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[[Image:Platinum box art AU.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pokémon Platinum's Australian box art]]

Today, Nintendo Australia officially announced {{bp|Pokémon Platinum Version}}, which will be released in Australia and New Zealand on May 14, 2009, one week before the game's release in Europe on May 22.

The announcement follows rather late if compared to the [[Nintendo of Europe confirms May 22 Platinum release|European announcement in February]]. It confirms the release date [[Australian online retailers state Platinum release date|listed on Australian online retailers since March]].

Pokémon Platinum is the third role-playing game released for the {{bp|Generation IV|fourth generation}} of Pokémon. The game was released in Japan Sept. 13, 2008 and in North America March 22, 2009.