If you lovePokemonand are a fan of walking, then there is good news for you today. Nintendo has confirmed that the Pokewalker, included in the Japanese remake ofPokemon Gold/Silver, is coming to North America as well. Huzzah!
The Pokewalker is a Pokeball-shaped pedometer. A pedometer, if you did not know, is a machine that encourages walking by letting you know how many steps you’ve taken. It is not, as some might believe, a machine for detecting how close Roman Polanski is to your house.
The Pokewalker takes fitness one step further by translating each step taken into “Watts.” These Watts can be used to catch some extra Pokemon or open up new routes in the game itself. you’re able to also use the Walker to wirelessly trade items with other Pokemon trainers.
Nintendo News: New Pokéwalker Lets Players Bring the Fun of Pokémon Wherever They GoFor more than a decade, millions of Pokémon™ fans around theworld have enjoyed training their Pokémon within their video games. TheMarch 14 release of the Pokémon™ HeartGold Version andPokémon SoulSilver Version games lets players continue to enjoythe world of Pokémon away from their Nintendo DS™ or NintendoDSi™ systems, taking their favorite Pokémon with themwherever they go with the new Pokéwalker™ accessory. This newaccessory will come included with each copy of these games.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, players canwirelessly transfer any one of their Pokémon from one of the two gamesto the Pokéwalker and walk them through virtual routes as the playerwalks around in real life. By walking, players earn Watts, which areused within the Pokéwalker to encounter and catch wild Pokémon or searchfor hidden items, and can be transferred into Pokémon HeartGold andSoulSilver Versions to unlock new routes. There are even specialversions of certain Pokémon that can only be found within routes on thePokéwalker, giving players added incentive to keep their Pokémon withthem wherever they go. The Pokémon in the Pokéwalker will gainexperience points as the player walks, and can even go up one level whenthey are transferred back into the game. Players also can wirelesslyconnect two Pokéwalkers to trade items.
Letting players return to the beloved Johto region first introduced in PokémonGold Version and Silver Version for the portable GameBoy™ system, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverVersions introduce several new enhancements for the series thatenrich these timeless adventures. Created exclusively for the NintendoDS and Nintendo DSi systems, the games feature detailed graphics thatspotlight the unique environments and hundreds of Pokémon that playerscan encounter and catch. Players can even see and interact with theirfavorite Pokémon outside of battle, selecting one from their team tofollow behind their Trainer as they travel through the Johto region. Thegames also include robust touch-screen functionality, allowing forsmoother control and seamless navigation by the player.
