15, 1996, via the {{wp|cover date|cover-dated}} November 1996 issue of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}. The game was originally [[#Release|released]] by mail in early December 1996 to those who had requested it using an application form included with this specific issue of CoroCoro. | ||
The game was originally released to celebrate 1 million sales of Pokémon Red and Green. It was later re-released (again as mail order) in 1997 to celebrate 4 million sales of Red, Green, and Blue combined, and then was ultimately released to general {{wp|retail}} on October 10, 1999. | The game was originally released to celebrate 1 million sales of Pokémon Red and Green. It was later re-released (again as mail order) in 1997 to celebrate 4 million sales of Red, Green, and Blue combined, and then was ultimately released to general {{wp|retail}} on October 10, 1999. | ||