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Get Your Stroll On With The Pokewalker

What's stronger? Your love of Pokemon or your hate for unnecessary movement?

Feb. 24 2010

Posted by: Jeff

53 Comments

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A great new way to pick up chicks at the park.

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Edited By ImperiousRix

Goddamn, I'm gonna walk around everywhere with that thing. 
Unless I start getting made fun of. 
Then I will walk around everywhere with it hidden.

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Who wants to touch pokewalkers with me?

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Edited By jim_dandy

Why do I want this? It's like a Pokemon Tamogatchi.
 
Also the new video player is nice.

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Just trying to get fat kids to excersize...

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@Fripplebubby said:
" Just trying to get fat kids to excersize... "
Yeah! This is the biggest scam since Boktai! That game forced me to play outdoors!
 
I guess when I walk my dog I'll be technically walking two pets.
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This seems like a legit motivation to cram a few more errands into my day.

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What the fuck is "walking"? Is it one of those creepy Japanese things?

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@FunExplosions: So...I hear you like mudkips?
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Edited By deadmonkeys

Not digging the new theme music.
Classic version is much better.

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Edited By masternater27

Really digging the new video player.  On topic, I don't really see myself using this really.  Although I suppose I might as well pocket it while I'm at work or something.  I'm on my feet for 6+ hours a day anyways, might as well take advantage of it!

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Edited By CharlesAlanRatliff

I will use this whenever I go grocery shopping. Awesooome

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Want to look like a crazy person?
 
Buy Pokewalker!

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@ImperiousRix said:
"

Goddamn, I'm gonna walk around everywhere with that thing. 
Unless I start getting made fun of. 
Then I will walk around everywhere with it hidden.

"

I'm just gonna skip the getting made fun of and just go straight to the going everywhere with it hidden part.
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@Lies said:
" @ImperiousRix said:
"

Goddamn, I'm gonna walk around everywhere with that thing. 
Unless I start getting made fun of. 
Then I will walk around everywhere with it hidden.

"
I'm just gonna skip the getting made fun of and just go straight to the going everywhere with it hidden part. "
I'm kinda secretly hoping that it'll be a conversation starter with some people. 
Though I don't know if I actually wanna talk to any person who would start a conversation based upon a Pokewalker.
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@Fripplebubby said:
" Just trying to get fat kids to excersize... "
I had a digimon walking thing when I was a kid, and I was fat. And it won't make them exercise, they will just shake it to make the counter go up, that's what I did.
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Hey, this might make me actually exercise, sadly.
 
I just hope I don't attract the attention of kids, adults looking at me strange is one thing, being surrounded by kids is just terrible.

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This could help prevent piracy. 
 
 
 
Hahah.. nah.

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I would actually use the fuck out of this.

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@Kyle said:
" What the fuck is "walking"? Is it one of those creepy Japanese things? "
What will those crazy people come up with next, fast walking?!?!?
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Um... Pocket Pikachu 2.0?

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HA! nice try almost, tricked me into walking!
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Edited By jacksukeru

This'll be great for my daily walk, especially since I don't really use my regular boring pedometer.

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@SpartanGuy said:
" @Fripplebubby said:
" Just trying to get fat kids to excersize... "
I had a digimon walking thing when I was a kid, and I was fat. And it won't make them exercise, they will just shake it to make the counter go up, that's what I did. "
Shake the counter long enough and you'll be buff as hell, son.
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omfg they bring that back? 
 
i remember a friend of me havin some kind of pokemon egg thing like 10 years ago that counted your footsteps which you then could use to play on a slot machine and buy items for the pokemon or something... 
 
we were sitting arround for hours just shaking that thing up and down to get as many steps as possible :D

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This series is devoid of originality that they rip off VMUs.

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What a load of shit..seriously are Nintendon't even trying anymore?

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I have no idea why but I want one of those >_>

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go get it, ya lazy bums! go get some exercise.

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@FunExplosions said:
" A great new way to pick up chicks at the park. "
yeah, 12 year old chicks....
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My first thought was "Skies of Arcadia is that you?"
 Then I remembered the VMU died with the Dreamcast. . .and I'm sad.

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Edited By Red

I had something like this, but it didn't connect to any games. What I just did was shake it up and down. worked a lot better. 
I do still think I'll get sucked back into pokemon. It seems that I'll be buying one every year...

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Edited By SleepyDoughnut

What is this early 2000? Not only are they re releasing a video game from 2000, they're bringing back an annoying peripheral from the same time period to go with it. Huh.

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@squidracerX said:
" @FunExplosions said:
" A great new way to pick up chicks at the park. "
yeah, 12 year old chicks.... "
Pedobear approves!
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Well....this is pretty funny. But I guess I'll toss it in my pocket. As long as I'm out going places, why not get some Pokemon XP? lol

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Anyone over the age of 10 who buys this needs to take a long,hard look at themselves
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hmm, well I do like walking, 
and I DO like pokemon... 
 
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All right, lets get it on like it is 1998! Psst the secret is to place it on top of the washing machine and then let your fast ass go do something else.

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dammit... i want it.
 
*still has her digiwalker thing*

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I find it scary how this has more technology in it than a Game Boy and now it's given away for free with the game.

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Nice try Pokemon but your not getting me to walk.

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If I was still eight years old I would be so stoked right now.

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POKEMON YOU MAY NOW RULE MY LIFE AGAIN THANK YOU. 

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ahh gold and silver...I think I stopped liking pokemon after those two. oh the nostalgia.

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GET HYPE
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@Valco said:

" Anyone over the age of 10 who buys this needs to take a long,hard look at themselves "

It comes for free with every copy of the games, and you may not have noticed, but shitloads of people over the age of ten still love Pokémon games.
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Nice idea if it's what i think ( even though i cant stand pokemon ). 
 
i can imagine the fat kids just putting it on the tumble dryer
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And this is why you get beat up at school kids.

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@FunExplosions said:
" A great new way to pick up chicks at the park. "
Thats how I pick up all my chicks hahaha.  
Man there is a strong sense of nostalgia for pokemon games! Very enjoyable despite being an adult, and the silver/gold were I think my favorite out of the pokemon series, definitely wouldnt mind playing this game.