<s>
eBaseball	O
Powerful	O
Pro	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Jikkyō	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
and	O
marketed	O
internationally	O
as	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
baseball	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
created	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
developed	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
Nippon	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
(	O
NPB	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Japan	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
(	O
JPBPA	O
)	O
,	O
letting	O
them	O
use	O
the	O
league	O
's	O
team	O
names	O
,	O
stadiums	O
,	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
 '	O
names	O
and	O
likenesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
six	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
MLB	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Players	O
Association	O
(	O
MLBPA	O
)	O
license	O
,	O
two	O
with	O
the	O
Korea	O
Baseball	B-Application
Organization	O
(	O
KBO	O
)	O
and	O
Korea	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
(	O
KPBPA	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
World	O
Baseball	B-Application
Classic	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
long	O
running	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
starting	O
out	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
appearing	O
on	O
many	O
different	O
consoles	O
:	O
Saturn	B-Device
(	O
1995	O
–	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
1994	O
–	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
1997	O
–	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
2000	O
–	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
(	O
2002	O
–	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
(	O
2007	O
–	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
2010	O
–	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
since	O
2016	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
2007	O
–	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
Vita	B-Device
(	O
2012-2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
two	O
spin-off	O
series	O
:	O
Professional	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
,	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
sports	O
simulation	O
series	O
with	O
more	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
Pro	O
Kun	O
Pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
handheld	O
systems	O
between	O
1999	O
and	O
2014	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Power	O
Pro	O
was	O
released	O
featuring	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
players	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Jikkyō	O
Powerful	O
Major	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	O
Pro	O
series	O
has	O
featured	O
online	O
play	O
since	O
its	O
tenth	O
incarnation	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
its	O
first	O
handheld	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Power	O
Pro	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
another	O
five	O
years	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
reach	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
instead	O
getting	O
Power	O
Pro	O
's	O
sister	O
series	O
,	O
Professional	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
interim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Sports	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
Success	O
Mode	O
set	O
within	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
baseball	I-Application
player	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
figure	O
with	O
an	O
excessively	O
wide	O
,	O
gashapon	O
capsule-shaped	O
head	O
,	O
lacking	O
a	O
mouth	O
,	O
nose	O
,	O
ears	O
with	O
expression	O
being	O
mainly	O
in	O
the	O
eyebrows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
characters	O
are	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
Rayman	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
legs	O
and	O
thus	O
their	O
feet	O
are	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
their	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
characters	O
do	O
have	O
arms	O
and	O
hands	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
their	O
hands	O
are	O
finger	O
less	O
and	O
bear	O
more	O
resemblance	O
to	O
a	O
sphere	O
than	O
a	O
human	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
23.5	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
major	O
system	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
information	O
of	O
seasons	O
series	O
and	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
minor	O
development	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
the	O
Nippon	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Meiji	O
Jingu	O
Stadium	O
and	O
the	O
Hanshin	O
Koshien	O
Stadium	O
are	O
listed	O
under	O
a	O
fictional	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Success	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
firstly	O
installed	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentary	O
is	O
once	O
again	O
provided	O
by	O
Abe	O
Noriyuki	O
,	O
who	O
stayed	O
in	O
this	O
position	O
until	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
Jikkyō	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
openings	O
until	O
Pawapuro	O
11	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
version	O
of	O
Air	B-Application
,	O
a	O
famous	O
production	O
from	O
Visual	O
Arts/Key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
–	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
for	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
firstly	O
features	O
MLB	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
NPB	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
holds	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
2009	O
World	O
Baseball	B-Application
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
has	O
stopped	O
production	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
of	O
main	O
series	O
that	O
only	O
features	O
in	O
PS2	B-Device
platform	O
since	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
platform	O
is	O
added	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
side	O
,	O
replacing	O
GC	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
installment	O
in	O
Pawapuro	O
(	O
and	O
MLB	B-Application
PP	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
