The game, titled, was published by, and features a Success Mode set within Major League Baseball. On August 3, 2007, an American release of the series was announced for both the PlayStation 2 and the Wii. A version of Power Pro was announced for the, first shown at the in 2005, but it would take another five years for the series to reach the PS3, with the system instead getting Power Pro's sister series, for the interim. The Power Pro series has featured online play since its tenth incarnation on the PS2 and its first handheld version on the PlayStation Portable. On May 12, 2006, a version of Power Pro was released featuring Major League Baseball players, under the title Jikkyō Powerful Major League. The series originally designed as being the side-story of Success mode, and was part of the main series, but Konami retroactively declared it as a separate series. The series has also released a spinoff on handheld systems between 19 under the title, with versions for the, and. It is long running in Japan, starting out in 1994 for the.
There's also three games in the series with the (MLB) and (MLBPA) licence, and two with the (KBO) and Korea Professional Baseball Players Association (KPBPA) licence.
Most game in the series is developed under license from the (NPB), which enables the use of the league's team names, stadiums and colors in the games, and the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA), which enables the use of the league's player names and likenesses. It is known for its characters, and fast-paced, but deep gameplay.