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{{Infobox
{{InfoboxGame
  |image  = Klonoa Empire of Dreams cover EU.jpg
  |image  = Klonoa Empire of Dreams cover EU.jpg
  |developer = Namco
  |developer = Namco
  |publisher = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Namco'''
  |publisher = Namco<br>{{Flag-EU}} Infogrames
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Namco<br>{{Flag-EU}} Infogrames</div></div>
  |platforms = {{plat-gba}} • {{plat-vc}} (Wii U)
  |platforms = Game Boy Advance
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''July 19, 2001 (original)'''
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''July 19, 2001 (original)'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} July 19, 2001<br>{{Flag-US}} 2001<br>{{Flag-EU}} March 29, 2002</div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''Game Boy Advance'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} July 19, 2001<ref>[https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/kloweb/gameinto.html The official Japanese website "Klonoa @ home"] lists this as the game's release date in that region.</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} September 23, 2001<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021207080231/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=694 Nintendo's listing for the game on their site] (archived via Wayback Machine)</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} March 29, 2002<br>'''Virtual Console (Wii U)'''<br>{{Flag-UK}} May 22, 2014<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-sjNPx15WA "Klonoa: Empire Of Dreams - Nintendo eShop Trailer (Wii U)"] (YouTube video by Nintendo UK)</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} May 29, 2014<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201214200438/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/klonoa-empire-of-dreams-wii-u/ Listing on Nintendo's American website] (archived via Wayback Machine)</ref><ref>[https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/472083703360143361 Tweet from Nintendo of America]</ref><br>{{Flag-JP}} September 3, 2014<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000006649 Listing on Nintendo's Japanese website]</ref></div></div>
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa:_Empire_of_Dreams
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa:_Empire_of_Dreams  
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/klonoa-empire-of-dreams
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/klonoa-empire-of-dreams
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Klonoa:_Empire_of_Dreams
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Klonoa:_Empire_of_Dreams
  |related = [[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]<br>[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]
  |related = [[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]<br>[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]<br>[[Klonoa Beach Volleyball]]<br>[[Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament]]}}
}}


'''Klonoa: Empire of Dreams''' is a puzzle-platformer originally released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance.  
'''Klonoa: Empire of Dreams''' is a puzzle-platformer originally released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance.  
== Previews ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese preview in Famitsu GBA Greatest Catalogue.png
|title=Weekly Famitsu
|date=February or March 2001
|country=JP
|description=From the ''Game Boy Advance Greatest Catalogue''
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream May 2001.jpg
|title=Nintendo Dream
|date=May 2001
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese feature and more in NOURS issue 32.jpg
|title=NOURS
|date=Spring 2001
|country=JP
|description=While mostly focused on ''[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]'', this article briefly previews ''Empire of Dreams'' as well
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese preview in Nintendo Dream June 2001.jpg
|title=Nintendo Dream
|date=June 2001
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish E3 preview in Club Nintendo July 2001.png
|title=Club Nintendo
|date=July 2001
|country=MX
|description=E3 preview
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams E3 preview in GamePro issue 155.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=August 2001
|country=US
|description=E3 preview
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams preview in GamePro issue 156.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=September 2001
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
* [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-147-august-2001_202111/page/16/mode/1up ''Nintendo Power''] (issue 147, dated August 2001)


== Advertising ==
== Advertising ==
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|country=US
|country=US
|description=Taken from the 146th issue of ''EGM'' (dated September 2001)
|description=Taken from the 146th issue of ''EGM'' (dated September 2001)
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese print ad from Nintendo Dream September 2001.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=2001
|country=JP
|description=Taken from the back of ''Nintendo Dream'''s September 2001 issue
}}
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
== Features ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream July 2001.jpg
|title=Nintendo Dream
|date=July 2001
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream August 2001.jpg
|title=Nintendo Dream
|date=August 2001
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Portuguese feature in Nintendo World issue 36.png
|title=Nintendo World
|date=August 2001
|country=BR
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream September 2001.pdf
|title=Nintendo Dream
|date=September 2001
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish feature in Club Nintendo issue 10.pdf
|title=Club Nintendo
|date=October 2001
|country=MX
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
* [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-148-september-2001/page/n75/mode/2up ''Nintendo Power''] (guide to the game; issue 148, dated September 2001)


== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==
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|country=US
|country=US
|description=Panel review
|description=Panel review
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Polish import review in Gameboy Magazyn September 2001.jpg
|title=Gameboy Magazyn
|date=September 2001
|country=PL
|description=Short import review
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish panel review in Club Nintendo issue 10.jpg
|title=Club Nintendo
|date=October 2001
|country=MX
|description=Panel review
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams review in GamePro issue 158.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=November 2001
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams review in Pocket Games issue 7.jpg
|title=Pocket Games
|date=Winter 2002
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish review in SuperJuegos issue 120.jpg
|title=SuperJuegos
|date=May 2002
|country=ES
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Empire of Dreams review in Cube UK issue 6.jpg
|title=Cube (UK)
|date=June 2002
|country=UK
}}
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
* [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-148-september-2001/page/123/mode/1up ''Nintendo Power''] (with some brief second opinions; issue 148, dated September 2001)
== Sales ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Copies sold that week !! Total sold !! Chart position
|-
| 2001-07-22 ||colspan="2;" style="text-align: center;" | 15,923<ref name="niche">[https://nichebarrier.com/game/26639-klonoa-empire-of-dreams Niche Barrier's record of ''Weekly Famitsu'''s sales charts]</ref> || 7
|-
| 2001-07-29 || 7,163<ref name="niche" /> || 23,086 || 20
|-
| 2001-08-05 || 4,426<ref name="niche" /> || 27,512 || 30
|-
| 2001-12-30 ||style="background-color: gray;" | || 50,698<ref name="niche" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120622075723/http://geimin.net/da/db/2001_ne_fa/index.php GEIMIN's chart detailing ''Weekly Famitsu'' sales data for 2001] (archived via Wayback Machine)</ref> ||style="background-color: gray;" |
|}
== Websites ==
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/gba-klonoa Official Japanese site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021207080231/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=694 Nintendo's listing for the game on their site] (archived via Wayback Machine on December 7, 2002)


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 05:53, 17 November 2024

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams is a puzzle-platformer originally released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance.

Previews[edit]

Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese preview in Famitsu GBA Greatest Catalogue.png
Weekly Famitsu
🇯🇵 February or March 2001

From the Game Boy Advance Greatest Catalogue

  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream May 2001.jpg
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 May 2001
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Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil Japanese feature and more in NOURS issue 32.jpg
NOURS
🇯🇵 Spring 2001

While mostly focused on Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, this article briefly previews Empire of Dreams as well

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Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese preview in Nintendo Dream June 2001.jpg
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 June 2001
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Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish E3 preview in Club Nintendo July 2001.png
Club Nintendo
🇲🇽 July 2001

E3 preview

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Klonoa Empire of Dreams E3 preview in GamePro issue 155.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 August 2001

E3 preview

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Klonoa Empire of Dreams preview in GamePro issue 156.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 September 2001
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Advertising[edit]

Klonoa Empire of Dreams print ad from EGM issue 146.jpg
Print ad
🇺🇸 2001

Taken from the 146th issue of EGM (dated September 2001)

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Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese print ad from Nintendo Dream September 2001.jpg
Print ad
🇯🇵 2001

Taken from the back of Nintendo Dream's September 2001 issue

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Features[edit]

Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream July 2001.jpg
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 July 2001
  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream August 2001.jpg
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 August 2001
  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Portuguese feature in Nintendo World issue 36.png
Nintendo World
🇧🇷 August 2001
  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Japanese feature in Nintendo Dream September 2001.pdf
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 September 2001
  Download PDF
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish feature in Club Nintendo issue 10.pdf
Club Nintendo
🇲🇽 October 2001
  Download PDF

Reviews[edit]

Klonoa Empire of Dreams panel review in EGM issue 146.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 September 2001

Panel review

  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Polish import review in Gameboy Magazyn September 2001.jpg
Gameboy Magazyn
🇵🇱 September 2001

Short import review

  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish panel review in Club Nintendo issue 10.jpg
Club Nintendo
🇲🇽 October 2001

Panel review

  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams review in GamePro issue 158.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 November 2001
  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams review in Pocket Games issue 7.jpg
Pocket Games
🇺🇸 Winter 2002
  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams Spanish review in SuperJuegos issue 120.jpg
SuperJuegos
🇪🇸 May 2002
  Download File
Klonoa Empire of Dreams review in Cube UK issue 6.jpg
Cube (UK)
🇬🇧 June 2002
  Download File
  • Nintendo Power (with some brief second opinions; issue 148, dated September 2001)

Sales[edit]

Date Copies sold that week Total sold Chart position
2001-07-22 15,923[7] 7
2001-07-29 7,163[7] 23,086 20
2001-08-05 4,426[7] 27,512 30
2001-12-30 50,698[7][8]

Websites[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The official Japanese website "Klonoa @ home" lists this as the game's release date in that region.
  2. ↑ Nintendo's listing for the game on their site (archived via Wayback Machine)
  3. ↑ "Klonoa: Empire Of Dreams - Nintendo eShop Trailer (Wii U)" (YouTube video by Nintendo UK)
  4. ↑ Listing on Nintendo's American website (archived via Wayback Machine)
  5. ↑ Tweet from Nintendo of America
  6. ↑ Listing on Nintendo's Japanese website
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Niche Barrier's record of Weekly Famitsu's sales charts
  8. ↑ GEIMIN's chart detailing Weekly Famitsu sales data for 2001 (archived via Wayback Machine)
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