Overview

Number of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Release Date

Wii Shop

  • US 9th Jun 2008, 1,000 points
  • EU 4th Jul 2008, 1,000 points
  • JP 25th Mar 2008
Series
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Controller Support
Feature Support
Official Site
nintendo.com

Reviews

  • Review My Pokémon Ranch (WiiWare)

    Is this WiiWare release a Dude Ranch or a Dud Ranch?

    My Pokémon Ranch follows the franchise’s long, tumultuous history of 3D games with questionable design choices and narrow appeal. Unfortunately, this WiiWare offering is one of the worst offenders due to its strictly passive “gameplay”, ineffectual features, and obtuse design. In fact, MPR...

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My Pokémon Ranch News

  • Soapbox The Shame Of Revisiting My Abandoned Pokémon Ranch

    See you, PokéCowboy

    Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, on the 15th anniversary of the game's release, Ethan heads back to the ranch... It’s a guilty feeling that Animal Crossing fans know all too well — the shame that comes...

  • Random The Low-Poly Animals Twitter Account Is A Must-Follow

    Why is Ditto shaped like a T-shirt

    The low-poly days are far behind us, but many of us still have a soft spot for the work that artists and modellers had to do back when consoles couldn't handle curves. Low-Poly Animals is a (relatively) new Twitter account celebrating and chronicling some of the creatures that we might have taken for granted back...

  • News My Pokémon Ranch To Be Updated For Platinum

    Fans of Pokémon who have already purchased Pokémon Platinum (An update of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl), which was released in Japan a few days ago, may have noticed something - It's not compatible with My Pokémon Ranch.

    Not to worry however, as Nintendo has already announced that they'll fix this. They will soon release an update for My Pokémon...

  • News EU WiiWare Update: My Pokémon Ranch and Pop

    Continuing the trend of alternating VC and WiiWare weeks, this week, there are two new WiiWare games available in Europe.

    Undoubtedly, My Pokémon Ranch will get more attention than the other title today. However, we wonder if this is fair at all, because in our opinion Ranch is rather disappointing. If you're an avid Pokémon player you will...

  • News My Pokémon Ranch Due This Friday For Europe

    We’ve all complained that NoE never tell us what’s coming to WiiWare ahead of time. Not so this week, they’ve confirmed that you’ll be able to download My Pokémon Ranch this Friday, 4th July.

    We have to admit to not being all that impressed with this game at WiiWare World, but of course there will be some amongst our readers who will want...

  • News USA WiiWare Update: My Pokémon Ranch

    A large number of our readers have eagerly been anticipating the release of My Pokemon Ranch on WiiWare. Well your wait is finally over as it is out today in North America. I am more of a 'Pokemon Italian Dressing' kinda guy myself, but I digress!

    Watch out for our review coming soon! More from Nintendo's press release: Nintendo adds new and...

About The Game

The Pokémon phenomenon debuts on WiiWare with My Pokémon Ranch, a game that lets you watch as Pokémon and Miis interact with each other for the first time. Enjoy the relaxing ranch life by viewing your ranch and its Pokémon, taking pictures and sending those pictures to your friends via the Wii Message Board. The more Pokémon and Miis you bring to your ranch, the more fun it becomes.

My Pokémon Ranch can be linked with the Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl Game Cards to deposit the Pokémon you’ve caught in these games in your ranch. You can deposit a maximum of 1,000 Pokémon from up to eight different game cards. Make your ranch livelier by playing with your friends and family.