Earlier this year, during the Pokémon World Championship, a Pokémon Trading Card Game app was confirmed for iPad. It caused some debate due to the choice of platform, with some sharing the view that they'd have preferred to see the app on Wii U and / or 3DS instead.
In any case, it seems the initial roll-out is underway. The app has appeared in the Canadian iTunes store; unsurprisingly it's a free download, but there are in-app purchases. While this has been around in recent times on PC, the last Trading Card Game on Nintendo hardware was on Game Boy Color, with a recent release on the 3DS Virtual Console in Europe.
The Pokémon Company may be owned by Nintendo but certainly operates with plenty of freedom, meaning this app isn't a particularly surprising arrival. As we've argued previously, it could be a smart move for a number of reasons, even if it's frustrating for those that want to see the Trading Card Game return to Nintendo's systems.
Are you planning to try this out on iPad? Let us know.
[source itunes.apple.com]
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Might as well put it on Android while they're at it since PTCGO has been on PC for years.
Still waiting for a Virtual Console release in America...
@tom When will we hear any news of U Craft?
Card games and pinball are perfect for the Wii U imo
i like Nintendo doing mobile card games, but idk...i really don't wanna see iMario...like ever...
@KFlow They will never put mario on tablets
@ColdingLight This is for the online one. All you do is just play the card game, you don't get to walk around or anything. You just select the NPC trainer to fight and you battle him or you select to play online and it matches you up with someone. You can get codes in Booster packs or decks you purchase at the store to get tradeable cards in the game or you can earn coins in the game to get non tradeable cards and decks. Or you can buy gems and unlock tradeable cards that way.
I loved the GBC pokemon card trading game. I am temped to steal by siblings smart phone to see how good this game is, but it is probably gimped by micro transactions.
This is stupid...
@ikki5 I know what it's for. I still want to GBC one for nostalga's sake. It's released in europe but still not here in America.
PLEASE NINTENDO, ANDROID!!!
@kereke12 Because...?
Yup, this is the last straw. I'm never giving Nintendo another cent, and I won't miss them either.
@warvad why?
And we get Pokémon Rumble U
If it was on Android I would if gotten it maybe just to support the big N.
@warvad Goodbye!
Better late than never (never, like those Pokemon Rumble U figures that never came to local EB Games)
I'm still waiting for a Canadian-inspired Pokemon region. We're probably the most diverse land out there. We have maritime islands, snowy teriritories, big cities, immense prairies, pacific beaches and alot of different ethnicities.
Heck, just base it off of Toronto, you'll get alot of inspiration there.
I still hope for a Wii U release
The deck you start this game out with...IS THE WORST DECK IN EXISTENCE.
I hope they eventually make a Wii U or 3DS version, and also make it so your avatar choices aren't limited to looking like a creep / stalker / rapist....I mean, I play games to get away from real life, not simulate it!
I only j ust picked up the gameboy color game a couple months ago and enjoyed it. I would love to see this come to the wiiu where it totally belongs, throw in some online miiverse card trading and you got a super package.
this shouldnt be on iOS, it should be on 3DS
Wait hold on, I thought Nintendo doesn't own Game Freak and that they are second party dev right? I mean that's what Nintendo said when they announced a Pokemon game on the IOS......right?
Frustrated indeed. If this comes to the 3DS(not holding my breath), I'll grab it day 1.
I don't really see the problem of having it on iPhone. Of course, that's because I own an iPhone, but I own a 3DS too.
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