Just in case you needed more incentive to pick the Pokémon Gold and Silver remakes this fall, let it be known that you will be getting a bonus pedometer packed into the box. Speaking as someone who actually owned the Pokémon Pikachu pedometer (back when I was less fat and knew what walking was), this is interesting news indeed.
The Poké Walker is a special peripheral that can beam infrared signals to your DSi via the game cart (thanks, Reenee). You can use the Walker to carry Pokémon around, and they will gain experience with your footsteps. You'll also earn "watts," which act as currency for the game.
Sounds fun. Perhaps I'll actually bother to go outside for once if I have this. That, or I'll just shake the thing in my hand and laugh gleefully at how I broke the system and am lying to each and every Pokémon I lovingly raise.
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5:00 PM on 06.08.2009
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THIS!
It is not a bad idea at all, i mean training a pokemon while on your way to school/work ain't so bad. Kinda like the Exp system in TWEWY, when you earn EXP from not playing.
Actually, this is kind of nice. Its almost like they noticed how the average kid just loves to find out the near inevitable rare candy cheat, and figured they could get some exercise and hence some good press out of it too.
That's way better than grinding.
The only question I have: Why would you play with a small pedometer thing, if you have the game on a portable system?
oh wait.
Being able to contribute to your game while not touching it is pretty sweet IMO. And heck, we can hold it while we masturbate for extreme watt generation.
I'd rather actually walk than just shake it. I'd feel like I accomplished actual exercise and video games.
Damn.
They're good.
i love silver version.
therefore, you'd have to walk well over 1,000,000 steps to level a pokemon from 1 to 100.
ROFL, true, true.