<s>
is	O
a	O
2008	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
version	O
after	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
only	O
had	O
one	O
form	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
alternate	O
form	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Origin	O
Forme	O
"	O
)	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
called	O
the	O
Distortion	B-Device
World	I-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
altered	O
physics	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
land	O
of	O
Sinnoh	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
holding	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
84	O
and	O
83.14	O
%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
and	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
additions	O
and	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
by	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
and	O
GamePro	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticised	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth-best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nominating	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
DS	B-Device
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
adventure	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
in	O
third-person	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
basic	O
screens	O
:	O
a	O
field	O
map	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
;	O
a	O
battle	O
screen	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
menu	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
configures	O
their	O
party	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
gameplay	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platinum	O
features	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
Pokémon	O
as	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
added	O
and	O
some	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platinum	O
features	O
the	O
Pokétch	O
,	O
a	O
wristwatch-like	O
device	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Global	O
Trade	O
System	O
(	O
GTS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
anonymously	O
over	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
,	O
returns	O
in	O
Platinum	O
;	O
one	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
GTS	O
system	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
notified	O
via	O
email	O
when	O
a	O
trade	O
has	O
commenced	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
to	O
being	O
merely	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
adds	O
the	O
Battle	O
Frontier	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platinums	O
Pokémon	O
Contests	O
play	O
similarly	O
to	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearls	I-Application
;	O
they	O
feature	O
four	O
stages	O
,	O
awarding	O
ribbons	O
to	O
Pokémon	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
best	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
Platinum	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
Pokémon	O
role-playing	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
through	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
upload	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
Platinum	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
games	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
My	B-Device
Pokémon	I-Device
Ranch	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
Platinum	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
addition	O
is	O
the	O
Distortion	B-Device
World	I-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
distorted	O
physics	O
versus	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
Platinum	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
region	O
of	O
Sinnoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platinum	O
features	O
slightly	O
different	O
environments	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
snow	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
in	O
locations	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
to	O
reflect	O
this	O
change	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
rival	O
are	O
dressed	O
for	O
colder	O
weather	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
their	O
designs	O
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
as	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giratina	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
whereas	O
Dialga	O
and	O
Palkia	O
were	O
the	O
focuses	O
of	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
still	O
obtain	O
both	O
Dialga	O
and	O
Palkia	O
once	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whereas	O
,	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
only	O
catch	O
Giratina	O
and	O
the	O
respective	O
game	O
's	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
the	O
starter	O
Pokémon	O
are	O
the	O
Grass-type	O
Turtwig	O
,	O
the	O
Fire-type	O
Chimchar	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Water-type	O
Piplup	O
,	O
which	O
evolve	O
into	O
Torterra	O
,	O
Infernape	O
,	O
and	O
Empoleon	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
trying	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
content	O
to	O
change	O
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
game	O
designer	O
Takeshi	O
Kawachimaru	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
designers	O
should	O
focus	O
on	O
changing	O
only	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
things	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
too	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
designing	O
the	O
new	O
form	O
,	O
they	O
paid	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
details	O
;	O
the	O
designer	O
redrew	O
Giratina	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
look	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
form	O
in	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Distortion	B-Device
World	I-Device
was	O
based	O
on	O
these	O
ideas	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
core	O
concept	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
created	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
Giratina	O
seem	O
"	O
more	O
fun	O
,	O
more	O
interesting	O
,	O
cooler.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
had	O
Gym	O
Leaders	O
who	O
sometimes	O
had	O
Pokémon	O
not	O
in	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
type	O
they	O
focus	O
on	O
,	O
Platinum	O
changes	O
this	O
by	O
expanding	O
the	O
Sinnoh	O
Pokédex	O
so	O
that	O
all	O
Pokémon	O
belonging	O
to	O
Gym	O
Leaders	O
were	O
the	O
appropriate	O
type	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
players	O
earlier	O
access	O
to	O
several	O
new	O
evolutions	O
of	O
older	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
originally	O
only	O
obtainable	O
after	O
beating	O
the	O
Champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
15	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
bonus	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
gave	O
away	O
Giratina	O
figurines	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expanded	O
space	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Pokémon	O
merchandise	O
in	O
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
card	O
set	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Platinum	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
played	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
will	O
enjoy	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
available	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
56th	O
highest	O
rated	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
on	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anglo-Celt	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
fun	O
game	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
play	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
praise	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
"	O
getting	O
a	O
lot	O
for	O
their	O
money	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
reviewer	O
commented	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
played	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
would	O
not	O
find	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
reviewer	O
found	O
fault	O
in	O
it	O
being	O
"	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
at	O
the	O
core	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
"	O
filling	O
up	O
your	O
Pokédex	O
from	O
zero	O
is	O
rough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazines	O
Chris	O
Scullion	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
ultimate	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
noted	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
it	O
"	O
everything	O
a	O
Pokemon	O
experience	O
should	O
be	O
,	O
and	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Reports	O
Zachary	O
Miller	O
commented	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
burnt	O
out	O
on	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
would	O
not	O
find	O
much	O
incentive	O
to	O
play	O
Platinum	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Platinum	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toastfarmer	O
of	O
PALGN	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
crown	O
jewel	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
deep	O
,	O
engrossing	O
and	O
virtually	O
endless	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamers	O
Adriaan	O
den	O
Ouden	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expanded	O
Pokédex	O
makes	O
it	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
enjoyable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZones	O
jkdmedia	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
were	O
great	O
,	O
Platinum	O
was	O
merely	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Pearson	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
that	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
should	O
buy	O
something	O
like	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
or	O
V	B-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
remakes	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
title	O
should	O
get	O
Platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
improvements	O
over	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
were	O
not	O
huge	O
,	O
its	O
adventure	O
mode	O
and	O
online	O
mode	O
were	O
more	O
fleshed	O
out	O
and	O
expanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
of	O
the	O
spring	O
season	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
improved	O
on	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearls	I-Application
gameplay	O
formula	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
"	O
above	O
and	O
beyond	O
with	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
Pokemon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
"	O
Cheers	O
&	O
Tears	O
:	O
DS	B-Device
RPGs	O
"	O
article	O
,	O
which	O
details	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
both	O
high	O
and	O
low	O
quality	O
,	O
IGN	O
included	O
Platinum	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
packed	O
to	O
overflowing	O
with	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
even	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
played	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
several	O
times	O
could	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ultimately	O
named	O
Platinum	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
ninth-best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
while	O
its	O
readers	O
chose	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
multi-player	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	O
Fans	O
John	O
Tucker	O
commented	O
that	O
players	O
of	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
would	O
only	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
its	O
expanded	O
online	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.coms	O
Justin	O
Haywald	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinums	I-Device
launch	O
was	O
credited	O
for	O
the	O
increased	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
ranked	O
second	O
in	O
another	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
195,000	O
copies	O
;	O
it	O
ranked	O
first	O
and	O
sold	O
122,000	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
23	O
October	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
respective	O
week	O
with	O
sales	O
exceeding	O
72,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
31	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
2.12	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
12	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
9	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
23	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
ranked	O
second	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
best-selling	O
video	O
games	O
chart	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
805,000	O
copies	O
from	O
22	O
March	O
to	O
4	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
26	O
March	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
9	O
April	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
11	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
9	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
23	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
was	O
the	O
10th	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
11	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
20	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
fell	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
top	O
10	O
best-selling	O
video	O
games	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
9	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
23	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
worldwide	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
selling	O
approximately	O
1,482,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
3.75	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
7	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
14	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
over	O
5.66	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
30	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
6.39	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