motion	O
control	O
system	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
side	O
,	O
both	O
versions	O
support	O
online	O
mode	O
which	O
adepts	O
system	O
in	O
13	O
(	O
but	O
controlling	O
three	O
players	O
instead	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
separated	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
supports	O
high-definition	O
video	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
,	O
true	O
surround	O
sound	O
(	O
5.1	O
channel	O
LPCM	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mylife	O
mode	O
is	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
significant	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PawaSta	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
microconsole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
series	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2014	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
active	O
Japanese	O
MLB	B-Application
players	O
as	O
"	O
OB	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
Success	O
mode	O
's	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
many	O
game	O
play	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
lifted	O
from	O
the	O
Professional	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
2018	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
high-dynamic-range	B-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
2160p	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Live	O
Scenario	O
"	O
,	O
lifted	O
from	O
Professional	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2019	O
season	O
pack	O
was	O
recently	O
added	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
feature	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Success	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
version	O
of	O
some	O
scenarios	O
in	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealed	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2022.One	O
of	O
The	O
success	O
modes	O
,	O
Rivals	O
,	O
features	O
selected	O
events	O
from	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
9	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
13	O
and	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
collaborate	O
between	O
Konami	O
and	O
World	O
Baseball	B-Application
Softball	O
Confederation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
also	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
Powerful	O
Pro	O
Baseball	B-Application
game	O
featuring	O
English	O
since	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Konami	O
had	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
“	O
eBASEBALL	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
”	O
,	O
this	O
trademark	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
authorities	O
and	O
made	O
public	O
on	O
November	O
1st	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PS4/PS5	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Success	O
Mode	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
notable	O
feature	O
,	O
combining	O
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
life	O
simulation	O
games	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
train	O
a	O
generic	O
Pawapurokun	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
professional	O
baseball	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
All	O
A	O
's	O
"	O
Pawapurokuns	O
(	O
characters	O
that	O
have	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
stats	O
in	O
the	O
highest	O
range	O
)	O
are	O
particularly	O
sought	O
after	O
,	O
since	O
you	O
can	O
transfer	O
Pawapurokuns	O
from	O
one	O
memory	O
card	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
using	O
a	O
password	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
exhibition	O
games	O
(	O
It	O
is	O
noted	O
that	O
password	O
have	O
different	O
formats	O
between	O
Sony	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
side	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
you	O
cannot	O
transfer	O
a	O
password	O
from	O
PS2/PSP	O
to	O
a	O
GC/Wii/NDS/GBA	O
Pawapuro	O
installments	O
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
a	O
cheat	O
device	O
such	O
as	O
Action	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
incredibly	O
strong	O
Pawapurokuns	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
fansites	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
mlbppworld.com	O
)	O
offer	O
to	O
create	O
customized	O
Pawapurokuns	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
voting	O
for	O
the	O
site	O
in	O
a	O
web	O
ranking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Success	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pawapuro	O
Series	O
,	O
thus	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
ability	O
editing	O
mode	O
in	O
Pawapuro	O
series	O
(	O
except	O
American	O
installment	O
's	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
)	O
which	O
become	O
a	O
regular	O
element	O
in	O
other	O
sport	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
copyright	O
conflict	O
towards	O
MLB	B-Application
(	O
particularly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
series	O
after	O
Pawapuro	O
12	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
League	O
system	O
in	O
NPB	O
series	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
UBL	O
(	O
Possibly	O
named	O
as	O
USA	O
Baseball	B-Application
League	O
)	O
in	O
NPB	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
composed	O
by	O
three	O
grades	O
:	O
Single	O
Star	O
,	O
Double	O
Stars	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
top-ranked	O
Regular	O
League	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
AA	O
,	O
AAA	O
,	O
and	O
MLB	B-Application
system	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
naming	O
were	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
13	O
and	O
14	O
even	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
series	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
make	O
story	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
NPB	O
installments	O
since	O
some	O
players	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
UBL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
MLB	B-Application
series	O
 '	O
success	O
modes	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
as	O
a	O
position	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
player	O
yet	O
(	O
but	O
AAA	O
players	O
in	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
