The
Pokémon Pikachu
has finally arrived in North America around November 2nd. The small
little virtual Pikachu
game is quite unique from other Tamagotchi or virtual pets. It includes
the function of a pedometre, which has made a hit on the market in Japan,
a very big one, since the release of Tamagotchi.
The
body is in the shape of a game boy, colored yellow, following the one of
Pikachu. You
can make friend with him by giving him gifts, and see cute
The Pocket Pikachu
was released by Nintendo on March 27 in Japan, which was in the news even
before the release. Game shops and other different stores which treated
productsof Pokémon, and a convenience chain store LAWSON had the
ordering systems. Orders of the product poured in on them, and they
were fully booked almost in a week in LAWSON, still having a number of
inquiries. They resume orders on the day the games are put on the market,
but they were sold out in the midnight of the day.
As
mentioned above, the game has a function of a pedometre. The more you walk,
the better you can get along with Pikachu
and the more "points" you get.. According to the number of steps you've
taken, you can save electricity (in watts),
which would be given to Pikachu.
And, moreover, you can earn much more watts if you play a slot machine,
one of entertaining elements of the game. If you've managed to tame Pikachu,
he could make cute gestures for you, such as playing blocks, riding a toy
car, licking ice creams and more. A fun way of seeing his daily life through
a day. Don't disturb Pikachu while he's sleeping or ignore him too long because he'll get mad at you. To get him happy again, just give him lots of watts and that should do it. He doesn't die or anything but he'll get mad at you if you ignore him for too long. The Pocket Pikachu should sell for about $15-$20 in the U.S. and $25-$30 in Canada.
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Pikachu has a built-in pedometre which records all the steps you take. |
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A real-time clock which can tell you the time, and is the basis when Pikachu does things. (Sleeping, playing, eating, watching the TV, bathing) |
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A little beep which suits as an alarm. It can be set to any time and is ideal for waking you up when you want a nap. |
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After a few minutes of being unused, it shuts down to a "standby" mode. This feature saves power and is great if you want a long battery life. |
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What could be more fun than slots? Well lots of things, but slots can really be fun if you're waiting in a long line, or just bored. In these slots, you bet 5 watts and try to get a 3-of-a-kind picture arrangement. |
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The Pedometre keeps track of how many steps or shakes you make. |
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This button helps select an item on the menu. It also brings up the screen while the Pocket Pikachu is in the battery-saving mode. |
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This button cancels out a command. |
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This button will reset your Pocket Pikachu |
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The
Start button brings up a menu: Reset,
Sound, Time Set. |
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This will show how much Pikachu likes you. It'll also show the total amount of what you gained in the pedometre since you've started. |
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Moves the direction of a selection |
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It tells the time. Of course, Pikachu sleeps at night. |
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As a gift, you give Pikachu watts in which you earn from the pedometre or by gambling. |
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It's
a slot machine-type of game in which you can win watts.
Tip: You can have a higher chance of winning the slots by gaining lots of points in the pedometre and then coming back to play it again. Thanx to Noah Segar for this tip!! |