Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki:News Archive 2005

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August

August 9, 2005
The first official mention of Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team was revealed in the September 2005 issue of CoroCoro. The game's title is changed to ポケモン 不思議のダンジョン 青の救助隊 and ポケモン 不思議のダンジョン 赤の救助隊, lit. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team. The pair are set to have a Nintendo DS and a Game Boy Advance release and ready for Winter; in between December 21, 2005 and March 20, 2006.[1]
August 27, 2005
Both versions of Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team are reminded to have a release date on Winter 2005 this time; which is between December 21 and December 31, 2005.[2]

September

September 1, 2005
In a release schedule from Nintendo of Japan, Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team got an estimated release date set for November 17, 2005.[3]
September 3, 2005
The release schedule for Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team was removed from Nintendo of Japan.[4]
September 14, 2005
In a Famitsu article, the release date of Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team is officially set for November 17, 2005 in Japan.[5]

October

October 8, 2005
Ten pages of information about Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team was revealed by Pokémon Daisuki Club and more information in Pokéani.[6][7]
October 20, 2005
Three pages of more information about Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team was revealed in Famitsu.[8]

November

November 17, 2005
Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team have been officially released in Japan and Taiwan!
November 24, 2005
In an article from Media-Create from November 14 to 20, 2005, Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team sold over 237,000 copies in Japan; 124,000 copies for Blue Rescue Team and 113,000 for Red Rescue Team respectively. Later in a forum post from Gaming-Age, Blue Rescue Team has sold over 153,000 copies and Red Rescue Team over 130,000, which results to over 283,000 copies sold in Japan, one week after its official release.[9]
November 25, 2005
It has been discovered that version 1.0 Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team carts will wipe save data from non-Red Rescue Team cartridges. Nintendo of Japan is offering a replacement service for players affected by this.[10][11]

December

December 25, 2005
Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team: Both games sold over 500,000 copies in Japan each, which results to over 1,023,758 copies sold overall. It has surpassed the amount of copies sold of every other Mystery Dungeon titles, besides Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon for the PlayStation, at this time.[12]

References

  1. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/6_games_slated_for_release_in_next_18_months 6 games slated for release in next 18 months - BulbaNews
  2. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/This_week_in_Japan:_August_20_-_August_27,_2005 This week in Japan: August 20 - August 27, 2005 - BulbaNews
  3. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon:_Dungeon_of_Mystery_release_date_revealed Pokémon: Dungeon of Mystery release date revealed - BulbaNews
  4. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/This_week_in_Japan:_August_28_-_September_3,_2005 This week in Japan: August 28 - September 3, 2005 - BulbaNews
  5. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Further_scans_reveal_more_on_Dungeon_RPG Further scans reveal more on Dungeon RPG - BulbaNews
  6. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/More_Pok%C3%A9mon:_Dungeon_of_Mystery_details_revealed More Pokémon: Dungeon of Mystery details revealed - BulbaNews
  7. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/This_week_in_Japan:_October_1_-_8,_2005 This week in Japan: October 1 - 8, 2005 - BulbaNews
  8. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/More_Dungeon_of_Mystery_details_made_available More Dungeon of Mystery details made available - BulbaNews
  9. https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Dungeon_of_Mystery_games_among_top_sellers_of_its_release_week Pokémon Dungeon of Mystery games among top sellers of its release week - BulbaNews
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20051127042553/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/aphjb24j/oshirase/index.html
  11. https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=21948
  12. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Mystery_Dungeon:_Red_Rescue_Team_and_Blue_Rescue_Team#Japanese_sales