Exclusive Nintendo Pokémon Giratina-branded DS Giveaway! CLOSED
If you want to stay up to date on what your kids are playing, read my report on how to become a “PokéMOM!” on my review site. I was given the opportunity to speak with Pokémon expert Seth McMahill, who has been with Nintendo of America for more than eight years.
In his role as a localization specialist for the Pokémon series, he’s responsible for giving the Japanese-created games a more American feel. That includes everything from naming new Pokémon titles to writing game text and instruction manuals.
Seth started by telling me the basics. Pokémon is primarily a role playing game. Much like one would collect baseball cards, the same is done with the characters of the game. There are 493 characters that range from a cute fluff character like a mini penguin to powerful legendary characters. He said the main thing I’d want to know is the core of characters, and that each character is one of 17 types. He said I’d want to familiarize myself with the 17 types of Pokémon, how they interact and who the player favorites are.
I asked Seth about the stigma surrounding the game. Some parents I’ve talked to are hesitant to play, stating a few concerns about the series. When I mentioned this, Seth told me he believes that is because the premise of the game is to collect the characters by obtaining, training and doing ‘battle’ with other characters.
Seth pointed out that even though the characters do battle, there is no bloodshed or death. The losing team simply retreats back to rest. He pointed out that this is a game of strategy. There is a lot of reading involved, and that kids also learn the value of team work. More details are in my “PokéMOM!” article on my review site.
Nintendo was kind enough to also put together a “Get to know Pokémon” with a “Pokémon 101″ tips on the series, to help people everywhere get to know the secrets behind the game. You can click HERE to get it or get to his tips by clicking on “Pokémon 101” in my header menu bar.
Now is your chance to win an Exclusive Nintendo Pokémon Giratina-branded DS for you or your child! There are only 60 of these available in the US and Nintendo and Momspective are teaming up to give one away to one lucky reader!
All you have to do to enter is list one thing you learned from Seth’s guide or tell me why you love Pokémon if you’re already a fan in a comment. Only relevant comments will be accepted and you can gain extra entries by doing any of the following (leave a comment after each action taken to count as an extra entry)
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With all these ways to enter, you’re ensuring yourself tons of multiple entries so please keep them relevant as I will approve all comments before they are accepted as an entry. This contest will close on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 8PM EST and the winner will be chosen at random and announced on this site the following day. Contest is open to US Residents ages 18 and up. For a complete list of rules, read this.
Congrats to Beth at Plus Size Mommy on your win!
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I love that Pokemon teaches kids that hard work really pays off! If you get stuck, you have to take your team and train until you can get past where you were stuck. Cheats cannot easily be used on the pokemon games so kids have a real sense of accomplishment when they get past a part of the game that has been hard for them. Then when they get together with their friends, every story has been different so they can sit for hours comparing tactics and pokemon. Truly an epic game, and will hopefully continue to be developed.
hi, I love pokemon and i specially love pikachu. I use to watch the cartoon back home in the phillipines and fell in love with them. My mind has been refreshed by Seth’s guide on the pokemons. and how to go about capturing them and using them for battles
I want to win this nintendo ds for my stapdaughter. She would love this. I have subscribe via email: iabenro@yahoo.com
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I learned that trading is a big part of pokemon and was not aware of that from reading Seth’s guide. I also didn’t realize each pokemon had a unique “type”.
Great giveaway!
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I remember when my nephews collected Pokémon cards when it first came out so when my 6 yr old son started getting into it a few months ago I didn’t mind. I actually quite like it – especially that the Pokémon don’t die. We often read the books and watch the shows together and talk about the lessons.
I was unaware that Pokemon each have “unique abilities”. Just Like People!
Hi Julie-
My son has been a true Pokémaniac since the TV show first aired in the US. He used to wake up before school, put a tape in the VCR and record the morning’s episode so he could watch it after school. I remember one time he accidentally set the VCR to record the wrong channel, and when he pressed play only to find he had recorded the morning news, he was heartbroken that he missed out on what Ash and his friends were doing that day.
I had a Pokémon themed party for his 10th birthday. He invited all of his friends and they had a Pokémon card game tournament in our living room. Just weeks before his birthday, on Halloween, I made a life sized Pokémon card replica out of poster board and construction paper that he hung around his neck as his costume. He won the “most creative costume” contest at his school.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from him playing the Pokémon games it’s that “you can’t save during a battle!” Every time I would tell him to put his Gameboy away for whatever reason, he would always tell me “I’m in a battle and you can’t save during a battle!”
Aside from that, he’s shared countless bits of Pokémon trivia with me over the years. I told him my favorite Pokémon was Geodude, which I’ve learned is a Rock and Ground type Pokémon. It can evolve into Graveler, but its third evolution, Golem, only comes around when you trade a Graveler to a friend. He told me he didn’t like using Geodude or its evolutions because they are extremely weak to Water and Grass type attacks. Both Rock and Ground take twice the damage from Water and Grass, so Geodude and friends would take four times the damage from one of those attacks.
My son is now almost 16 years old and still just as interested in Pokémon as he was 10 years ago. He just recently had his DS stolen from him, right out from under his nose. He was playing his DS in the front yard, then set it down to skateboard in the street with our neighbor for a moment. A boy and his father rode by on their bikes and stopped in front of our house. He didn’t think anything of it, but after they left, he realized he had left his DS on the curb right where the father and son were standing. Upon running back to the curb, he realized that the two cyclists had taken his DS with his newest Pokémon game in it. He skated as fast as he could to try to find them, but they were long gone. He didn’t think that anyone would steal his DS right out of our front yard, especially not someone who was on a bike ride with his father.
I’d love to get him a new DS, but like many people, our financial situation isn’t the best right now. If I were able to get him a limited edition Pokémon branded DS, I know he’d be eternally grateful. Not to mention I could probably get him to do his chores a lot faster.
Thanks for reading,
Joy♥
I didn’t know the game came before the show and the cards. I thought the show was first!
How cool of you to host this give away!! I Love Pokemon because it’ll keep kids busy for hours…while blogging can be accomplished.
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