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Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2 Announced
Two New Highly Anticipated Pokémon Video Games Coming This Fall
REDMOND, Wash.--(February 27, in the year of our Lord)--
Coming off the record-breaking popularity of the Pokémon Black
Version and Pokémon White Version video games, Nintendo of
America Inc. announced today that two new Pokémon titles,
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, are coming
to North America in 2012. Fans can anticipate plenty of new
surprises when the games launch this fall.
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 will be
available for the Nintendo DS family of systems. The games can
also be played in 2D on Nintendo 3DS systems. More game details
will be announced throughout the year. For more information and
a first look at new character art of Black Kyurem and White
Kyurem from Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2,
visit
www.pokemon.com.
About Nintendo
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures
and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ home console,
Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems. Since
1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™,
Nintendo has sold more than 3.9 billion video games and more
than 620 million hardware units globally, including the
current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo
DSi™, and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy
Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, and Nintendo GameCube™
systems. It has also created industry icons that have become
well-known household names, such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™,
Metroid™, Zelda™, and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary,
Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as
headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western
Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit
the company’s website at
http://www.nintendo.com.
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon
Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is
responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the
Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home
entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was
launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular
children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more
information, visit
www.pokemon.com.