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Pokemon TCG headed to iPad
- Thread starter Cosmo Clock 21
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I added the PC version to my Steam library; which makes me wonder - wouldn't it be a good idea for it to be officially added to Steam?
edit: if you don't really want to buy real booster card packs, but still want some decent amounts of virtual cards - people do sell the online codes (for example: http://www.chaoscards.co.uk/pokemon-c11/online-code-cards-c83)
edit: if you don't really want to buy real booster card packs, but still want some decent amounts of virtual cards - people do sell the online codes (for example: http://www.chaoscards.co.uk/pokemon-c11/online-code-cards-c83)
It's not a Nintendo game, and to be honest, a lot of people would be appalled if they assumed it was by Nintendo, and then saw how far below the quality bar the game is compared to Nintendo's usual stuff:
"Oh god, where's the C&D letter from Nintendo on this blatant ripoff?"
spyroflame0487
Member
Not a bad idea to be honest. It's not a bad game by any means, just a pretty standard card game replication.
You can also get a free pack of cards in the game when you buy a real one so you can end up getting a bunch of different cards for your online deck.
You can also get a free pack of cards in the game when you buy a real one so you can end up getting a bunch of different cards for your online deck.
It's not a Nintendo game, and to be honest, a lot of people would be appalled if they assumed it was by Nintendo, and then saw how far below the quality bar the game is compared to Nintendo's usual stuff:
"Oh god, where's the C&D letter from Nintendo on this blatant ripoff?"
It is a Nintendo game.
You'll notice that Nintendo's credited on the site.
tim_pkmn89
Member
They reference Nintendo's partial ownership of the franchise.
It's not developed by any of Nintendo's studios.
Oh, it's indeed an eyesore. Plus it's nothing like the GBC game, right? I'm kind of de-hyping now.It's not a Nintendo game, and to be honest, a lot of people would be appalled if they assumed it was by Nintendo, and then saw how far below the quality bar the game is compared to Nintendo's usual stuff:
"Oh god, where's the C&D letter from Nintendo on this blatant ripoff?"
It's not a bad game (other than it being very buggy, at least when I played it), and the idea that you can get boosters in the game if you buy the physical boosters is cool (but don't do that unless you care to play the physical game)- and it's also a step ahead of MTG in that regard.
But I think a lot of people on GAF are probably endeared by the Pokemon TCG because of the Gameboy game - and if that's what they're expecting here, then lol. When I first loaded this game up, it felt so different and inconsistent from every other Pokemon spin-off game I've ever played. It's a pretty bizarre product.
Hot Coldman
Banned
- Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. are indepedent companies from each othe
- Pokemon Company is a three-way venture between the three companies, with majority control split between the three
- TPC is based in Japan, with an international branch covering RoW
Not sure what the exact split of TPC is, though. I believe it's 1/3 for each company. 4kids used to own some shares but they've obviously been absorbed into Nintendo by now.
But basically sure, Nintendo has a nice grip on the Pokemon franchise. They just don't have exclusive rights over where the franchise is taken. Essentially, they're primarily interested in the games and they live the rest to TPC.
They're really the same game - simulating the actual card game. The GBC game just adds an overworld and gyms where you challenge AI players. The PC online game allows you to play against AI and real players.
SliceSabre
Banned
I see one of the seals of the Apocalypse has been released.
God help us all and Nintendo for they know not what they do.
God help us all and Nintendo for they know not what they do.
ThatStupidLion
Member
Tcgo not tcg 
petethepanda
Member
Nintendo doing something that makes sense? This can't be right.
RelentlessRolento
Member
oh shit!
best pokemon
best pokemon
vagabondarts
Member
This makes so much sense. It's got some real competition on iPad though, just saying.
Hopefully they stay on top of updates and it's well made.
Hopefully they stay on top of updates and it's well made.
According to wiki Nintendo owns 32% of the Pokémon company. Also doesn't Nintendo own shares in Creatures Inc, thus increasing their ownership of Pokémon?
DOWN
Banned
They own controlling stake of the other companies that co-own Pokemon with them. They essentially do own and control Pokemon, but they operate it under their subsidiary owners so it can participate in ventures that the Nintendo brand doesn't want to associate their name with.
They control, they just don't control it as if it's a Nintendo brand.
thebigaristotle
Banned
sounds awesome to me, i loved playing hearthstone on my ipad
Cloud Strife
Member
Made a thread on the rules of the game a while back if anyone's interested: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=814390&highlight=
SliceSabre
Banned
In other words if Nintendo didn't want this to happen it wouldn't happen so I would assume it has their blessing.
I doubt it'll have IAP. They want you to buy actual physical booster packs which have online codes which you can redeem for virtual booster packs. An extra step I doubt most mobile users will take.
PC app has no IAP I believe. This is likely to be free. You get cards for free, but you have to play for hours just to do that, and that is over several days. To really get new cards, better and much easier to buy the real TCG packs at stores and use those coupons.
Will it though? It's just a port of the PC app that has existed for few years now. Maybe for those unaware that Pokemon Company has been doing iOS apps and other apps.
Seeing this thread with people thinking this is a megaton or a big move by Nintendo, yeah, it will.
They're already testing a gem system.
spyroflame0487
Member
Actually the game is free. You get more cards by purchasing actual card packs in the store and then entering a code included with them.
What would be interesting is if you could do it the opposite way; purchase a pack in their online store, and get a coupon for a pack in an actual store (basically a "free" coupon).
The only Pokemon TCG that matters.
But really, that is kinda huge and crazy
Best Gameboy game ever, you'll never see something like this released again. Fully intact TCG with deckbuilding, multiplayer, trading, a story mode, and no microtransactions? It's a small miracle it got made at all, and a sequel too!
Wasnt pretty much all the Yugioh GBA games and PS1 games like that? Going around dueling people, building your deck and all that?
In addition, Nintendo is actually the manufacturer of the Pokemon TCG now, so they obviously had to bless the release of this game since they make the current physical versions. Remember that Nintendo is also a playing card game company so, of course, they'd make the TCG.
I forget, was it GBC only? I don't own a GBC and it'd be cool playing this on my (soon to be bought) Game Boy Light.
kitschbeam
Member
Time to buy an ipad then.
AcademicSaucer
Member
An actual freemium pokemon rpg on IOS would be the end of all of Nintendo's financial problems.
I think so, never got into Yugioh.
5 Cards for 95 coins these days.
But you can also get 10 cards packs after playing any ranked match thanks to the lottery system.
And there are also a lot of rewards when you play in one of the tournaments. Playing in a tournament nets you about 150+ cards since you have a chance to get a pack each match, and depending on how well you do you get a bunch of 10 card packs as well..
It's still hard to build a real deck without spending any money though, you'd have to play alot.
You would think so when that shitty Kim Kardashian game is set to make 200 million.
Subtervotion
Member
Bring it to android and let me play against bots.
It would also be the end of their good reputation if anything goes wrong with the freemium model they choose. Like EA or Atari or, really, most traditional publishers in the mobile space. And it would certainly undermine the selling abilities of their hardware, with people being even more hopeful than now (if that's even possible) for them to publish their stuff on iOS and Android. I don't think it's a good idea. If they do it, I won't complain, but I really don't think it's a good idea.
Gamefreak and Creatures aren't credited similarly.
While this likely wasn't developed by an internal Nintendo studio, it's definitely a Nintendo game.
PreyingShark
Member
Did you play with well-made decks?
The game's too slow if you aren't using well-made decks. Like, competitive-level decks.
sixteen-bit
Member
Cool beans. I really liked the GBC game.