Pokémon Typing Tutor for DS Detailed

by Andy Goergen - January 28, 2011, 11:33 am EST
Total comments: 15 Source: (Nintendo), http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/110...

Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS will ship with a Bluetooth keyboard.

Nintendo has confirmed an upcoming Nintendo DS game called Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS. Originally announced last September at Nintendo Conference, the game is designed to appeal to Pokémon fans of all ages who would like to improve their typing.

The game card has a Bluetooth receiver built in, and the game will come packaged with a Bluetooth Keyboard. Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS has been designed to be challenging even for adults who are very proficient at typing.

Although Nintendo doesn't make any promises with the device, one can assume that the Bluetooth keyboard can be used with any other Bluetooth capable device, such as a computer or mobile phone, and Nintendo employees have been using it with iPhone and Android devices.

The game is set to launch in Japan this April, at a price to be determined.

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TJ SpykeJanuary 28, 2011

Wow, I honestly did not expect an announcement like this. Could be interesting.

CalibanJanuary 28, 2011

Gotta Type 'Em All!

KisakiProjectJanuary 28, 2011

If this leads to Typing of the Dead DS I'm so there.

EnnerJanuary 28, 2011

Or a Mario Teaches Typing. That would be cool too.

BlackNMild2k1January 28, 2011

Hopefully the keyboard works with Wii too, but I think this game was actually announced middle of last year. I think this is just the first time we get to see anything about it.

ShayminDonald Theriault, News EditorJanuary 28, 2011

It was actually announced at the September "TGS can suck an egg" conference.

Since it's Pokemon, it's pretty much guaranteed to be localized, though I can't see why...

MorariJanuary 29, 2011

Quote from: KisakiProject

If this leads to Typing of the Dead DS I'm so there.

I'm still waiting for Seaman DS... Damnit, Sega!!!

DannymclJanuary 29, 2011

It's going to be really expensive isn't it although, I don't really like Pokemon.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorJanuary 29, 2011

Although I'd want the Nintendo keyboard, I'm left wondering if there will be an option for buying the game alone and using one's own Bluetooth keyboard with it.

Flames_of_chaosLukasz Balicki, Staff AlumnusJanuary 30, 2011

Supposedly this keyboard can be used with other devices just look at this quote from Siliconera:

The primary focus of the game is meant to teach children to type quickly without having to look down at the keyboard. However, while Nintendo don’t guarantee functionality, the keyboard that comes with the game can also be used with other Bluetooth devices. Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, says that many within the company are using it with their iPhone and Android phones, and so is he.

BlackNMild2k1January 30, 2011

you realize that info was in the OP at the time this news was first posted right

Although Nintendo doesn't make any promises with the device, one can assume that the Bluetooth keyboard can be used with any other Bluetooth capable device, such as a computer or mobile phone, and Nintendo employees have been using it with iPhone and Android devices.

Flames_of_chaosLukasz Balicki, Staff AlumnusJanuary 30, 2011

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

BlackNMild2k1January 30, 2011

I agree with the point on the Home button, unless they are just forward looking with some 3DS compatibility too.

CaseyfamJanuary 31, 2011

If this works with computers, I may just get it for the keyboard.

MegaByteAaron Kaluszka, Associate EditorFebruary 01, 2011

It should as long as your computer has a Bluetooth transceiver.
Incidentally, I just got a Headbanger Headset, and while it's USB rather than Bluetooth, it does work on regular PCs.

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