pokemon pre-order passes 500,000

UK, April 18, 2007 - Nintendo has revealed that more than half-a-million Pocket Monster fans have pre-ordered the upcoming Pokémon Diamond and Pearl editions of the phenomenally successful franchise in the US.

533,000 copies of the DS titles have been pre-ordered and it's already set to become one of the best-selling videogames of 2007 Stateside. So far, pre-orders are double that of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, which were released in 2004 and went on to sell more than 3.4 million copies.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are the first Pokémon RPG games to appear on DS - they feature 100 new Pokémon, online battles and improved graphics. Both are set for American release on April 22.


Source: IGN.com
http://ds.ign.com/articles/781/781459p1.html

reminder...

a fren just reminded me that i've not updated my blog for a long time. to be honest, i almost forgotten abt it.haha! perhaps i've been quite busy with work to blog much.moreover nothing exciting really happened lately so didn't write much.

guess over the 2 month 'break', the most happening event was my birthday.oh gosh! i feel sooo OLD! when i looked at the bright flames from the 2X candles on my bday cake, i think it's enough to set off the sprinklers (if any)! was on leave on my bday and had a feasting good time! went around meeting frens for various meals of the day.

besides bday, i'm super hooked onto reading manga and playing my DS. i've just completed Death Note and some Tennis manga. Now reading a comic series about cooking and being a chef.

i bought a new game called 'puzzle quest' for my DS and it's truly addictive!! it's similar to the game 'bejeweled' but with a RPG element. i played till late at night and till my hand turned red from holding onto the stylus for such a long time. i played from fully charged till flat (the average batt life is around 6-8hrs). it's insanity!! it has been a long time since such a great game came along. of coz i'm eagerly waiting the arrival of pokemon diamond. already preordered a set from my usual game store @ funan centre. it's coming on 22 apr!! i can imagine the long Q at the game store to collect the pre-orders.