Nintendo and The Pokemon Company released an official app on the iOS App Store.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/32767
The Pokedex for iOS app is now available on the official App Store on iOS platforms. The reference app bears a striking resemblance to the previously released Pokedex 3D Pro for the 3DS, though each has unique features. All 647 Pokemon (and their alternate forms) are available in the application via in-app purchases. It is a universal app so a single purchase works on iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads. It requires iOS 6.0.
Users of the app are able to use extensive search options to discover Pokemon. Once viewing a Pokemon, they can see a unique animation, hear their cry, see their stats, and understand their abilities. The app is also capable of storing custom notes for each monster.
The app can be downloaded for $1.99. The initial download features entries for Pokemon #494-647 (The Unova Region). Pokemon from Kanto (#1-151), Johto (#152-251), Hoenn (#252-386), and Sinnoh (#387-493) can be added via in-app purchases. Each region's set costs $5.99. Therefore, to outfit the app with every Pokemon, the final cost of Pokedex for iOS would be $25.95.
Note: There are many nonofficial Pokedex apps available on the App Store. At the time of this writing a simple search for 'Pokedex' will not reveal the official app from The Pokemon Company. It is recommended that you search for 'Pokedex for iOS' as a phrase and make sure you are downloading the one provided by The Pokemon Company.
How can there be non-official Pokémon apps on the iPhone? Isn't that copyright infringement or something?
$1.99 I can justify, $26 for the whole thing? That is stupid and way overpriced. And requiring iOS 6 means I can use it on my iPad.
The arguments about that on other sites are cringe worthy.
$1.99 I can justify, $26 for the whole thing? That is stupid and way overpriced. And requiring iOS 6 means I can use it on my iPad.
Or you can use websites (http://veekun.com/dex) for free. Or get the National Pokedex book off Amazon for $13.
Nintendo went third party! Happy now, Hard Core gamerz?
Nintendo went third party! Happy now, Hard Core gamerz?
No, you have to remember, this app was released by The Pokemon Company International. They are not directly a part of Nintendo, they just happen to work with Nintendo of the video game series.
Nintendo went third party! Happy now, Hard Core gamerz?
No, you have to remember, this app was released by The Pokemon Company International. They are not directly a part of Nintendo, they just happen to work with Nintendo of the video game series.
You do know that Pokemon Company is 100% owned by Nintendo? They are like Retro Studios or Intelligent Systems in that they are subsidiaries of Nintendo. So, yes, they ARE directly part of Nintendo.
Please keep in mind that The Pokémon Company International is a subsidiary of Nintendo - the two companies are not one and the same. In other words, this development in no way contradicts Nintendo President Satoru Iwata's past comments (http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/14/nintendo-smartphones-iwata-says-absolutely-not)about abstaining from releasing game-related content on mobile devices - nor does it reflect a change in this long-held standpoint. As a subsidiary, The Pokémon Company is, in many ways, separate from Nintendo - that's why it was able to do this, and why Pokémon-related iOS apps have already been released in Japan (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/15/official-pokedex-coming-to-ios-in-japan) prior to this.
Even if it's only 2/3, they still means Nintendo dictates everything they can and can't do since they are majority owner.
I don't see why Nintendo isn't more open to mobile development. I'm not talking games; I mean stuff like a real Miiverse app instead of just a web interface, or something along the lines of Microsft's Xbox Live app to let you see what your friends are doing and maybe buy things on the eShop, you know, companion apps.
1/3 Nintendo, 1/3 Creatures (wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo) and 1/3 GameFreak (independent company).