According to the official Nintendo Wii website, the next-generation console will go on sale on Saturday, December 2, 2006, in Japan, and in North and South America, Sunday, November 19, 2006. Pokemon Battle Revolution is a Wii title and will go on sale December 14th 2006 in Japan. There is currently no North American release date for Pokemon Battle Revolution & Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Many North American stores will begin pre-orders of Wii for $50 starting Friday October 13th, 2006. Approximately 4 million Wii consoles will be available at launch. Wii will uphold Nintendo Gamecube games region lock and all Wii games will be region encoded. It is unlikely that a North American Wii will play an imported version of Pokemon Battle Revolution. The Official Pokemon Battle Revolution Website is now online at http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/pbr_sp/ A new video showing ingame play is available on the website as well as a bunch of new screenshots. Pokemon Battle Revolution will retail for 5,800 yen and will feature wireless connectivity with the Nintendo DS titles Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl.