Pokémon Trading Card Game

Eighteen Exclusive Cards Found Only In The Game BoyTM Version

REDMOND, Wash., April 10, 2000 - Kids will never have to worry about misplacing their treasured Pokémon trading cards or having no one to trade with them. Nintendo of America Inc. converts the smash hit trading card game from Nintendo licensee, Wizards of the Coast®, into an exciting new electronic format: Pokémon Trading Card Game for Game Boy and Game Boy Color.

This latest video game in the Pokémon franchise contains cards based on the Base Set booster packs, and the Jungle and Fossil expansions. The game offers players a way to learn or practice the card game, generate new virtual cards and trade with their friends. Pokémon Trading Card Game will be available on April 10 for a suggested retail price of $29.95. As a special bonus, each game includes one exclusive, limited-edition Wizards of the Coast official trading card.

Developed by Hudson/CREATURES, the game requires players to follow a mysterious story line on their way to becoming a Pokémon trading card Master Trainer. The ultimate goal is for players to perfect their dueling skills and challenge the Grand Masters to inherit the Legendary Pokémon Cards. Using Game Boy's Game Link® cable, players will be able to compete against an opponent for intense two-player strategy action. Game Boy Color owners will also be able to generate new virtual cards using the game's innovative Card Pop! feature. Two players will be able to use the system's infrared communication port to receive a new card. To collect many different cards, players will be required to Card Pop! with their friends.

"Pokémon Trading Card Game successfully combines the popularity of the Wizards of the Coast card game and Nintendo's Game Boy format into one interactive product," says Peter Main, Nintendo's executive vice president, sales and marketing. "Now all the challenges of collecting, trading and dueling Pokémon cards are available in an easy-to-learn, electronic format."

Pokémon Trading Card Game will appeal to both serious Pokémon card aficionados and newcomers to the phenomenon. The game provides a tutorial on how to play, build and manage decks and battle with other card collectors. As a special bonus, a total of 18 new cards were created exclusively for Pokémon Trading Card Game. Players will also be able to print out cards using the Game Boy Printer.

The Pokémon phenomenon in America began in September 1998 with the release of the original Blue and Red Nintendo Game Boy video games and debut of the television series. Pokémon has entertained millions of fans all over the world with a best-selling toy line, a hugely popular card game, a Warner Bros. motion picture and a multitude of licensed products. In the U.S. to date, Nintendo has sold more than 15 million Pokémon related video games claiming five of the top 10 best-selling interactive entertainment titles for 1999 according to independent sales data. In 2000, Nintendo projects the Pokémon franchise total retail revenues to exceed $2.8 billion in the U.S. alone.

Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy - the world's best selling video game system. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Washington, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in North America.

For more information about Pokémon or other Nintendo products, visit the company's website at www.nintendo.com or the official site of the phenomenon at www. pokemon.com.

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Press Release

Based on the hit Wizards of the Coast card game...

The greatest Pokémon Trading Card Game players of all time - the Grand Masters - are looking for one player worthy of inheriting the four rare, Legendary Pokémon Cards! Build new decks with the Auto Deck Machine, hone your skills on the Challenge Machine and test your ability in Challenge Hall. Expand your card collection, duel your way through 8 Club Masters and earn the right to challenge the Grand Masters in the Pokémon Dome! Shadowy figures, wise instructors and powerful opponents await in the ultimate trading card game adventure!

• Includes over 200 of your favorite Pokémon Trading Cards, plus new cards exclusive to the Game Boy game!
• Learn how to play the card game, build and manage decks and duel with other card players in step-by-step tutorials.
• Duel a friend using the Game Link cable (sold separately) or generate new cards using the Infra-red Card Pop! feature (available with Game Boy Color only).
• Basic reading skills are needed to fully enjoy the story.

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Back of Box (US)

Pokémon Trading Card Game has been added as a Virtual Console game playable on a system in the Nintendo 3DS family. Take a nostalgic look at the popular Pokémon TCG game as it appeared when it launched for the Game Boy Color. Pokémon Trading Card Game is available now in Nintendo eShop. The regular Pokémon Trading Card Game has evolved quite a bit since the Game Boy Color version launched, but any player with a basic understanding of the card game should feel right at home with this handheld classic.Experience all the fun of the regular Pokémon Trading Card Game on your Game Boy Color system! With innovative rules and many cards to play with, it breaks from tradition and changes the way you face an opponent. Gamers with Pokémon knowledge will feel right at home with many of the concepts, but new fans will be able to pick up and play the game with ease, too. Whether you're a seasoned Trainer or new to Pokémon, you'll love the challenge of Pokémon Trading Card Game. Pokémon Trading Card Game lets you take on friends via the infrared game port on the Game Boy Color, or compete in challenges against computer opponents. When you're through playing, you can trade cards you've earned with buddies. Use these cards to build more-intricate decks, and then test your strategies against your pals. Then trade cards again to keep getting better!**

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www.pokemon.com

The ultimate trading card game adventure!

The greatest Pokémon™ Trading Card Game players of all time – The Grand Masters – are looking for one player worthy of inheriting the four rare Legendary Pokémon™ Cards!

Build new decks with the Auto Deck Machine, hone your skills on the Challenge Machine, and test your ability in the Challenge Hall. Expand your card collection, duel your way through eight Club Masters, and earn the right to challenge the Grand Master in the Pokémon Dome! Shadowy figures, wise instructors and powerful opponents await you in the ultimate trading card game adventure!

This game is only playable in 2D.

Virtual Console™

This classic game is part of the Virtual Console service, which brings you great games created for consoles such as NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ Advance. See more Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS.

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www.nintendo.com - Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

This unique game puts all the excitement and strategy of the wildly popular Wizards of the Coast card game in a fun, portable Pak.

Like Pokémon Silver, Gold, Yellow, Red and Blue, the Pokémon Trading Card Game takes place in a wondrous world filled with adventures. However, the main goals here are to hone your card battling skills and collect and win electronic trading cards. You play against increasingly tougher computer rivals or against a friend via the Game Link cable.

Pokémon Trading Card Game offers many ways to collect cards. During your journey, you'll encounter trainers who are willing to trade a card - often a rare one - for one of your cards. You can trade cards via Game Link cable with a pal with a Game Boy system and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Pak. You can Card Pop! with a pal via your GB's infrared port. But the key to win cards is by defeating computer-controlled Trainers.

Some of the cards you find aren't in any Wizards of the Coast card pack. They're only available in electronic form.

Newbies and pros alike can learn a lot from Pokémon Trading Card Game. For players new to card battling, the game's Dr. Mason starts you off with a step-by-step tutorial and a starter deck. Card veterans can assemble their own decks. All players can benefit from reading the info-packed books in Dr. Mason's Laboratory and every building throughout the land.

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www.nintendo.com - Game Boy Color