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 When [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] were very announced, in October 2004, it was naturally assumed that their release date would be consistent with that of [[bp:Pokémon Gold and Silver|Gold and Silver]] as well as [[bp:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby and Sapphire]] - November 21st of the following year. This logic was not foiled by the joint comment given by [[bp:Tsunekazu Ishihara|Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and [[bp:Junichi Masuda|Junichi Masuda]] in late December 2004, stating 2005 would see the release of Pokémon games for the [[bp:GameCube|GameCube]], [[bp:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and [[bp:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]. Moreover, Junichi Masuda remarked that the year would see him place all his power into the development of the first Nintendo DS entries in the main line of Pokémon games - Diamond and Pearl.
-Throughout the year, it might have appeared dubious to some that the company would indeed deliver as promised. It was not until May that the GameCube game which had been purported,  [[bp:Pokémon XD|Pokémon XD]] was announced in full, and by then the release date was scheduled to August. Information pertaining to Diamond and Pearl could be found solely in the form of four new Pokémon, hardly equating the periods preceding the commencement of previous generations. It would be one thing for [[bp:Generation IV|Generation IV]] to follow almost in conjunction with the latest addition to [[bp:Generation III|Generation III]], but quite another for that to be done with minimal coverage. As for the Game Boy Advance segment, it simply remained unspoken of - allowing most to pay no heed to its alleged existence.
+Throughout the year, it might have appeared dubious to some that the company would indeed deliver as promised. It was not until May that the GameCube game which had been purported,  [[bp:Pokémon XD|Pokémon XD]] was announced in full, and by then the release date was scheduled for August. Information pertaining to Diamond and Pearl could be found solely in the form of four new Pokémon, hardly equating the periods preceding the commencement of previous generations. It would be one thing for [[bp:Generation IV|Generation IV]] to follow almost in conjunction with the latest addition to [[bp:Generation III|Generation III]], but quite another for that to be done with minimal coverage. As for the Game Boy Advance segment, it simply remained unspoken of - allowing most to pay no heed to its alleged existence.
 Come July, Junichi Masuda and Tsunekazu Ishihara engaged in a second interview, but to a different effect to the first - or perhaps not. Other than pointing out Diamond and Pearl would in fact be released in 2006, the contents of the interview included an allusion to a project by the name of ''The Path to Diamond and Pearl''. The reference was made in the context of [[bp:Pokémon Ranger|Pokémon Ranger]], said to be one part of the project that would also concern the anime in 2006. The following month, [[bp:Pokémon Trozei|Pokémon Trozei]] and [[bp:Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon|Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon]] were revealed as the additional ingredients of the project.
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 This comes at the expense of the [[bp:Wireless Communication|Wireless Communication]] downloads that had been customary at [[bp:Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Centers]], only to be put to a halt at some point in 2005. In terms of distributing unobtainable Pokémon, the 'goal' was reached in Summer 2005 as [[bp:Mew|Mew]] was made available. The Wireless Communication service culminated in September, when the [[bp:Old Sea Chart|Old Sea Chart]] was distributed at [[bp:PokéPark|PokéPark]] through the Nintendo DS. This proved that the Nintendo DS is capable of handling transmission meant for the [[bp:Wireless Adapter|Wireless Adapter]], essentially opening a window of opportunity for utilizing [[bp:Pokémon FireRed|Pokémon FireRed]], [[bp:Pokémon LeafGreen|LeafGreen]] and [[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]] in a new way. As an interesting fact, the service had been dispensed with altogether before the Nintendo DS' [[bp:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]] debuted.
-If to go about concluding, ''The Path to Diamond and Pearl'' is at present a marketing ploy that has yet to bear fruit. Even if Diamond and Pearl are being delayed for the single reason that the transition to the Nintendo DS mandates utmost care on Game Freak's part, so as to bring upon the success of Red and Green, coverage of these games should still be in order. The spin-off games would not have been 'threatened' by sharing the limelight of advertisement with games of different genre meant to be released well after. But even now proper news is not in sight; that should raise suspicion and not be treated with oblivion. Supposing the last addition to Generation III is in plan for the very near future, ''The Path to Diamond and Pearl'' may finally be put into perspective as the steps are trod from one generation to its successor.
+If to go about concluding, ''The Path to Diamond and Pearl'' is at present a marketing ploy that has yet to bear fruit. Even if Diamond and Pearl are being delayed for the single reason that the transition to the Nintendo DS mandates utmost care on Game Freak's part, so as to bring upon the same success as Red and Green, coverage of these games should still be in order. The spin-off games would not have been 'threatened' by sharing the limelight of advertisement with games of different genre meant to be released well after. But even now proper news is not in sight; that should raise suspicion and not be treated with oblivion. Supposing the last addition to Generation III is in plan for the very near future, ''The Path to Diamond and Pearl'' may finally be put into perspective as the steps are trod from one generation to its successor.