New Pokémon RPG announced

Possible Generation V game on its way

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The Pokémon Company announced today that a brand-new Pokémon RPG is set to be released later this year for the Nintendo DS. The press rleease is as follows:

“ Pocket Monsters series all new production under development for release by the end of 2010 2010, January 29th The latest news from Pokémon Company Managing Director Ishihara Tsunekazum the developers of the Pokémon series Game Freak, and Distributors Nintendo, is that the new work in the series is under development for release on the Nintendo DS by the end of 2010. Since the first games in the series, Pokémon Red and Green in 1996, the distinctive characteristics of the games around the world has changed, with trading and battling between different versions. Customers around the world have rated the games highly, and around the world over 130,000,000 Pokémon games have been sold. Pokémon games for Nintendo DS have made use of the two screens, touch screen and Wi-Fi features in their play. The new games, the first completely new work to be released since the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 4 years ago, games which have sold 17,150,000 copies (5,800,000 games in Japan), are planned as an inventive rebirth, featuring completely new ways to play and new Pokémon. Please look forward to game details and news from now until release. Game Outline: Title: Pending Sales Agency: Pokémon Company Distribution: Nintendo Development: Game Freak Date of Release: Planned before the end of 2010 Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price: Pending Genre: RPG System: Nintendo DS ”

-- The Pokémon Company

The February 2010 edition of CoroCoro, due out in only a few weeks, is set to reveal a "surprising announcement", which will be related to this game, as well as the upcoming Pokémon movie, Phantom Ruler Z. With no Generation V Pokémon yet revealed, this would make for the shortest amount of time between the revelation of a brand-new Pokémon and its debut in the main series.

Information

• Official Pokémon site (Japanese)