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Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition hit store shelves on Monday, October 18. Since then, it has sold over one million copies. That makes Pokémon Yellow the fastest-selling Nintendo title of all time!

Other Pokémon games from Nintendo are also doing tremendously well. During the week of October 17 - 23, Pokémon games held the top five spots on the video game sales charts for all platforms! Check it out:

1. Pokémon Yellow

2. Pokémon Pinball

3. Pokémon Red

4. Pokémon Blue

5. Pokémon Snap
Source: NPD TRSTS Video Games Service

Now that's what we call super - effective!

Eat Cereal, Get Gear.
Thanks to Quaker and Nintendo, breakfast is now more fun than ever! Ok, so maybe breakfast was never that fun in the first place, but now you can earn free Pokémon stuff by grubbing on the food you like to eat anyway. Quaker is giving away truckloads of Pikachu cameras and Pokémon wrist watches.

To get your free Pokémon gear, all you have to do is collect UPCs from tasty Quaker cereals like Cap'n Crunch® and Life®. Look for specially marked Quaker Chewy® granola bars as well, because there's no reason that lunch and snack time can't get a piece of the action.

For more information on the other cereals participating in this offer and to play the Pokémon Name Game, visit the official Quaker Kids website. Read the Press Release

Pokémon Candy
Before you know it, store shelves will be crawling with Pokémon candy. Through a special agreement with Nintendo, a company called Candy Planet has been given permission to create Pokémon-shaped goodies.

Candy Planet will create Pokémon candy and gum products with collectible stickers and tins, as well as gummi fruit treats in the shape of your favorite Pokémon.

We'd advise you to eat 'em all, but we're afraid your dentist wouldn't be too happy with us. Keep yours eyes open for delicious Pokémon candy at a store near you!

Pokémon Activity Books Are Here!
Golden Books is publishing a whopping 17 fun-filled books based on your favorite Pokémon. Activity books are chock full of things to do, including cool puzzles and pictures of Pokémon to color.

Along with activity books, be on the look-out for collectible postcard books, sticker books and Pokémon tattoo collections as well.

For more information on this new series of Pokémon books, be sure to visit the official Golden Books website.

Pokémon: The first movie is here!
Can all 150 Pokémon fit into a single movie theater? You'll find out when Warner Bros. releases Pokémon: The First Movie in November '99-and Viz Comics proudly presents a trio of books to take all the adventure from the big screen to the printed page! First, in November '99, catch The Art of Pokémon: The First Movie, a film art book. Then, in December '99, get ready for Viz's first full-color comics in years-Pokémon: The First Movie Animation Comics, with a simultaneous release of both Mewtwo Strikes Back (the main feature) and Pikachu's Vacation (the short feature).

The art of Pokémon: The first movie film art book.
Follow the story of the big-screen release Pokémon: The First Movie in this lavish full-color storybook illustrated by scenes from the movie! Can Ash and Pikachu stop the genetically engineered Mewtwo from taking over the planet? Then, what awaits Pikachu when he takes a day off at the Pokémon Park? Includes descriptions of all the major characters. The Art of Pokémon, The First Movie is a full color, 64-page art book measuring 9 1/2" x 11 1/4". It retails for $8.95 U.S./$13.50 CAN. This book will be distributed to some retailers in November '99 before it ships to comic stores in December '99.

Pokémon: The first movie animation comics: Mewtwo strikes back monthly comic series.
When Giovanni's scientists cloned Mewtwo from the DNA of the rare Pokémon Mew, they got more than they bargained for. Nothing can tame Mewtwo's tremendous psychic power, and it has plans for world domination! On a rainy night, our heroes are invited (and Team Rocket tags along) to a dark castle where the World's Greatest Pokémon Trainer waits to test its guests. Which is more powerful-Mew or Mewtwo? And what can save the world from a great flood that threatens humans and Pokémon alike? Mewtwo Strikes Back is a 4-issue comic series. Each issue is 40-48 pages long, full color, and retails for $3.95 U.S./$5.95 CAN.

Pokémon: The first movie animation comics: Pikachu’s Vacation
Meet Snubble, who might be a pink bulldog, and Marril, who might be a mouse or a balloon. They're two of the new Pokémon you'll see for the first time when Pikachu visits the Pokémon Park-no humans allowed! But a crying Togepi starts a chain of events that pits Pikachu and its friends against Raichu, Cubone and the new Pokémon. Will the competition turn the camp upside down? Pikachu's Vacation is a full color, 48-page one-shot comic. It retails for $3.95 US/$5.95 CAN.

Identifying Counterfeit Pokémon™ Merchandise
The phenomenal success of the Pokémon™ video games and television series has unfortunately led to widespread victimization of consumers through the marketing and distribution of counterfeit merchandise. These counterfeits include hundreds of different types of products including plush toys, action figures, school supplies and trading cards. It is unlawful to market or sell counterfeit products. Nintendo is working together with law enforcement officials to stop the sale of these products and prosecute the infringers.

When you're shopping for Pokémon goods, be sure to examine any item closely to make sure it is authentic. Authentic products which are licensed by Nintendo are designed and manufactured to high quality standards and meet or exceed U.S. Government safety standards. Counterfeits are manufactured using inferior materials and workmanship and do not bear appropriate notices and instructions for their safe and proper use. To ensure you purchase authentic products be sure to:

1. Examine the products carefully. Counterfeits may have blurry printing or wrong colors. Who wants a blue Pikachu?
2. Ask the retailer pointed questions if the product appears suspicious. If the store can't guarantee an item is authentic, you might want to think twice before purchasing the item.
3. Look for the following proper indications of intellectual property ownership and the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality®.

