Todays news:
Pokémon Yellow Electrifies America!
Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition hitstore shelves on Monday, October 18. Since then, it has sold over one million copies. That makes Pokémon Yellow the fastest-selling Nintendo title of all time!
Other Pokémon games from Nintendo are also doing tremendously well. During the week of October 17 - 23, Pokémon games held the top five spots on the video game sales charts for all platforms! Check it out:
1. Pokémon Yellow
2. Pokémon Pinball
3. Pokémon Red
4. Pokémon Blue
5. Pokémon Snap
Source: NPD TRSTS Video Games Service
Now that's what we call super - effective!
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Pokémon: The first movie is here!
Can all 150 Pokémon fit into a single movie theater? You'll find out when Warner Bros. releases Pokémon: The First Movie in November '99-and Viz Comics proudly presents a trio of books to take all the adventure from the big screen to the printed page! First, in November '99, catch The Art of Pokémon: The First Movie, a film art book. Then, in December '99, get ready for Viz's first full-color comics in years-Pokémon: The First Movie Animation Comics, with a simultaneous release of both Mewtwo Strikes Back (the main feature) and Pikachu's Vacation (the short feature).
The art of Pokémon: The first movie film art book.
Follow the story of the big-screen release Pokémon: The First Movie in this lavish full-color storybook illustrated by scenes from the movie! Can Ash and Pikachu stop the genetically engineered Mewtwo from taking over the planet? Then, what awaits Pikachu when he takes a day off at the Pokémon Park? Includes descriptions of all the major characters. The Art of Pokémon, The First Movie is a full color, 64-page art book measuring 9 1/2" x 11 1/4". It retails for $8.95 U.S./$13.50 CAN. This book will be distributed to some retailers in November '99 before it ships to comic stores in December '99.
Pokémon: The first movie animation comics: Mewtwo strikes back monthly comic series.
When Giovanni's scientists cloned Mewtwo from the DNA of the rare Pokémon Mew, they got more than they bargained for. Nothing can tame Mewtwo's tremendous psychic power, and it has plans for world domination! On a rainy night, our heroes are invited (and Team Rocket tags along) to a dark castle where the World's Greatest Pokémon Trainer waits to test its guests. Which is more powerful-Mew or Mewtwo? And what can save the world from a great flood that threatens humans and Pokémon alike? Mewtwo Strikes Back is a 4-issue comic series. Each issue is 40-48 pages long, full color, and retails for $3.95 U.S./$5.95 CAN.
Pokémon: The first movie animation comics: Pikachu’s Vacation
Meet Snubble, who might be a pink bulldog, and Marril, who might be a mouse or a balloon. They're two of the new Pokémon you'll see for the first time when Pikachu visits the Pokémon Park-no humans allowed! But a crying Togepi starts a chain of events that pits Pikachu and its friends against Raichu, Cubone and the new Pokémon. Will the competition turn the camp upside down? Pikachu's Vacation is a full color, 48-page one-shot comic. It retails for $3.95 US/$5.95 CAN.
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Identifying Counterfeit Pokémon™ Merchandise
The phenomenal success of the Pokémon™ video games and television series has unfortunately led to widespread victimization of consumers through the marketing and distribution of counterfeit merchandise. These counterfeits include hundreds of different types of products including plush toys, action figures, school supplies and trading cards. It is unlawful to market or sell counterfeit products. Nintendo is working together with law enforcement officials to stop the sale of these products and prosecute the infringers.
When you're shopping for Pokémon goods, be sure to examine any item closely to make sure it is authentic. Authentic products which are licensed by Nintendo are designed and manufactured to high quality standards and meet or exceed U.S. Government safety standards. Counterfeits are manufactured using inferior materials and workmanship and do not bear appropriate notices and instructions for their safe and proper use. To ensure you purchase authentic products be sure to:
1. Examine the products carefully. Counterfeits may have blurry printing or wrong colors. Who wants a blue Pikachu?
2. Ask the retailer pointed questions if the product appears suspicious. If the store can't guarantee an item is authentic, you might want to think twice before purchasing the item.
3. Look for the following proper indications of intellectual property ownership and the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality®.
Authorized goods will have the following copyright information printed somewhere on the package:
© 1995, 1996, 1998 Nintendo, CREATURES, GAME FREAK.
TM and ® are trademarks of Nintendo.
© 1999 Nintendo.
