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Pokémon Rumble Hits North America

Linkachu

Linkachu

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There have been many rumblings about the steadily approaching North American release of the WiiWare title Pokémon Rumble - and now it's finally here. This original title is rather unlike any other Pokémon game before it (minus the My Pokémon Ranch styled graphics) and costs 1,500 Wii Points to download.

A brief snippet from this week's NoA "Nintendo Download" press release summarizes the game and mentions the availability of a free demo if you're not quite ready to shovel out the Wii points:

Available exclusively for the WiiWare service, Pokémon Rumble is an action game in which you control Toy Pokémon (referred to as "Pokémon") and take on wave after wave of other Pokémon in a variety of stages. You can befriend some of the defeated Pokémon along the way, which lets you add them to your collection and grants you the ability to use them in battle. Switch between collected Pokémon at any time, taking advantage of the fact that the amount of damage you deal depends on the type of move used and the type of Pokémon hit. Be the last one standing to gain the right to compete in the Battle Royale and test your skills against many Pokémon at once. You can also team up with three people for some multiplayer action (additional Wii Remote controllers required), working together to take down tough Bosses and earning points that can be used toward recruiting or training Pokémon. You can even save your favorite Pokémon to your Wii Remoteâ„¢ controller for exchanges with friends. Combining beautiful cel-shaded graphics and exciting game-play features, this is one rumble you won't want to miss. Note that a demo version of Pokémon Rumble is also available for zero Wii Points.
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NoA also mentions that anyone who joins Club Nintendo (or is already part of it), hooks their account up to the Wii Shop Channel, and downloads Pokémon Rumble will receive a special email containing a secret password (offer available until April 30, 2010). This will allow players to unlock a special Toy Pokémon Character usable within the game. Presumably more passwords are sure to follow, so keep watch for 'em.

I've yet to test this bugger out for myself, but here's hoping it's worth the points =)
 
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Linkachu

Linkachu

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Uh, yeah. I'd love to add a picture or two to spice this post up, but it kept borking the quote format. So... Enjoy XD

Btw, after someone actually downloads and plays this thing, tell us what you think about it. I'm definitely planning to download it myself, but I don't have my Wii on me at the moment... >_>
 
Pheonix

Pheonix

I just got it, and I am only probably about 15 minutes into it, but I am having an absolute blast with it already!! I kinda cheated though and used the password pokemon to start off with more powerful ones, but if you can nab 3 other people to play with, this is going to be even MORE fun to play!
 
Secad MS

Secad MS

Raargh, this shows how much I've been missing ever since my comp BSoD'd. If I do get a Wii in my household, I am definitely getting this game.
 
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