Pokémon mini
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A Chikorita Green Pokémon mini | ||||||||||||||||
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The Pokémon mini (Japanese: ポケモンミニ Pokémon Mini) is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo only for specifically tailored Pokémon minigames. It is the smallest cartridge-based system that Nintendo has ever produced. It includes an LCD screen and a +Control Pad. Features also include an infrared port, a timer, a shock detector, and a vibrator for force feedback. Some of the Pokémon minigames were included in the Nintendo GameCube game Pokémon Channel, which contains an emulator of the Pokémon mini itself.
The Pokémon mini was first unveiled at the 2001 European Computer Trade Show,[5] held in London from September 2–4, 2001.
Games
Title | Genre | First release | Region(s) released |
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Pokémon Party mini | Minigames | December 4, 2001 | Japan, North America, Australia, Europe |
Pokémon Zany Cards | Strategy | December 4, 2001 | Japan, North America, Australia, Europe |
Pokémon Pinball mini | Pinball | December 4, 2001 | Japan, North America, Australia, Europe |
Pokémon Puzzle Collection | Puzzle | December 4, 2001 | Japan, North America, Australia, Europe |
Pokémon Tetris | Puzzle | March 21, 2002 | Japan, Europe |
Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 | Puzzle | April 26, 2002 | Japan |
Pokémon Race mini | Racing | July 19, 2002 | Japan |
Pichu Bros. mini | Minigames | August 9, 2002 | Japan |
Togepi's Great Adventure | Adventure | October 18, 2002 | Japan |
Pokémon Breeder mini | Simulation | December 14, 2002 | Japan |
Pokémon Channel
In Pokémon Channel, there is a virtual Pokémon mini. It allows certain Pokémon minigames to be played, albeit stripped down and renamed, or broken up into multiple games. The Japanese version has 10 games, while the International version has 6.
Pokémon Channel | Pokémon mini |
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Snorlax's Lunch Time | Pokémon Channel-exclusive |
Slowking's Judge | Pokémon Party mini |
Chansey's Dribble | Pokémon Party mini |
Pokémon Pinball Petit | Pokémon Pinball mini |
Puzzle Collection Petit | Pokémon Puzzle Collection |
Pokemon Race Mini miniJPN | Pokémon Race mini |
Hoppip JumpJPN | Pichu Bros. mini |
Skateboard PichuJPN | Pichu Bros. mini |
Togepi's Great Adventure PetitJPN | Togepi's Great Adventure |
Magby Hot Air BalloonJPN | Pichu Bros. mini |
Pikachu's Rocket StartIntl | Pokémon Party mini |
Colors
DLC Events
Pokemon Tetris had a dedicated DLC event in Pokémon Center stores of Japan in late 2002. The event unlocked Mew and Celebi as obtainable character spawns via infrared connection to a Pokemon Mini device. [6]
Trivia
- This is the first Nintendo handheld to have motion controls built in (predating the Nintendo 3DS) and the only Nintendo handheld to have rumble in the console itself (the Nintendo Switch only has rumble in the controllers).
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Game systems with Pokémon games |
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Nintendo handheld consoles |
GB (Pocket · GBL · SGB · SGB2) • GBC • mini • GBA (SP · GBm · GBP) DS (Lite · DSi · DSi XL) • 3DS (XL · 2DS · New 3DS · New 3DS XL · New 2DS XL) Switch (Lite · OLED) |
Nintendo home consoles |
SNES (BS-X · SGB · NP · SGB2) • N64 (DD) • GCN (GBP) Wii (Family Edition · mini) • Wii U Switch (OLED) |
Sega consoles |
Pico • CoCoPad • Beena |
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