Second set of Pokemon Rumble U figures revealed
A second set of figures for the upcoming Pokemon Rumble U have been announced! This second set consists of Eevee, Mewtwo, Croagunk, Zoroark, Litwick, Genesect and a mystery figure.
These figures will utilize the Wii U gamepad NFC functionality to unlock the Pokemon in-game once you purchase the figures. Other avenues to unlock more Pokemon include codes and IC cards. IC cards are NFC rechargeable public transportation cards in Japan. If this IC card functionality will be ported to North America in some way remains to be seen.
The first set of figures (Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Torchic, Piplup, Lucario, Victini and one mystery) will be released with the game itself on April 24. The series two figures are expected to hit shelves on May 25th in Japan and probably slightly later in North America and elsewhere.
April 15, 2013
I hope this is the first of many NFC games to be announced in the coming months. It would be great if Ubisoft revisited NFC with Rayman Legends since they have more development time.
April 15, 2013
I’m interested to see how Pokemon Rumble U is going to be used. I mean, this is kinda like Skylanders, because of the figurines you buy to import on the game. Only one concern- if they toys end up being a jackpot for Nintendo, I hope they don’t use them in upcoming Pokemon games because those toys are pretty darn expensive.
April 15, 2013
Should make the Big N plenty of cash, which hopefully will encourage more innovative projects.
April 16, 2013
Oh man, my body and wallet are ready! I’m really excited to see how these figures are used in conjunction with the NFC. Imagine going to a friend’s house with your pokemon team’s figures (where all of their move-sets and stats are saved) so that you can have pokemon rumble battles against each other!