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The '''Pokémon mini''' is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by [[Nintendo]] and based on [[Satoshi Tajiri]]'s ''[[Pokémon]]'' media franchise. It is officially the smallest ever Cartridge -based system that includes a black-and-white LCD and an integrated gamepad. Other features of the Pokémon mini include an infrared port used to facilitate multiplayer gaming, an internal timer, an accelerometer (shock detector), and a vibrator used to implement force feedback. Some of the Pokémon Mini games were included in the [[Gamecube]] game, [[Pokémon Channel]] in a software emulator of the Pokémon Mini itself.
{{Console infobox
|name=Pokémon mini
|jname=ポケモンミニ
|jtrans=Pokémon Mini
|image=Pokémon mini Chikorita Green.png
|caption=A Chikorita Green Pokémon mini
|jprelease=December 14, 2001<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070420073328/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0111/02/index.html Nintendo.co.jp] (archived)</ref>
|narelease=November 16, 2001
|eurelease=March 15, 2002<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Corporate/Nintendo-History/Pokemon-mini/Pok-eacute-mon-mini-627132.html Nintendo of Europe]</ref>
|aurelease=2001/2002{{#tag:ref|Exact release date unknown, but it is sometime between October 3, 2001 and October 11, 2002<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180911201128/http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=S%2B6%252f1CA0NIqEem%2Bl50PCfg%253d%253d&ncdctx=O4YAQIsKQmFsH6nJ9REjcptQK23KcxEdPHYv%252ffFpEoSpDdw67JKSm5QGNDlwBvlvP3SIOKW%252fsIUOTrnMhKoJwZlUPd52UULLMPQgLZfFJAE%253d Australian Classification Board]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021011112015/http://www.nintendo.com.au/pokemon/system/index.php Nintendo of Australia (archive)]</ref>|group="note"}}
|specs=
*Dimensions: 74mm×58mm×23mm
*Display: 96×64 pixel monochrome LCD
*Weight: 70g (with Game and battery inserted)
*8-bit custom Nintendo 4MHz processor
*4 KB RAM shared with video memory
*Uses 1 {{wp|AAA battery}}
|congen=6
|pokegen={{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}
|type=Handheld
|colors={{colorswatch|0778bf|{{p|Wooper}} Blue}}{{colorswatch|72b337|{{p|Chikorita}} Green}}{{colorswatch|C171AA|{{p|Smoochum}} Purple}}
|sw=yes
}}


== Pokémon mini Bonus game published by Nintendo ==
The '''Pokémon mini''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンミニ''' ''Pokémon Mini'') is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by [[Nintendo]] only for specifically tailored Pokémon minigames. It is the smallest cartridge-based system that Nintendo has ever produced. It includes an LCD screen and a +Control Pad. Features also include an [[infrared]] port, a timer, a shock detector, and a vibrator for force feedback. Some of the Pokémon minigames were included in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game {{g|Channel}}, which contains an emulator of the Pokémon mini itself.
*'''Snorlax's Lunchtime''': This was a bonus game from the [[Pokémon Channel]] [[Gamecube]] game. It was ''ripped'' off of Pokémon Channel by Team PokéMe (see below). The object is to keep feeding [[Snorlax]] until he accidentally tries to eat a [[Pichu]].


The Pokémon mini was first unveiled at the 2001 {{wp|European Computer Trade Show}},<ref>[https://www.eetimes.com/nintendos-pokmon-mini-delivers-innovative-gaming/ Nintendo’s Pokémon Mini delivers ‘innovative gaming’]</ref> held in London from September 2–4, 2001.


==Games==
{| align="left" style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Title
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="background: #EEE" | First release
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Region(s) released
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Party mini]]
| Minigames
| December 4, 2001
| Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Zany Cards]]
| Strategy
| December 4, 2001
| Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Pinball mini]]
| Pinball
| December 4, 2001
| Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]]
|  Puzzle
|  December 4, 2001
| Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Tetris]]
| Puzzle
| March 21, 2002
| Japan, Europe
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2]]
| Puzzle
| April 26, 2002
| Japan
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Race mini]]
| Racing
| July 19, 2002
| Japan
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pichu Bros. mini]]
| Minigames
| August 9, 2002
| Japan
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Togepi's Great Adventure]]
| Adventure
| October 18, 2002
| Japan
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Breeder mini]]
| Simulation
| December 14, 2002
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | Japan
|}{{left clear}}


== Homebrew development ==
==Pokémon Channel==
In {{g|Channel}}, there is a virtual Pokémon mini. It allows certain Pokémon minigames to be played, albeit stripped down and renamed, or broken up into multiple games. The Japanese version has 10 games, while the International version has 6.


