BradyGAMES' Pokemon Gold and Silver Official Strategy Guide Introduces Gamers to New Pokemon Characters

Business Wire, Oct 23, 2000

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000

In partnership with Nintendo, BradyGAMES extends its official coverage of the growing Pokemon(R) universe, introducing Pokemon Gold and Silver Official Strategy Guide and Pokemon Gold and Silver Official Pocket Guide.

Both books give Poke-fans a distinct edge, with detailed maps, Pokemon descriptions, insider tips on the best fighting combinations, creative strategies, and coverage of mini-games and PokeGear.

Pokemon Gold and Silver Official Strategy Guide (ISBN 0-7440-0005-X) features 176 four-color pages of game strategies, bound by a striking double-sided Collector's Edition cover adorned with reflective gold and silver foil. In addition to the elements described above, the book offers super useful quick reference tables and techniques for winning all sixteen badges. It is available now at electronics, book, and software retailers for $12.99 US, $18.95 CDN, and 9.99 pounds sterling Net UK. It can also be purchased online at http://www.bradygames.com.

Pokemon Gold and Silver Official Pocket Guide (ISBN 0-7440-0042-4) will be the only official pocket-sized guide. It offers 144 pages of complete tips and tactics. The pocket guide will be available at electronics, book, and software retailers for $7.99 US, $11.95 CAN, and 5.99 pounds sterling Net UK. It can also be purchased online at http://www.bradygames.com.

Nintendo will launch Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver, the latest installments in the Pokemon series for Game Boy(R) systems, this month. The games feature new Pokemon and an all-new adventure, along with the latest PokeGear -- a cell phone to talk with other characters, a radio that broadcasts game tips, and more. A new play clock has been added to the games, and since some of the new Pokemon appear only at night, managing the clock presents an additional challenge. Nintendo anticipates sales of ten million units within the first six months of release, making these titles the biggest video game hits of all time.

ABOUT BRADYGAMES

BradyGAMES, a division of Macmillan USA, is a leader in the electronic entertainment publishing industry with value-priced strategy guides for video and PC-based games. Drawing on the strength of their partnerships with several leading game companies, BradyGAMES enhances the gaming experience by providing guides to match the look and feel of each game it covers.

For the latest hints and cheats, visit http://www.bradygames.com and Take Your Game Further(TM).

ABOUT MACMILLAN USA

Macmillan USA is a unit of Pearson Technology Group, the world's largest provider of consumer and professional computer, information technology, engineering and reference content. As one of the industry's leading innovators in both print and digital formats, Macmillan's imprints include Que, Sams, BradyGAMES Strategy Guides, Que Learning Systems, Macmillan Software and Macmillan Lifestyle, publisher of the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide line of reference books. Pearson Technology Group is an operating unit of Pearson Education, the world's leading education publisher.

For the latest in Macmillan's software and book products, visit http://www.macmillanusa.com.

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 one billion video games worldwide, has created such industry icons as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda(R) and Pokemon(TM). Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy(R) and Game Boy Color(R) -- the world's best selling handheld video game systems. 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 Pokemon Gold, Pokemon Silver, or other Nintendo products, visit the company's website at http://www.nintendo.com or the official site of the phenomenon at http://www.perfectdark.com.

Note to Editors: An accent mark should appear over the first "e" in the words Pokemon, PokeGear and Poke-fans. The accent mark was removed for transmission purposes.