REDMOND, Wash., April 23, 2008 – For more than a decade, fans of Pokmon video games have caught, trained and battled Pokmon. Now Pokmon fans will have the chance to experience life from a Pokmon’s point-of-view with Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, two new games available this week for the top-selling Nintendo DS. Furthering the spirit of exploration, Pokmon fans are invited to an online sweepstakes where they will have the chance to uncover their very own treasure – a prize package filled with Pokmon and Nintendo goodies.
Between April 23 and May 21, Pokmon fans can visit www.PokemonMysteryDungeon.com, where they will be able to enter the Pokmon Mystery Dungeon Explorers online sweepstakes for a chance to win one of two Pokmon-inspired prize packages, including a limited-edition Pikachu Nintendo DS, a Wii console, a high-definition television and assorted Pokmon video games, including Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, and more great Pokmon merchandise. For Pokmon loyalists looking for even more adventure, the Pokmon Mystery Dungeon Web site is home to an online scavenger hunt where players will be tasked with discovering hidden icons to get access to an exclusive Pokmon wallpaper, giving their computer some extra flair.
“The new Pokmon Mystery Dungeon series delivers the most transformative Pokmon experience yet – the chance to become a Pokmon character,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “Both new and returning players will relish the opportunity to embark on an endless journey through randomly generated dungeons on their Nintendo DS and discover their own hidden treasure through the online sweepstakes.”
In this new pair of epic adventures, Pokmon Mystery Dungeon players are transported to a secluded land inhabited only by Pokmon. After taking a personality test that determines which Pokmon best represents their own personalities, players will experience their adventure and explore the land as an actual Pokmon. In the course of their journey, players are charged with discovering why they’ve been turned into a Pokmon, all the while trying to thwart a Pokmon bent on stopping time and plunging the world into darkness.
Pokmon players in need of assistance have a great new way to call for help using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Rescue friends in trouble, or send out an SOS Mail if you are in need of rescue! You can even receive friend rescue-notification e-mails on your PC or cell phone so you always know when a friend is in trouble.
To satiate Pokmon fans looking for new adventures at every turn, the games feature randomly generated dungeons that make every mission unique. And with more than 490 Pokmon populating both games, players are sure to find their favorite Pokmon, giving them limitless options when forming their teams in preparation for their next journey.
The new Pokmon Mystery Dungeon titles are exclusively available for the Nintendo DS system. The compelling storyline and enhanced graphics of these new Pokmon titles provide even more reasons for Game Boy Advance owners to upgrade to Nintendo DS.
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness for Nintendo DS are rated E for Everyone. For more information about these new titles, visit www.PokemonMysteryDungeon.com.
More than 175 million Pokmon games have been sold worldwide. For more information about these games, visit www.Pokemon-Games.com.
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