It has been revealed that more than half of all consumers who have pre-ordered the upcoming Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! games have opted to go for the Poké Ball Plus bundle, suggesting the new, unique Joy-Con is going to be rather popular.
If you've missed the news on this one, this new controller - which is currently designed exclusively for use with the new Pokémon games - allows players to act out their childhood fantasies by holding their very own Poké Ball as they play. Motion controls allow the player to 'throw' the ball forwards to capture Pokémon, and you can even hear the Pokémon you've captured inside as if it was the real thing.
There are other benefits, too; the Poké Ball Plus is currently the only way for players to obtain the mythical Pokémon Mew in the new games, perhaps being one of the reasons why the bundle has been so popular. Of course, it's also worth noting that many players who have pre-ordered a copy of the game will be serious Pokémon fans; we imagine the final attach rate won't be quite as high once the regular edition flies onto store shelves.
Still, it goes a long way to show that fans are happy to splash the cash on cute novelty items to enhance their gaming experience, and who knows - perhaps this will lead to more unique Joy-Con in the future? If you're thinking of pre-ordering the game (or the controller) for yourself, we have some handy links for you right here.
Have you pre-ordered the new Pokémon games? Did you go for the Poké Ball Plus bundle yourself? Tell us below.
[source nintendo.co.jp]
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I “splashed the cash” on a copy.
My 3 year old will enjoy playing co-op with me using it!
I am one of the people, who are excited about Let's go and the Pokeball controller is the only gripe that I have with the game so far. It is waaaaay too expensive for what it actually offers. I am going to get the actual game (I am team Pikachu by the way) and then wait until the Pokeball gets cheaper.
Didn't get the bundle since I preordered the game when is was $50 cnd during E3 at walmart. But I did pre order the pokeball after I tried it out at EGLX this past weekend in Toronto. It's a pretty fun little thing. I'll have a great time playing co op with my guy
Not day one due to my money condition.
I will get the Standard copy of Pikachu edition on December 2018.
@ReaderRagfish Watch them release a Master Ball with "Your Legendary of choice" inside. LOL
would think about it if i had the cash. And if it was a mainline pokemon title and not some spin off. Well maybe it be a 9/10 but we will see.
I’m a Pokémon fanatic. And while I was excited about the Pokè Ball Plus and would love to have it, I realized with that extra 30-40 bucks, I could buy two or three high quality indie games or an older game. So I went for the standard Let’s Go Eevee edition.
When will the controller madness end?!? Since the Wii Nintendo have gone crazy on controller options for their consoles it's getting out of hand, I remember when consoles had just one official controller. Yet I am part of the problem because the moment it was announced I pre-ordered the Pokeball bundle.
Pre-ordered Let's Go Eevee back when Amazon was still giving 20% off with Prime so got the game for $48, so buying the Pokeball alone for $50 would be $98 and $2 cheaper than the $100 bundle, so no bundle for us. And I don't think the ball is worth more than $35, and that's being generous, so I'll keep my eye out for a sale during Black Friday, Gray Thursday, White Wednesday, Cyber Monday and all the "last chance" sales every day in December leading up until Christmas Eve.
As much as I want let’s go. I think I will just get the pokeball since that will be hard to find in a year. Then get the game digitally once I have caught up my backlog.
I'll pick that version too. But I spend money on games. It's kinda my go to hobby. I don't really travel, go out to bars, parties, or play sports or whatever, so... hooray for wasted money?
I bought three of these for my two sons and myself.
Nope, regular Eevee edition for me and that's it.
I tried pre ordering the bundle but Game and Amazon both were having issues with me doing so. Preordered them both separately but on a shortlist for the bundle if it comes in store.
Shall be my 4 year olds first console game and I will enjoy playing with him.
@ryancraddock It also can be used with the Pokemon GO app, for folks into that.
I put down for the Pikachu bundle, and have been eagerly looking forward to the release.
I've pre-ordered the Eevee version with the controller. Seeing as the game is designed around playing with a controller in a single hand, it seems like a fun novelty.
It's for the sake of the controller and not the Mew that comes with it.
@ReaderRagfish
If you'll have 10 & connect them by straps the game's rating might raise up to 18+.
Have both versions preordered with the pokeball plus, really excited to get them for my kids in a few weeks. I'm sure they're going to have a ball (no pun intended)
Even though I'm not getting Pokemon Let's Go, I do want Pokeball Plus, since it's compatible with Pokemon Go.
As much as i think the new controller is a good idea, i'm not paying £45 for Mew. Some really hardcore Nintendo and Pokemon fans will (i know a handful myself). Got the Let's Go Eevee pre-ordered for release.
I wound up getting the bundle so I could use the the controller with Pokémon Go. Between that and the decent quality USB-C cable that comes with it I figured it is better value then the Plus accessory that they were offering when Pokémon Go launched.
When I saw the PokeBall Plus basically taking the place of the Pokewalker, I knew I had to have it. That and of course it comes with an adorable Mew! I just wish the Mew it had was the shiny blue colour. I definitely pre-ordered the Pikachu version of this bundle!
@ReaderRagfish: That'll probably ship with Meltan.
Got the eevee bundle preordered
Nah - just too expensive. Maybe someday.
I'm the 51+%. Comes with an exclusive controller for the collection!
I wanted the controller. I wanted the Mew. I had been thinking about getting a Go+ at the time I pre-ordered. It was a trifecta of things I wanted in one package.
I would have got that but I managed to get a pre-order on Amazon for the stand-alone game while they were still offering the 20% discount.
@rjejr
Should've GCU when you had the chance.
$79.99 for the Pokeball Bundle. That's only $32 extra than your $48 base game price, with a nice box and ball included.
That said, I only preordered the base game, simply because I'd rather play it with joycon. But it's still a good deal for people who want it
@JaxonH "Should've GCU when you had the chance."
Yeah probably, thought about it often enough, but it's been working out ok so far. What happens once Switch starts getting games I want and the PS5 launches, well then we'll see.
I still have Yoshi's Crafted World preordered at Amazon, that's the last one. Maybe they'll date it tomorrow during the Treehouse, unless they already did and I missed it.
I'll probably watch the ND tomorrow even though I don't really care about SSBU but I REALLY need to know about the single player mode, Subspace Emissary was awesome. I'll probably skip the Treehouse, it's going to be 63' and I want to be outside as much as possible. I may even bbq a steak.
I have the console ordered, Both games with pokéball so I can own physical for both, (I know the console comes with a game), I also boought 3 more pokéballs so in total I will own 6 xD
@Arcade91 "wait until the Pokeball gets cheaper"
Good luck, Nintendo games and accessories **never** drop in price, they only go out of stock and get scalped on all sorts of secondhand sites.
@ReaderRagfish I was expecting additional skins like premier, ultra, etc. could be in the store if this sells well, joke might turn to reality. And ofcourse I'll buy another one (master ball edition) when it inevitably arrives.
also pikachu/eevee bundles are #2 and #3 most selling on amazon right now after smash.
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