Going to the gym isn't necessarily fun for a lot of people - yes, some enjoy getting sweaty and having minor heart issues after doing one too many reps, but it's considered by many to be more of a thing to do if you don't want to be particularly chunky in body shape. A Pokémon Gym though, that's something else entirely.
Osaka in Japan is going to have the Pokémon EXPO Gym from 19th November, a venue being described as an 'edutainment' centre. That'd imply that Pokémon are real and thus learning about them qualifies as education, but never mind; ultimately it's a fun centre for gamers of all ages - mainly kids - to interact with cool games and activities. There'll be 'training programs', special goodies to use in the current-gen 3DS 'mon games, a smartphone app that keeps stats on performance and even cool little membership cards and cases.
Of course, this is only going to be in Osaka for the time being, so for those unable to visit will have to settle for gawking at the images of it below.
[source siliconera.com]
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So will the visitors need to beat random Gym Trainers to progress from room to room?
This is super cool.
Gamefreak aren't gonna sue this guy too or is he good? Yeah I went "there".
very cool!
So jealous right now...
@Rintarou_Okabe that'd be cool. what if there was a gym leader and he was like some really muscular guy who's crazy about fitness
Always thought Smeargle needed more attention.
<sees VR pair photo>
<sees Gardevoir>
This is too dangerous for the States.
This is cool.
I love that they picked Smeargle! Maybe it's more popular in Japan but it seems such a weird choice and of that I fully approve. I tire of all the 'cool' ones like Lucario and Zoroak and Charizard. Gimme the goofballs like Stunfisk and Slowpoke or the oddities like Litwick and Klefki
@Acein210 This is official. The party was not and was taking money of the back of the IP (whether or not that paid for other things is irrelevant), TPC has every right to stop it and claim their rightful cut should they choose. That is the entire point of copyright, let's not be naive about it and act like TPC were in the wrong. Time to move on.
So in Japan, you can now reduce the issue of overpopulation by getting your kids roasted by a Charizard? Sounds like a plan!
Oh, hey! This actually makes me want to go to the gym!...No, wait, false alarm. Still too lazy.
Where was this in 1998, it would have blown my 10-year-old mind! I probably would have gotten with my then best friend and tried to concoct a plan to stow away to Osaka.
@NintendoFan64 Happy Back to the Future day!
This looks really fun! I wish I could visit it just for a couple days xD
Great idea to try and make fitness fun, especially for the kids that are attending.
Well I'll admit it looks amusing. Japan really knows how to engage with its entertainment medium to the fullest.
I'm going to go ahead and admit it. If one of these shows up in America my 30 year old self will be there in a second without a kid cover.
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