About a year ago, Nintendo published Pokémon Rumble World on the eShop, a notable new experiment built on the free to play model. We really liked it in our review, and the free to play model wasn't too exploitative. Considering that there is functionally a full game here, it came as no surprise that Nintendo chose to publish a physical copy of the game, and now it's been announced that North America will soon be receiving it, too.
The physical version will be releasing on 29th April, and – like the version released in other territories – it won't feature microtransactions. Players will be given a means of generating Poké Diamonds in-game and there will be 'VIP Cards' that make the economy cheaper and easier to manage. While it may be that there are no other enhancements to speak of, this'll no doubt be an attractive option to those who just buy physical or don't want to support free to play games.
What do you think? Will you be picking this up? What did you think of Pokémon Rumble World? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source pokemon.com]
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Even though this was a free to start game it really can be a good retail game in my opinion.
I actually liked the game, just got boring after a while she to having to wait to play.
Ok ok ok!!! XD I love this game!! well, to wait!!
@HyrulianOfHyrule I agree. Nintendo really has some retail appeal with this. I think they should really push "Rumble" games and I'm glad to see this reach stores.
The animated picture at the top of this article would look great as the box art
I might buy this if it is $30 or $20. I actually enjoyed Pokemon Rumble Blast. The gameplay was really simple but I liked the fact that you were constantly unlocking new Pokemon to play as. Plus, the sense of adventure was great. I wouldn't say I am insanely excited for this, but I think I'll pick it up when I finish Bravely Second, Fire Emblem Fates, and Paper Jam.
@HyrulianOfHyrule this,
looking forward to the retail version, imo i was not fan of the microtransactions offer for the game, despite that i do enjoy the game.
Tempting, I kind of wish there was the retail option for Pokemon Shuffle though.
I don't see why? Especially when I already put some money into it.
@remlapgamer I would love to see more free to start games on the eshop but then again we may get something like another badge arcade or Pokemon shuffle.•~•
@Aozz We all have our own opinions and beliefs. I won't judge the microtransactions aren't always fun for some.
Waste of money. I found Rumble World to be repetitive and boring, though I do admit having everything unlocked from the start is nice. I just don't think it's a very good game.
I've really enjoyed this and still play most days, along with Shuffle and Picross. The short bursts of play format works well for me.
Interested to see how a retail version works.
I have so many rare pokederps, and I doubt save data can be transferred... The biggest flaw was the waiting period, honestly. I spent a few bucks here and there but I'd have preferred a retail, transaction-free version from the start.
@kristycocopop Same here. I poured a good bit of money into the game to get all of the balloons, but now they come out with a commercial version that generates currency and we'll have to spend another $30 or more to get?
It's seriously not a fair shake to those who actually supported it with transactions, and there are just other Pokemon games out there to spend the money on. :
@GloryQuestor you get everything the retail copy has if you buy all the diamonds you can apparently.
if this was like the japanese version and you got a diamonds code then I'd buy it.
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