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The drought and general disregard of the Pokémon RPG series in Japan goes farther than lack of news on the upcoming generation. The current generation is very much present and, as surprising as it may be, full of untapped potential. Yet, this has not prevented the shift in attention to the spin-off games, one after another. Special stations dedicated to Trozei! and Mysterious Dungeon were scattered across Japan, active for three months until clearance. Soon enough, the same will be repeated with Ranger as part of the movie promotion, if not others. | The drought and general disregard of the Pokémon RPG series in Japan goes farther than lack of news on the upcoming generation. The current generation is very much present and, as surprising as it may be, full of untapped potential. Yet, this has not prevented the shift in attention to the spin-off games, one after another. Special stations dedicated to Trozei! and Mysterious Dungeon were scattered across Japan, active for three months until clearance. Soon enough, the same will be repeated with Ranger as part of the movie promotion, if not others. | ||
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 | 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 Map|Old Sea Map]] 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. | ||
To conclude, ''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 should not be treated with indifference. 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. | To conclude, ''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 should not be treated with indifference. 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. | ||