Pokémon Pokédex Is Coming To iOS Devices In Japan

Of course I would love Pokemon on my smartphone...if I had one.

DUN DUN DUN... The fall of Nintendo has begun... or maybe games on iOS will get better...

Most people won't bother with it even on 3DS.
It's simply over priced considering we have places like Bulbapedia and Serebii that don't charge a penny for virtually the same thing found here.

This had been announced for a long time, so there's really no need to suddenly start worrying about anything here.

Interesting.

It looks very similar to the Pokedex 3D. Fascinating...

@SkywardLink98 That statement is wrong on so many levels. I would bet my life you don't own an iOS device, there is plenty of legit games on iOS, many of which are far better than most 3ds games...

It's good advertising for them. A Pokédex on iOS will essentially draw more interest in the Pokémon games for less mainstream-oriented gamers, as are aplenty on the iOS platform. _{Not to mention, it's much more handy and accessible having a Pokédex on your smartphone.}

It's a promotional novelty, and it's very intricately designed. Nintendo's using the exposure of mobile platforms as an advantage without it being a detriment.

@Kagamine Proof, or never happened.

@Royspaceghost: Sonic CD, Bastion, Rayman Jungle Run, World of Goo, BIT.TRIP BEAT, God of Blades, The Room, Infinity Blade, Knights of Pen and Paper, Final Fantasy Dimensions, Carmaggedon and quite some more.

@Kagamine is pushing it by saying they're far better than most 3DS games, but they are certainly on a competitive scale together. They can offer as much genuine depth and challenge; you just need to dig.

Nintendos using smartphones to get people away from smartphone gaming, which is true smarts.

Its not even a real game, its just a helpful app. So no one panic like what Ive seen on other sites...

Cool, but Nintendo better not become third-party. I still would like to see Nintendo games on smartphones, so maybe Super Mario Bros. NES too!

@GameLord08 I didn't mean all games, but i can say i have three or four iOS games that I own and would take over any 3DS game, anyday.

Soo... this is basically Pokedex 3D Pro for iOS whithout the 3D? I don't know what to say about this...

You know what this is this is to all the Nintendo should quit making systems and become a 3 party developer quiet for now.Or the Nintendo should put Mario and pokemon on IOS people happy.

This will be much better then the one's already on the app store.

@Banjogeek: Quite the opposite, actually. It's inconcspicuous promotional marketing for their own systems, as the Pokédex is a renowned novelty of an iconic Nintendo franchise. They're taking advantage of the exposure of the iOS platform to expand their current consumer market - it's basic advertising. Nothing more, nothing less.

Iwata himself has said that smartphones can be turned into allies with a little bit of devious thinking. This is simply his perspective in effect.

I think they should have just kept it on the eShop, unless they think some people might have an iPhone and maybe not a 3DS to dl it on, especially since it's obviously better. People might want to look at it while playing too, so I could see it as being useful for hardcore Pokemon fans. I bet some people will buy it on their iPhone just because it's Pokemon.

@SCAR392: This will sell alot and probably will be brought over to the states on the iphone.

@MultiMariosonic

That's about as likely as Microsoft making a good Dpad

@rcmadiax It's probably Creatures

The Samurai falls on his sword.

Damned freemium apps. Even if it's from Nintendo itself.

@AlbertoC

It's not from Nintendo.
Nintendo just owns part of the Pokemon franchise. Creatures or Gamefreak, one of the two would have made this.

no... No... NO

Nintendo... this is the begin of your fall isn't it. why...

@rcmadiax You might be right there, because there was an app a previous Pokemon app released in Japan in 2011 by Gamefreak which never made it to the west.

Nintendo owns two thirds of the franchise. GameFreak owns the other third.

@NintendoCat: I don't understand how releasing an app that's gonna sell like crazy (Pokemon is ridiculously popular in Japan) is the "fall" of Nintendo

$27? Over here you can get a copy of the actual game for $35. So, you get some (very) roughly accurate bars telling you the stats of the Pokemon and some moveset info for $27. You could just go to Bulbapedia and have 100% accurate stats at different level tiers, all of the moves (including egg moves and what parents give what) and information on EV training. Plus, on an iOS device... what's the chance you'll urgently need Pokemon information and not be able to connect to the internet?

@Banjogeek This is Nintendo telling people that THERE system is the only way to PLAY THERE games, it's quite ingenious actually, it's like the adds on Nintendo life that promote the recent games released. Subliminal Advertising

i saw pics of these on serebii and it looks better then the one i have on my 3ds -_- i find it useless and ugly anyway idk about the pro version but yeah

@Tsuchiya The problem with that thought is that the program is topping all the sales charts for eShop purchases.

I don't understand it myself - $15 just seems like too damn much. But for whatever reason, it's working like a charm.

@Nanoline

It's not a problem at all. It's only a little Pokemon app. We're not talking Zelda or Mario here, are we? It's not the downfall of Nintendo. They aint going anywhere. Look at their history, they've done stranger things for money.

Nintendo know what they're doing. Start worrying if Gamefreak do a Rare though.

Oh no, now the "I told you, Nintendo is going to develop for smartphones one day" will be everywhere.

You lost me at "In Japan"

This isn't the first time Nintendo puts some stuff on mobile phones! They have done a Pokemon app before (last year if I am correct), and if I am correct there's also a Mario app!

While this is very worrying, I guess Nintendo does this to pull people away from mobile phones. But what if the opposite happens, and people get pulled to those phones because of the Nintendo apps?! That would be terrible!!

Anyway, I never want to see a Nintendo game on a mobile phone...EVER!!!

I have an idea, let's all cry bloody mary when The Pokemon Company releases an iOS app. Nintendo is totally going to die now, for making a great app more readily available to the public.