Various hackers have reverse-engineered the Pokémon mini in order to create tools used in the development of homebrew games for the console.
{| align="left" style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Pokémon Channel
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Pokémon mini
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Snorlax's Lunch Time
| [[Pokémon Channel#Snorlax's Lunch Time|Pokémon Channel-exclusive]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Slowking's Judge
| [[Pokémon Party mini#Slowking's Judge|Pokémon Party mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Chansey's Dribble
| [[Pokémon Party mini#Chansey's Dribble|Pokémon Party mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Pokémon Pinball Petit
| [[Pokémon Pinball mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Puzzle Collection Petit
| [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{tt|Pokemon Race Mini mini|ポケモンレースミニ　ミニ}}<sup>JPN</sup>
| [[Pokémon Race mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{tt|Hoppip Jump|ハネッコジャンプ}}<sup>JPN</sup>
| [[Pichu Bros. mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{tt|Skateboard Pichu|スケボーピチュー}}<sup>JPN</sup>
| [[Pichu Bros. mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{tt|Togepi's Great Adventure Petit|トゲピーのだいぼうけん　プチ}}<sup>JPN</sup>
| [[Togepi's Great Adventure]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{tt|Magby Hot Air Balloon|ブビィねつききゅう}}<sup>JPN</sup>
| [[Pichu Bros. mini]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | Pikachu's Rocket Start<sup>Intl</sup>
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Party mini#Pikachu's Rocket Start|Pokémon Party mini]]
|}{{left clear}}


Darkfader Team PokéMe were successful in creating reprogrammable flash cartridges for the use of above mentioned homebrew ROM images, as well as dumped commercial ROM images, on the Pokémon Mini system itself.
==Colors==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Pokémon mini Wooper Blue boxart.jpg|Wooper Blue boxart
File:Pokémon mini Chikorita Green boxart.jpg|Chikorita Green boxart
File:Pokémon mini Smoochum Purple boxart.jpg|Smoochum Purple boxart
File:Pokémon mini Wooper Blue.png|Wooper Blue
File:Pokémon mini Chikorita Green.png|Chikorita Green
File:Pokémon mini Smoochum Purple.png|Smoochum Purple
</gallery>


Darkfader and Team PokéMe were also successful in creating software emulators for the Pokémon Mini on PC.
==DLC Events==
[[Pokemon Tetris]] had a dedicated DLC event in Pokémon Center stores of Japan in late 2002. The event unlocked [[Mew]] and [[Celebi]] as obtainable character spawns via infrared connection to a [[Pokemon Mini]] device. <ref name="Every Game Ever ep62">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZXH0IkIXVg Every Game Ever Ep. 73 - Pokémon MINI : 9 MINIgames in 1!]</ref>


== References ==
==Trivia==
Wikipedia article- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pokemon_mini
* This is the first Nintendo handheld to have motion controls built in (predating the Nintendo 3DS) and the only Nintendo handheld to have rumble in the console itself (the Nintendo Switch only has rumble in the controllers).


== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/system/poke_topic1.jsp Official English site]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Corporate/Nintendo-History/Pokemon-mini/Pok-eacute-mon-mini-627132.html Nintendo of Europe]
*[http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/de/DE/system/poke_topic1.jsp Official Japanese site]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0111/02/index.html Official Pokémon mini Japanese site]
*[http://pokeme.shizzle.it PokéMe Development Website]
*[http://www.pokemon-mini.net/ A Pokémon mini fan site]
*[http://lupin.shizzle.it Lupin's On-going Weblog about PM and other matters]
*[http://www.darkfader.net/pm DarkFader's Pokémon Mini Development Page]
*[http://www.sublab.net/pokemini/ Pokemon Mini Hardware Reference]
*[http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=541826 Xport site]


