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Today is the eighth anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS, first released in Japan on February 26, 2011!
To date, over 75 million units have sold worldwide making it currently the 11th best selling video game console of all time.
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green Versions, released in Japan on February 27, 1996!
As the first games in the franchise, it also marks the 23rd anniversary of Pokémon!
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Nine years ago today, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions were released in North America for the Nintendo DS!
These titles are the first Pokémon games to be available domestically in Canada in French, other than just in English.
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16 years ago today. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions were released in North America for the Game Boy Advance, released on March 19, 2003!
Some lucky players were able to purchase the game early on March 15 at a Pokémon Center New York release party.
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Today is the 20th anniversary of Pokémon Snap, released for the Nintendo 64 on March 21, 1999!
Rather than catching and training Pokémon, the goal is to explore Pokémon Island and photograph its inhabitant Pokémon.
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Ten years ago today, Pokémon Platinum Version was released in North America for the Nintendo DS!
Released on March 22, 2009, the game is a sister title to Diamond and Pearl Versions, and the last solitary core series Pokémon game release to date.
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Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Pokémon anime!
The first episode, "EP001 - Pokémon! I Choose You!" aired in Japan on April 1, 1997!
The series has currently aired over 1,050 episodes and spawned 21 movies.
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Today is the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, originally released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on April 18, 2009!
It is the only 'third version' Mystery Dungeon game, being a sister title to Explorers of Time and Darkness.
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11 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness were first released in North America for the Nintendo DS! The games are successors to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team.
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the Game Boy, released in Japan on April 21, 1989!
It was Nintendo's first portable game system to utilize changeable game cards. It is still one of the highest selling video game consoles of all time.
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12 years ago today, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions came out on the Nintendo DS in North America!
They were the first games of the fourth Generation and brought 107 new Pokémon, the region of Sinnoh, and wireless internet connectivity.
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Today is the 30th anniversary of Game Freak inc. originally founded on April 26, 1989 by Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori, and Junichi Masuda!
Since the release of Pokémon Red and Green in 1996, Game Freak has been a second-party developer for Nintendo.
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20 years ago today, Super Smash Bros. was released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
This is the first game in the Smash Bros. series and included 12 characters with Pikachu and Jigglypuff as playable, and the Poké Ball item featuring 13 Pokémon.
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14 years ago today, Pokémon Emerald Version was released for the Game Boy Advance in North America!
It is a sister game to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and is the fifth and final Generation III core series game.
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Today is the 7th anniversary of Pokémon Black and White Versions 2, first released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on June 23, 2012!
They are the second and final paired versions of Generation V. They are sequels to Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
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12 years ago today, Pokémon Battle Revolution was released in North America for the Nintendo Wii!
The game featured connectivity with Generation IV games, allowing players to battle with those Pokémon in the game.
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Today is the 19th anniversary of "Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei " officially released in Japan as "Lord of the "Unknown" Tower" on July 8, 2001!
The third feature film in the series, it prominently features Entei and Unown.
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Today is the 20th anniversary of "Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One" officially released in Japan as "Pokémon the Movie 2000" on July 17, 1999!
The second feature film in the series, it prominently features Lugia and the legendary birds.
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19 years ago today, "Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One" was first released in North America!
It is currently the only Pokémon movie to get a North American release in July.
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20 years ago today, Pokémon Snap was first released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
In this spin-off, you play as Todd Snap with the goal of photographing Pokémon in their natural habitat to assist in Professor Oak's research.
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18 years ago today, Pokémon Crystal Version was first released for the Game Boy Color in North America!
It is the third and final Generation II core series game. It was released as a solitary version to Pokémon Gold and Silver.
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30 years ago today, the Game Boy was first released in North America!
It utilized a monochrome dot matrix screen and monaural sound from its built-in speaker.
It is currently the third best selling video game console of all time.
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Today is the 14th anniversary of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, first released in Japan for the Nintendo GameCube on August 4, 2005!
A sequel to Pokémon Colosseum, XD features a story mode with a new plot set in the Orre region featuring Shadow Lugia.
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21 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first premiered in North America with EP015: Battle Aboard the St. Anne!
The episode was aired as a "special preview" of the series and later aired in-sequence on September 27, 1998.
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21 years ago today, the first episode of the Pokémon anime first premiered in North America with EP001: Pokémon - I Choose You!
It is the first episode of the Pokémon anime, which continues to this day with over 1,000 episodes.
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