My Pok�mon Ranch is on WiiWare and I'm humiliated

by Justin McElroy { Jun 9th 2008 at 9:30AM }

So I log on to WiiWare this afternoon, and what do I see is the latest addition to the service? My Pokémon Ranch. A jolt of fear shot through me. "How did they find it?!" I shouted aloud. "Was it the FCC? The SEC? I know they've all been looking for My Pokémon Ranch, but I never thought it would come to this!" I had just called my secretary Beverly to warn her and to order her to start putting Caterpies into the shredder before the Feds got to them when I realized my error.

Apparently, My Pokémon Ranch (Nintendo, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points) is a game that lets you introduce your Miis and your Pokémon (they can be imported from Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl) and allow them to hang out together. It is not, literally, my Pokémon ranch, though I think it's an error that anyone could make. But don't worry, the shredding was promptly halted.

Tags: my-pokemon-ranch, pokemon, wiiware, wiiware-weekly

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

C.A. @ Jun 9th 2008 9:38AM

I need a caterpie-sized shredder at once! Just think of all the various things you could shred.

Kattleox @ Jun 9th 2008 9:55AM

They call it a "Bendtech Blender". The latest episode of Will it Blend was "Caterpie: Will it Blend?" It's up there with the glow sticks on my list.

Nigeria @ Jun 9th 2008 9:39AM

SA2 Chao Garden > Pokemon Ranch

Nights Chao is infinitely more cute than any pokemon, even Charmander.

Fatass of Sarcasmness @ Jun 9th 2008 11:01AM

The download screen for WiiWare titles >>> the entirety of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

Zachary Hinchliffe @ Jun 9th 2008 11:25AM

YOU! TAKE THAT BACK! *angry face*

Zertoss @ Jun 9th 2008 11:27AM

We don't take kindly to yer kind 'round these parts.

Nigeria @ Jun 9th 2008 11:29AM

SEGA!!!!!

Zertoss @ Jun 9th 2008 9:40AM

Needs small animals and chaos drives for Pokemon races and Pokemon karate.

Chase @ Jun 9th 2008 9:43AM

Poor Justin. Busted on To Catch a Poke-Predator.

Ash Hansen: "Why don't 'chu take a seat over there?"

samfish @ Jun 9th 2008 9:52AM

Why, it's like a giant cock-fighting farm or something.

Zertoss @ Jun 9th 2008 9:53AM

There's my steed!

Chase @ Jun 9th 2008 10:03AM

Why just giant cocks? And why can't I enter?

FOXHOUND @ Jun 9th 2008 10:06AM

If I name my trainer "M. Vick", do you think he'll be banned?

samfish @ Jun 9th 2008 10:08AM

"Why just giant cocks? And why can't I enter?"

Probably because you're just a big pussy! :p

Chase @ Jun 9th 2008 10:09AM

It echoes. x[

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 9th 2008 1:42PM

@FOXHOUND:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/BPMdotEXE/Random/PokemonVick.jpg

baby sea tuna @ Jun 9th 2008 9:57AM

This doesn't sound like it's worth $10...but I'm sure it'll still sell like eleventy-billion copies.

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Jun 9th 2008 11:31AM

i hear Nintendo is in court now trying to make that a real number for just such an occasion.

they also ran out of numbers to count their money with so it's win-win for them.

koehler83 @ Jun 9th 2008 10:07AM

They sure didnt spare on the polygons did they?

Mr Khan @ Jun 9th 2008 4:08PM

limitations of WiiWare

You have to support 493+ (for different models of Burmy and a few others) different models and stick them together into 43 MB or less

Burnt Meatloaf @ Jun 10th 2008 4:37AM

Models like that are in the order of 500 bytes each, not 500K.

marcus @ Jun 9th 2008 10:17AM

Good! I've just got 1000 points from the Stars=Points thing that I've been meaning to spend. Since I had no idea the Stars were of any use I'm getting this game for free. Or might get that Dr. Mario wiiware title (hate the game though).
My Pokemans want to be on my new TV.

Kevin @ Jun 9th 2008 10:56AM

So... I can transfer thousands of Pokemon from Pearl and Diamond to my Wii to take up memory space for the sake of... what?

No battling, trading, or experience.

It seems like it's just a screen saver...

Imaginationland Warrior @ Jun 9th 2008 11:45AM

Yeah, I'm with you, so you just put a bunch of pokemon in a ranch to watch them run around doing what? I don't understand it.

jezz @ Jun 9th 2008 11:55AM

I suppose it's like Afrika (I think I spelt it right. At least sony-right) but that it connects to a game you already have. And you can also unlock Mew and some other rare Pokemon on it.

*shrugs* people pay for promotional podcasts and demos so I don't see the problem. Isn't it true that you also have to buy clothes and such in Home? For a mini-mini-game that furthers another game I have I'm not bothered.

Donald @ Jun 9th 2008 11:59AM

Fill it up and you get a free Mew.

John Z @ Jun 9th 2008 12:05PM

Transferring them to Pokemon Ranch clears space in the DS card's boxes, so you can collect more creatures or experiment with different breeding combinations. Basically, it's for folks who are hurting for space to keep all of the critters they spent hours upon hours collecting and training. It's the same principle as Pokemon Box (which was for the GBA-generation games and GameCube), with the added bonus of a little more interactivity. Might be a little overpriced, but if you're a hardcore Poke-addict it's worth it.

I'm not ashamed to say that I am a hardcore Poke-addict.

bobartig @ Jun 9th 2008 4:34PM

If the main point of this title is for off-loading extra Pokemon, then I get it and it and I think that its a good idea.

I couldn't really see how this was going to have any stand-alone gaming potential.

Alex @ Jun 9th 2008 12:20PM

I've had this game for almost 2 months now, and I do have to say, while I don't own Diamond or Pearl, the only fun in it is to turn the game on every day to see what Pokemon they give you, then turn it off to see a silhouette of the Pokemon they'll give you tomorrow. But I have alot of double on my farm, can anyone explain this to me, I have the Japanese version.