You gotta hand it to Nintendo. After all these years, they’ve managed to keep Pokemon’s popularity afloat, and now its more popular than ever. The latest issue of Famitsu reports that over 10 million Pokemon creatures have been traded online by Japanese and North American players of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl via Nintendo’s WiFi Connection service.

Expect Poke-trades to reach even greater heights when the two Nintendo DS games – Pokemon Diamond and Pearl – are finally released in Europe this July.

Over 10 Million Pokemon traded on WiFi Connection [NeoGAF]

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