Authorized goods will have the following copyright information printed somewhere on the package:

© 1995, 1996, 1998 Nintendo, CREATURES, GAME FREAK.
TM and ® are trademarks of Nintendo.
© 1999 Nintendo.

Official Pokémon merchandise will also have the Nintendo Seal of Quality printed on the package. Look for one or both of these seals to make sure it's real!

Catch 'Em All at BURGER KING®

Participating BURGER KING® restaurants* nationwide are now supplying 57 different Pokémon toys in 56 days — one in any size Kids Meal. These toys have been created exclusively for BURGER KING restaurants.

Each toy is packed in a Poké Ball and includes one of 151 movie-based trading cards created exclusively for BURGER KING.

The Toys

BURGER KING toys have been broken down into seven different categories: squirters, bean bags, keychains, launchers, light-ups, talking plush toys and rev-tops. Click here for a full list of the Pokémon featured in each group.

The Trading

To help you collect 'em all, participating BURGER KING restaurants are hosting trading nights on four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning November 23. Bring your new Pokémon toys and your bartering skills, because you'll be wheelin' and dealin'.

The Cards

In addition to the cards which come packaged with the toys, six collectible 23K gold plated trading cards are available for $1.99 with the purchase of any Value Meal beginning November 15. The impressive cards are packaged in a mechanized Poké Ball and include a certificate of authenticity. The six featured Pokémon are Pikachu, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Poliwhirl, Charizard and Togepi.

The Website

The official BURGER KING website features an interactive Pokédex which allows you to keep track of your progress in collecting all 57 toys.

Stay tuned to Pokémon World for breaking news on this exciting promotion from BURGER KING.

*Available at participating BURGER KING ® restaurants in the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, AAFES bases, Aruba, Curacao, Freeport, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Nassau and St. Maarten.

Pokémon Snack Attack!

Grocery stores across the country have been invaded by Pokémon, in the form of Pokémon Punch Red Rolls. In case you're wondering, Pokémon Rolls have been designed to taste like fruit punch, not Pokémon (just imagine munching on a Muk-flavored fruit roll)!

Each box of Pokémon Rolls includes one of five Pokémon trading card game cards. If you're lucky, you might find a special gold-bordered Meowth card, only available in boxes of Pokémon Rolls.

As an extra bonus, the backing paper of each Pokémon Roll features trading card game tips.

Here at Pokémon World, we decided to sample some of these Pokémon Rolls to see if they could stand up to our high culinary standards.

We found the Rolls to be soft and chewy, with a delicious tang that was not overly sweet. The Pokémon Rolls occasionally stuck to our teeth, but we determined this to be a positive quality in the world of fruit snacks.

We were pleased to find a Bulbasaur trading card in our box, although we must admit we were hoping for a gold-bordered Meowth. Well, we guess it's unfair for food critics to expect special treatment.

Pokémon Project Studio

Game Boy Color gives you the chance to catch 'em all, and with Pokémon Project Studio for your PC you can make 'em all too!

Published and developed by The Learning Company, Pokémon Project Studio is an entertaining software program that gives you the tools to create hundreds of different Pokémon projects.

Like the original Game Boy Pokémon games, Project Studio comes in two versions: Red and Blue. Each version of Project Studio features 81 of the 151 total Pokémon, divided in the same way as the video games.

Pokémon Project Studio is loaded with over 600 different Pokémon graphics and 250 unique Pokémon projects. Using a virtual Pokédex, users are guided through the process of creating custom Pokémon goodies.

The projects are broken down into 15 categories, and each category contains a number of related projects. Here are the different categories:

Birthday Kit: invitations, place mats, gift wrap, banners, place cards
Greeting Cards: birthdays, friendship, invitations, wishes
Signs: birthdays, events, information, sales
Banners: birthdays, events
Photo Fun: frames, add-ons
Stationary: diary pages, letterhead
Character Cards
Envelopes
Calendars
Postcards: announcements, characters
Wearables: badges, masks, bracelets, necklaces, tattoos
Paper: airplanes, fortune tellers
Decorative: keychains, decals
Certificates: achievement awards, gift certificates
Stickers
For each project, you have two choices. If you decide to make your own Pokémon trading cards, for example, you can either create your cards from scratch, or simply make adjustments to the designs provided by Project Studio. As a result, Project Studio can be fun for designers of all skill levels.

As long as you have a color printer, most of the projects can be completed using regular paper. Some projects, like necklaces and keychains, require the use of special shrink sheet paper. Project Studio comes with a supply of shrink sheets, as well as lamination sheets to protect your creations.

With tons of options and great Pokémon graphics, Project Studio is sure to keep you busy for as long as your imagination will allow. The only problem is, you may not have space in your room for all of your new Pokémon gear!

The suggested retail price for Pokémon Project Studio is $24.99.

System requirements:
Operating System: Windows 95 & Windows 98 CD-ROM
CPU Type & Speed: 100Mhz Pentium or faster
Memory: 16MB RAM; 32MB RAM recommended
Graphics: 800x600 display High and True Color supported
CD-ROM Speed: 2x CD-ROM drive or faster

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