iOS Official Pokédex Costs $26 to Catch 'Em All

[Guest]

I imagine that there are many an angry parent out there who doesn't want to spend $26 on their child itching for everything on the official iOS Pokédex.

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[sundragon]

Do kids even play Pokémon today?

Waiting for some negative Apple comment...

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[deftonian]

[citation][nom]sundragon[/nom]Waiting for some negative Apple comment... 7[/citation]

Apple blows.

There... didn't want to disappoint 😛

 

[sundragon]

[citation][nom]deftonian[/nom]Apple blows.There... didn't want to disappoint[/citation]

LOL, predictable - I'm just surprised it wasn't the first comment

 

[seriousgamer]

"as much for as little as free ninety-nine."

Lol? Typo?

 

[merikafyeah]

My Pokemon days stopped after FireRed. Ah, good times with the ol' GBA.

 

[joytech22]

OR... You could download 2-3 different pokedex apps that give you details on all of them anyway and for free.

 

[The_Trutherizer]

Well it's as with everything Apple related if you ask me...

 

[madjimms]

Wait, hold it... Something is VERY wrong.

Zak, are you still alive?

 

[kinggraves]

[citation][nom]sundragon[/nom]Do kids even play Pokémon today?[/citation]

Someone still plays it, their latest versions are still selling.

Not surprising at all on Nintendo's part. Why would you release an affordable app for a competing platform? Now they can officially go "You can pay $26 to have it on iOS, or you can get a 3ds and have it for free."

But if you want a justification for the high price, Game Freak does not usually develop for iOS, their usual platform is the DS Dev kit. The added expense is them having to learn the new platform.

 

[amdwilliam1985]

[citation][nom]merikafyeah[/nom]My Pokemon days stopped after FireRed. Ah, good times with the ol' GBA.[/citation]

Same here, I still have FireRed and my GBA somewhere in my bottom drawer. Maybe it's time for another round of pokemons.

 

[Gundam288]

[citation][nom]Madjimms[/nom]Wait, hold it... Something is VERY wrong.Zak, are you still alive?[/citation]
Something is VERY wrong indeed. I can't say that I've seen Catherine Cai post anything about Apple before as that used to be all Zak.

 

[HappyBB]

Nintendo is getting greedier and greedier. This is by no way worth that much money!

 

[blackjackcf]

[citation][nom]merikafyeah[/nom]My Pokemon days stopped after FireRed. Ah, good times with the ol' GBA.[/citation]

More of a bad pun...

- Catherine Cai