Nintendo announces English-language Pokémon Platinum

Press release confirms March 22 release date
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  • Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Nintendo officially announced the English-language version of Pokémon Platinum today with a press release announcing several other games set for a 2009 release. The announcement confirmed the March 22 release date previously leaked by Circuit City.

Pokémon Platinum box art

The press release confirmed the names Distortion World, Wi-Fi Plaza, Global Terminal, Vs. Recorder and Giratina's Origin Forme. No additional information was provided by the release.

Pokémon.com announcement and first English screen shot

Later in the day, Pokemon.com acknowledged the release with a new front page image and a few screen shots from the game.

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