Many of you that have bought Pokemon Diamond and Pearl have probably played online already. One of the great new features of the fourth generation Pokemon games is the ability to play with people online. This feature has made Nintendo Wifi a huge success as the following article explains. Be sure to join our chat room at #[email protected] to trade and battle with people online.

"With over a million copies of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl unleashed into the North American market on April 22nd, it was always clear the two Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection-enabled games would have a massive impact on overall usage of the multiplayer matching service.

Sure enough, compared to figures from three weeks ago, which saw activity peaking at around 300,000 users, the Pokemon boost has already driven it over the 800,000 mark.



What's most interesting is the sheer enthusiasm of American and Canadian players to go online compared to their Japanese equivalents.

In contrast, the addition of one million US and Canadians players has boosted the total of online Pokemon masters to 430,000, suggesting that around a third of US players have taken their game online, and making the games by far and away the most popular on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

The top 10 games on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
As of: Saturday 5th May.

1. Pokemon Diamond (255,046 players, Japan/US only)
2. Pokemon Pearl (172,472, Japan/US only)
3. Animal Crossing: Wild World (74,496)
4. Mario Kart DS (59,019)
5. Metroid: Prime Hunters (39,814)
6. Tetris DS (23,962)
7. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (23,273, Japan only)
8. Jump! Ultimate Stars (23,215, Japan only)
9. Pokemon Battle Revolution (11,452, Japan only)
10. Clubhouse Games (aka 42 All-Time Classics) (9,398)
(Figures sourced using the WFCstatus tool.)"

News Article from: PocketGamer