HeartGold and SoulSilver's Pokéwalker Requires Thousand Mile Trek

[GeneralGrant]

Not a bad idea at all. Until someone dies trying to unlock everything in one day.

 

[Mako SOLDIER]

Does pedometer mean something different in pokemon culture or what? because I'm getting a very different image here.

It also looks like a homonym for a device which detects those who love children but that is only because Latinizing Greek ruins a lot of nuances in spelling.

Actually, if we're gonna play word salad here, wouldn't a "pedometer" be a device for finding children? If you wanna find a "pedophile" wouldn't the proper device be a "pedophilemeter"?

But pedophile is properly spelled paedophile, so this debate is over!

This. Seriously, there are some people on here that need to A) learn to spell, and B) grow up a bit. I mean really, who hasn't heard of a pedometer before? This obsession with "ZOMG its has pedo in it" is the reason why pediatricians etc get violently harrassed etc.

But anyway, back on topic, I love the idea of the Pokewalker, and yeah, I plan to actually take it out walking with me rather than strap it to a gerbil or masturbate myself into a coma.

 

[garjian]

Does pedometer mean something different in pokemon culture or what? because I'm getting a very different image here.

It also looks like a homonym for a device which detects those who love children but that is only because Latinizing Greek ruins a lot of nuances in spelling.

Actually, if we're gonna play word salad here, wouldn't a "pedometer" be a device for finding children? If you wanna find a "pedophile" wouldn't the proper device be a "pedophilemeter"?

maybe thats why the word is spelt 'Paedophile'.

 

[Twad]

RIiiiiiiiiiight.

Nintendo, once again, shouts out "we love your money!".

What is next? TO evolve pokemon #38473 you hate to dip your DS in olive oil while walking upside down?

 

[Baron_BJ]

I'm too moronic to know how to delete a post.

Delightful.

 

[Baron_BJ]

One of my closest buddies happens to work as a trainer at the local gym. He always wears a pedometer while he works. He averages around the 30,000 step mark each day. I'm just going to have him toss this on for me, I'll just get it back after a few days.

I'm sure as fuck not gonna get off my ass.

RIiiiiiiiiiight.

Nintendo, once again, shouts out "we love your money!".

What is next? TO evolve pokemon #38473 you have to dip your DS in olive oil while walking upside down?

No, Dipping your DS into olive oil will evolve pokemon #792, to evolve pokemon #38473 you need to sacrifice a high-born virgin.

 

[ThatOneJewYouNo]

Psh. It's called the "Cover your Pokewalker in bubble-wrap and toss that thing in the dryer on low heat for 6 hours" cheat. =P

 

[Steampunk Viking]

I don't really have anything meaningful to add to this thread, I just want to add that this is the single greatest idea Nintendo have come with, ever.

 

[Deviltongue]

...You guys are over complicating shit. Remember those old Digimon Digivices? the ones where you would attach it to you hip and each step you would take would be one step closer to a new battle? Remember how everyone would just shake the damn thing?

 

[Mozza444]

In a way it makes sence.. 100 miles and it would be a good idea. People would walk this distance.

1000 miles and your just going to cheat it..

 

[Noobis]

Pokewalker was simple to cheat. Nintendo was stupid. It took only 5 mins and thought up like 15 Million ways to cheat it; AND THATS JUST BY HAND!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9_n5UIR92M - Cheat the pokewalker by hand

 

[HentMas]

what??, they added a trinket to the game?? I LOVE TRINKETS... I MUST HAVE IT!!!!

DAMN YOU POKEMON!!!!!!!!

 

[LTK_70]

Wow. I mean, wow. Those Nintendo guys, they... No, I'm sorry, but this is freaking brilliant. A pokedometer that unlocks in-game locations and items? How do you come up with that? Honestly, this is the best thing to ever happen to a pokemon game. So they figured out a way to spend even more time on a pokemon game while you are doing something healty. Who thought it possible? Give the person who came up with it an award or something.

One of my closest buddies happens to work as a trainer at the local gym. He always wears a pedometer while he works. He averages around the 30,000 step mark each day. I'm just going to have him toss this on for me, I'll just get it back after a few days.

I'm sure as fuck not gonna get off my ass.

You, my good sir, are what keeps Nintendo in business. Keep up the good work.

To everbody else: Yes, we know that there are at least a million ways to cheat this thing, you can stop giving the same twenty examples over and over again now! Thank you very much.

 

[Leviathan_]

Am I the only one who giggled at the word "pedometer"?

You are not alone.

 

[gothic wolf]

or any drummers could just strap it to there arm or something........or very lonely men

 

[Aggressor and Usurper]

I had a digivice which I honestly didn't know what to do with, so I just shook it. I suppose it's an excuse for me to get outside.

 

[Yopaz]

At last, an excuse for my 1am jaunts around the neighbourhood!

Okay, not a fantastic excuse but nonetheless.

Don't be silly, that's an excellent excuse. Still no excuse is needed for a good old walk around the neighbourhood. I used to do that all the time. I didn't have any neighbours though...

This does sound kinda rough, but it should be possible to cover 1000 miles in not too long. Just counting treadmill I jog 5 on a good week and walk to the gym, school and work. That should make be able to make this in not too long, but for most of the kids playing this will be as good as impossible without cheating. I should offer people to jog with their pokewalker for money or maybe rare Pokemon... Any suggestions on how much I should charge?
Edit:

That means it would take 200 days at an average of four miles per day to unlock everything.

I think this math is wrong... 200 days with 4 miles make only 800 miles.

How did it take 18 posts for someone to realise this?

Beats me, I guess most people just reads the headline and the first few lines? Or people are bad at math or simply don't care. I do however find both spelling and math errors annoying. Luckily the spelling was correct...