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THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE “POKéMON COLOSSEUM BATTLEMASTER 2004”

There can be only one “Pokémon Colosseum Battlemaster 2004” and the search is on to find the individual worthy of this title. To celebrate the launch of the eagerly anticipated Pokémon Colosseum on 14 May 2004, hundreds of hopefuls can enter a competition to be crowned “Pokémon Colosseum Battlemaster 2004”. The winner will be Pokémon royalty!

The excitement kicks off at forty Toys “R” Us stores on Saturday 24 April, moving to five UCI cinemas before the Grand Daddy of all grand finals at the UK’s biggest cinema screen, bfi London IMAX.

Round One will be hosted at forty Toys “R” Us stores across the UK from 10am –5pm. Fans at these events will find themselves in the honoured position of being the first to play Pokémon Colosseum in the UK, a whole three weeks before launch! Plus, taking part in the competition couldn’t be easier, all people need to do is answer some questions and enter a free prize draw to win the chance of getting through to Round Two hosted at five UCI cinemas.

On Saturday 1 May 2004 Round Two will be held at UCI’s in Manchester, Greenwich, Solihull, Gateshead and Maidenhead. Winning entrants will be invited down to the cinema nearest to them to play the game that’s been making their fingers twitch on the silver screen. Not only is this the first 3D Pokémon game for the Nintendo GameCube which features an amazing Battle Mode and a Pokémon adventure Story Mode, it’s the first time a Pokémon game can be played on the big silver screen! But don’t worry if you are not part of the tournament as you can still come along to the cinemas between 12noon and 4pm to play the brand new game.

By this stage it will be time to enter the Colosseum. Competitors will be asked to either bring their own Pokémon Ruby or Pokémon Sapphire cartridges to use in the battling or use those supplied. If they bring their own, each entrant will need to follow some rules, for example each Pokémon must be trained to a level no higher than 75 (check out www.battlemaster2004.com for the full set of rules). The competition will rage on until just sixteen players remain.

When Saturday 8 May 2004 is upon us, our sixteen finalists will battle it out on the ultimate screen, the colossal bfi London IMAX. Our competitors will need to keep their strength up though, so will be sustained with super-sized food and drink and the chance to have photographs taken with real life Pokémon. In the Grand Final these chosen few will be able to bring along their own cartridges but this time there will be no restriction on the level of Pokémon they can use. By the end of the day the battle will have been played, our competitors spent, and some fabulous prizes won. But one will have reigned victorious, the only question is….who will it be?

Pokémon Colosseum launches on 14 May 2004, to keep up to date with the latest news, visit www.battlemaster2004.com.

For further information, please contact Rebecca Strickland or Andrew Muir at the Nintendo press office on 020 7307 3103

*Notes to editors: All the up to date information on venues, dates and times can be found at www.battlemaster2004.com 

1) Toys “R” Us, 24th April 2004

 2) UCI cinemas hosting Round Two on 1st May 2004

UCI Filmworks Manchester, 6-8 Dantzic Street MANCHESTER GREATER MANCHESTER M4 2AD

UCI Gateshead Metro Centre, MetroCentre GATESHEAD TYNE & WEAR NE11 9YZ

UCI Maidenhead, 8 Broadway Grenfell Island MAIDENHEAD BERKSHIRE SL6 1DY

UCI Greenwich Filmworks, Bugsby Way Grenwich LONDON EAST LONDON SE10 0QJ

UCI Birmingham Solihull, 120 Highlands Road Highlands SOLIHULL WEST MIDLANDS B90 4BU

3) bfi London IMAX, 8th May 2004

The Toys “R” Us stores that will be hosting Round One of this tournament are: Stockport The Peel Centre, Great Portwood Street, Cheshire SK1 2HF Warrington 610 Europa Boul'vard Gemini Ret PkWarrington WA5 5TT Preston Deepdale Retail Park, Blackpool Road Preston, PR1 6QY Leeds Gelderd Rd, Birstall, West Yorks. WF17 9XG Manchester Central Retail Park, Great Ancoats Street, Ancoats. M4 6DJ Chester Chester Retail Park, Old Seals Way, Chester, CH1 4RY Altrincham Altrincham Rt Prk, George Richards Way, WA14 5GR Wakefield Ings Rd, Wakefield W Yorks, WF2 9SD Bolton Trinity Retail Park, 6 Springfield Bolton BL2 1HY Liverpool 9 Paisley Street, Liverpool, L3 7BA Bedford Unit A, Interchange Ret Pk, Kempston, Beds, MK42 AZ Basildon Southernhay, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1EL Brent Cross Tilling Rd, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LW Medway Maidstone Road, Chatham Kent,

About Pokémon Colosseum Pokémon Colosseum allows you to explore, train, snag and battle your Pokémon like never before! Pokémon Colosseum can be played in two modes – Story Mode and Battle Mode. Pokémon Colosseum contains lots of the trademark elements that millions love in the Game Boy Advance games as well as many new elements. Story Mode is a 3D role-playing game, never before experienced in any Pokémon game. Set in a mysterious area far from Hoenn, players explore with the new lead character and his partner to rescue the “Shadow Pokémon” unseen in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire. “Shadow Pokémon” are Pokémon whose hearts have been closed to the outside world. Players can unravel the mystery of these “Shadow Pokémon” and try to cure them of their ‘darkness’ by using them in battles. You can even connect your GBA Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire cartridges and bring your own Pokémon over from these games into Pokémon Colosseum to use them in battles.

About Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 1.8 billion video games worldwide, created such industry icons as Mario® and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda® and Pokémon*. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy - the world's best-selling video game system which has sold over 150 million units. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe.



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