Ashley Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 A free Pokédex app for the 3DS will let you view Pokémon in both 3D and the real world. With the launch of the 3DS eShop just a few days away Nintendo has announced that Pokémon fans have something to look forward to. A 3D Pokédex application will give gamers information about the 150 new Pokémon from Black and White as well as give them the opportunity to view them in the real world thanks to augmented reality. According to Nintendo World Report in the beginning you only have 16 Pokémon but through scanning QR codes, trading data or using SpotPass, through which up to three Pokémon a day will appear, you will be able to collect data on all 150 new Pokémon. The Pokémon can be viewed in full 3D and you can rotate around them. Information about their moves, evolutions, type and much more can be seen and the app also allows for filtering and bookmarking. There is no news yet as to when the app will be launched but for now check out some of the screenshots in the gallery. Above report by me, original source: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26460? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adthegreat Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 WOW! Now this is the kind of thing that I'm talking about! Nintendo has not disappointed Just as most people have started to finish the puzzles, along comes an awesome free software that also utilises StreetPass. The best part, is that this is not just some cheap thing where it just shows the sprite, but that it actually has a 3D model, and AR is always great! Slightly sad that it only includes Gen V, but the fact that it specifies Unova Pokédex on the bottom left of the top screen has me hopeful that the others will be added as well. Also, it looks like you can look at the gender differences, and as we know, only very few pokémon have differences in Gen V. Both of these points make me quite confident that we will see more sooner or later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burny Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Free, continuously updated Pokedex 3D App on the 3DS? That's fan service and quiet handy at that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Sounds good in theory, but tbh not practical, I prefer using Lukomon on the Ipod, lets me able to have a pokedex open with locations etc etc while playing so I don't have to turn the DS off. Though it does look pretty cool, and that it uses the QR codes etc is always nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 This is the thing I've been hinting at for a while. I was surprised it's to be free though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Ah, so that's why they've been taken down the unofficial apps from Apple/Android stores lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Ah, so that's why they've been taken down the unofficial apps from Apple/Android stores lately. I think it's more that they've caught up to the whole app scene - emulators and stuff all vanished recently, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burny Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 @Serebii: When/where/how did you learn about the app and can you tell more about it? Going through the screenshots, I noticed that the Pokemon seem to cast shadows on themselves in some of them. Going by the shadow on the tail in the next shot it's even done in real time. I do hope these aren't only static statues though and have some animation, like blinking, breathing, turning their heads etc. I also hope Nintendo will continue to update this and integrate it with newer Pokemon games instead of forgetting it exists after a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I can't say how I learned about it or where but It's been a while The Pokémon do move in real time and the Augmented Reality aspects of it are apparently awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 This is AWESOME. Will the Pokemon be traded via StreetPass? Potentially the most awesome use of the connectivity of the system yet. It's wrong how excited I am about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Let me make this clear, you don't trade Pokémon here. As far as I have been made aware, this holds no relation to the main games other than as a resource. You do, however, appear to access new Pokémon through Street Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 So can we expect Nintendo to introduce Augmented Reality pokemon battles in the next generation of games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Hope not, that'd be awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamishmash Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 What about the next set of Pokemon Trading Cards can just be viewed on the 3DS so you can see that Pokemon? It'd make opening up a Trading Card album kind of incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Hope not, that'd be awfulWhy?It could be optional, or limited to multiplayer battles. Handheld Pokemon isn't going to stay a 2D sprite based series forever! And when they do take it into 3D, I'd rather they did something different to the aweful 3D battles on N64/Gamecube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Why?It could be optional, or limited to multiplayer battles. Handheld Pokemon isn't going to stay a 2D sprite based series forever! And when they do take it into 3D, I'd rather they did something different to the aweful 3D battles on N64/Gamecube. Actually, it is. For the forseeable future anyway. The developers have said that the prefer to use sprites as they can be more artistic with them and they intend to keep using them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I meant trading the Pokemon as in trading the ones you have in the application via Street Pass to get new ones. It's pretty obvious they wouldn't be trades in the traditional sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer kirby Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Actually, it is. For the forseeable future anyway. The developers have said that the prefer to use sprites as they can be more artistic with them and they intend to keep using them Yep agreed. I hope though that they bring in perhaps a 3D camera into the next pokemon game, very similar to that of Dragon Quest VII and the Dragon Quest remakes on DS, how you can view the whole town more in-depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Fantastic news - I can't wait to get my hands on this! I'm sure I won't actually use it when I'm playing Pokémon, but I'm pleased that I'll have something to collect next week, now I'm done with StreetPass Quest and Puzzle Swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Don't forget the AR stuff, that's what I'm looking forward to most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I don't get it....this is good...and.....free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Think the PokéBall bit is added by the game based on location of the card Scratch that; Impressions of Pokédex 3D from various news outlets such as GameXplain have started to come out and have elaborated a bit more into the Augmented Reality part of the game. In this bit, you use a special card, apparently different to the standard Augmented Reality cards shipped with the system, to bring the Pokémon into the real life setting. The Pokémon tend to stay stationary but activate attacks if you press the A button to throw an apple at them. You can also overlay various in-built backgrounds for the photographs. We'll bring more as it comes http://www.gamexplain.com/article-443-1307034439-pokedex-3d-hands-on.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Would it be possible that all these models are designed for Pokémon Grey (or whatever they call it)? It seems like quite a lot of work to just use them for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Would it be possible that all these models are designed for Pokémon Grey (or whatever they call it)? It seems like quite a lot of work to just use them for this. Pokémon Grey? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Notice the cards are slightly different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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