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Pokémon and Zelda Monopoly coming to U.S. (view source)
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[[File:Pokemon Monopoly Game 1999. | [[File:Pokemon Monopoly Game 1999.png|thumb|right|The 1999 Monopoly: Pokémon Edition board and other pieces]] | ||
USAopoly recently revealed at the 2014 American International Toy Fair that two new Nintendo Monopoly products would be hitting high-store shelves this September. Monopoly: The Legend of Zelda and Monopoly: Pokémon will be priced at $45.00 dollars each, with the latter franchise featuring the original Kanto area. | USAopoly recently revealed at the 2014 American International Toy Fair that two new Nintendo Monopoly products would be hitting high-store shelves this September. Monopoly: The Legend of Zelda and Monopoly: Pokémon will be priced at $45.00 dollars each, with the latter franchise featuring the original Kanto area. | ||
Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo would begin to expand the character licensing agreements into new fields during an investors meeting that took place in January. Pokémon-themed Monopoly games have been released in the past, one in {{bp|Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (1999)|1999}} and the other in {{bp|Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (2001)|2001}}, but the company has now been working to assume a wider position in the board game industry. | Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo would begin to expand the character licensing agreements into new fields during an investors meeting that took place in January. Pokémon-themed Monopoly games have been released in the past, one in {{bp|Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (1999)|1999}} and the other in {{bp|Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (2001)|2001}}, but the company has now been working to assume a wider position in the board game industry. | ||