2008	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	O
Pro	O
Kun	O
Pocket	O
series	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
focusing	O
on	O
real-life	O
baseball	B-Application
worlds	O
,	O
many	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
,	O
two	O
success	O
modes	O
were	O
placed	O
in	O
each	O
installments	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
normal	O
success	O
mode	O
usually	O
featured	O
high-school	O
or	O
professional	O
baseball	B-Application
(	O
unlike	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
are	O
usually	O
mixed	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
success	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Inner	O
Success	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
usually	O
placed	O
the	O
Power	O
Pro	O
Kun	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
worlds	O
,	O
varying	O
from	O
the	O
Medieval	O
Ages	O
,	O
ancient	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
future	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
version	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
Mylife	O
mode	O
until	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
installment	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
MLB	B-Application
Life	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
series	O
raised	O
some	O
controversy	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Gyroball	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
made	O
popular	O
by	O
Japanese	O
pitcher	O
Daisuke	O
Matsuzaka	O
when	O
he	O
signed	O
with	O
the	O
Boston	O
Red	O
Sox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gyroball	O
appears	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
pitch	O
usable	O
in	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
abilities	O
assigned	O
to	O
particular	O
pitchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Pro	O
and	O
other	O
baseball	B-Application
manga	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
give	O
misinterpretations	O
of	O
the	O
Gyroball	O
)	O
have	O
given	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
the	O
Gyroball	O
is	O
an	O
all-powerful	O
strike	O
out	O
pitch	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
expected	O
Daisuke	O
will	O
return	O
as	O
a	O
Seibu	O
OB	O
somedays	O
(	O
through	O
Daisuke	O
's	O
official	O
password	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
2	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
ability	O
changes	O
is	O
still	O
unknown	O
at	O
this	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
Series	O
:	O
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusive	O
series	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
suffix	O
in	O
year	O
number	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
mainly	O
an	O
alternate	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
which	O
is	O
installed	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
merged	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
had	O
stopped	O
being	O
manufactured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ketten-ban	O
version	O
is	O
cancelled	O
in	O
15	O
(	O
But	O
they	O
used	O
on	O
Pro	O
Baseball	B-Application
Spirits	O
instead	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
Power	O
Pro	O
Series	O
:	O
The	O
only	O
series	O
that	O
is	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
MLB	B-Application
series	O
instead	O
of	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
NPB	O
series	O
,	O
through	O
Japanese	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Pros	I-Application
entry	O
for	O
further	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passwords	O
of	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
(	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
American	O
version	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jikkyou	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
S	O
(	O
SS	O
)	O
–	O
1997	O
yDec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jikkyou	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Major	I-Application
League	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Jikkyou	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Major	I-Application
League	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Jikkyou	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
EX	O
–	O
1997	O
year	O
※	O
PAWAPURO	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	B-Application
Krazy	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
(	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
2001	O
)	O
-	O
a	O
Pawapurokun	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DreamMix	B-Application
TV	I-Application
World	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
GC	O
,	O
2003	O
)	O
–	O
a	O
Pawapurokun	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Pawapuro	O
Stadium	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krazy	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
2009	O
)	O
–	O
a	O
Pawapurokun	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dream	O
Nine	O
(	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
2009	O
)	O
-	O
The	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pawapuro	O
Production	O
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Sunday	O
and	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Magazine	O
's	O
manga	O
(	O
like	O
Major	O
,	O
A	O
of	O
Daiya	O
,	O
Touch	O
,	O
Kyojin	O
's	O
Hoshi	O
,	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
,	O
Kekkaishi	O
,	O
Samurai	O
Deeper	O
Kyo	O
,	O
Project	O
ARMS	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
23.5	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
44	O
million	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
downloads	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
baseball	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
Japan	O
since	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
97	O
Kaimaku-ban	O
,	O
98	O
Kaimaku-ban	O
,	O
99	O
Kaimaku-ban	O
,	O
10	O
,	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
2018	O
earned	O
the	O
gold	O
prize	O
at	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
,	O
for	O
shipping	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
units	O
,	O
including	O
downloads	O
,	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Jikkyō	O
Powerful	O
Pro	O
Yakyū''	O
has	O
received	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
