Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Released in U.S.

The wait for 'catch-em-all' folks in the US is over; Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are out today. Joystiq and Kotaku have coverage of yesterday's launch party at the Nintendo Store. "There was a station set up to play the card game, manned by adults who were there to teach the game to kids. Finally there was a station where Junichi Masuda, the game director, and Shigeru Ohmori, the game design lead, signed autographs for those old enough to know who they are. It may have been meant to push Pokémon merchandise (the guys at the card station handed out thin packs of cards to every kid who came by) but it also meant there was something for everyone." 1up and Gamespot, meanwhile, are offering up reviews of the game. Both hand it the respectable score of 8.5, saying that it's still a great game experience but dinging the developers for not moving the series forward in any innovative directions.

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Re:Wrong demographic for this crap?

[n2art2]

I think your just bitter that women don't like you and you can't get a date to save your life. Don't take it out on all the people who actually have families. Tech news is tech news even if it is something you think is just for children.

If you don't know, Pokemon is supposed to be the first online playable game coming out for the Wii. There will be more to come.

So get over your pathetic, lonely little self.