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Latest revision as of 13:59, 11 September 2024

Pokémon mini
ポケモンミニ Pokémon Mini
Pokémon mini Chikorita Green.png
A Chikorita Green Pokémon mini
Release dates
Japan: December 14, 2001[1]
North America: November 16, 2001
Europe: March 15, 2002[2]
Australia: 2001/2002[note 1]
South Korea: N/A
China: N/A
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Technical specs
  • Dimensions: 74mm×58mm×23mm
  • Display: 96×64 pixel monochrome LCD
  • Weight: 70g (with Game and battery inserted)
  • 8-bit custom Nintendo 4MHz processor
  • 4 KB RAM shared with video memory
  • Uses 1 AAA battery
Related information
Console generation: Sixth generation
Pokémon generations: II, III
Console type: Handheld
Colors:
Wooper Blue
Chikorita Green
Smoochum Purple
External links

The Pokémon mini (Japanese: ポケモンミニ Pokémon Mini) is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo only for specifically tailored Pokémon minigames. It is the smallest cartridge-based system that Nintendo has ever produced. It includes an LCD screen and a +Control Pad. Features also include an infrared port, a timer, a shock detector, and a vibrator for force feedback. Some of the Pokémon minigames were included in the Nintendo GameCube game Pokémon Channel, which contains an emulator of the Pokémon mini itself.

The Pokémon mini was first unveiled at the 2001 European Computer Trade Show,[5] held in London from September 2–4, 2001.

Games

Title Genre First release Region(s) released
Pokémon Party mini Minigames December 4, 2001 Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
Pokémon Zany Cards Strategy December 4, 2001 Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
Pokémon Pinball mini Pinball December 4, 2001 Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
Pokémon Puzzle Collection Puzzle December 4, 2001 Japan, North America, Australia, Europe
Pokémon Tetris Puzzle March 21, 2002 Japan, Europe
Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 Puzzle April 26, 2002 Japan
Pokémon Race mini Racing July 19, 2002 Japan
Pichu Bros. mini Minigames August 9, 2002 Japan
Togepi's Great Adventure Adventure October 18, 2002 Japan
Pokémon Breeder mini Simulation December 14, 2002 Japan


Pokémon Channel

In Pokémon Channel, there is a virtual Pokémon mini. It allows certain Pokémon minigames to be played, albeit stripped down and renamed, or broken up into multiple games. The Japanese version has 10 games, while the International version has 6.

Pokémon Channel Pokémon mini
Snorlax's Lunch Time Pokémon Channel-exclusive
Slowking's Judge Pokémon Party mini
Chansey's Dribble Pokémon Party mini
Pokémon Pinball Petit Pokémon Pinball mini
Puzzle Collection Petit Pokémon Puzzle Collection
Pokemon Race Mini miniJPN Pokémon Race mini
Hoppip JumpJPN Pichu Bros. mini
Skateboard PichuJPN Pichu Bros. mini
Togepi's Great Adventure PetitJPN Togepi's Great Adventure
Magby Hot Air BalloonJPN Pichu Bros. mini
Pikachu's Rocket StartIntl Pokémon Party mini


Colors

  • Wooper Blue boxart

  • Chikorita Green boxart

  • Smoochum Purple boxart

  • Wooper Blue

  • Chikorita Green

  • Smoochum Purple

DLC Events

Pokemon Tetris had a dedicated DLC event in Pokémon Center stores of Japan in late 2002. The event unlocked Mew and Celebi as obtainable character spawns via infrared connection to a Pokemon Mini device. [6]

Trivia

  • This is the first Nintendo handheld to have motion controls built in (predating the Nintendo 3DS) and the only Nintendo handheld to have rumble in the console itself (the Nintendo Switch only has rumble in the controllers).

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Exact release date unknown, but it is sometime between October 3, 2001 and October 11, 2002[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Nintendo.co.jp (archived)
  2. ↑ Nintendo of Europe
  3. ↑ Australian Classification Board
  4. ↑ Nintendo of Australia (archive)
  5. ↑ Nintendo’s Pokémon Mini delivers ‘innovative gaming’
  6. ↑ Every Game Ever Ep. 73 - Pokémon MINI : 9 MINIgames in 1!
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