Pokémate (lost inaccessible "Pokémon" Japanese mobile phone app; 2006): Difference between revisions

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PokéMate logo.

Status: Inaccessible

PokéMate is a mobile phone game developed by Square-Enix and released in 2006. The game allowed players to capture Pokémon, chat with other players, and take care of their Pokémon in a virtual pet simulator mode. New players only receive 10 Pokéballs and a random Pokémon to start. However, a "formal service edition" was released for a monthly fee of 210 yen to get more Pokéballs, Pokémates, and media within the app.^[1]

The chatroom feature allowed different players' Pokémon to sign messages between two players. This aspect of the game worked similarly to email.

The game was only released in Japan but was shown at E3 and was expected to receive a wider release in 2008. It didn't receive much attention from press in Japan or the US during its lifespan.^[2] However, the service was discontinued in Japan in 2008 and was never available in the rest of the world. Beyond a couple screenshots, there is no footage of the game available online, and there's no way to access the game since its discontinuation.

Gallery

Screenshot of catching feature.
Screenshot of messaging feature.

References

↑ Bulbapedia article. Retrieved 6 Aug '16.
↑ Wikipedia article. Retrieved 6 Aug '16.

[1] Bulbapedia article. Retrieved 6 Aug '16.

[2] Wikipedia article. Retrieved 6 Aug '16.

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+|title=<center>PokéMate</center>
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-PokéMate was a mobile phone application developed by Square-Enix. Essentially it was a system to allow for messages to be sent from person to person such as e-mails
+PokéMate is a mobile phone game developed by Square-Enix and released in 2006. The game allowed players to capture Pokémon, chat with other players, and take care of their Pokémon in a virtual pet simulator mode. New players only receive 10 Pokéballs and a random Pokémon to start. However, a "formal service edition" was released for a monthly fee of 210 yen to get more Pokéballs, Pokémates, and media within the app.<ref>[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mate Bulbapedia article.] Retrieved 6 Aug '16.</ref>
-==Chatroom==
+The chatroom feature allowed different players' Pokémon to sign messages between two players. This aspect of the game worked similarly to email.
-There is a chatroom function where your Pokémon, and other people's Pokémon come in and allow you to chat
+The game was only released in Japan but was shown at E3 and was expected to receive a wider release in 2008. It didn't receive much attention from press in Japan or the US during its lifespan.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mate Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 6 Aug '16.</ref> However, the service was discontinued in Japan in 2008 and was never available in the rest of the world. Beyond a couple screenshots, there is no footage of the game available online, and there's no way to access the game since its discontinuation.
-When the messages are sent, they are marked with your name and the signiture Pokémon of yours.
-==Pokémon==
+==Gallery==
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+File:Pokemate catching.jpg|Screenshot of catching feature.
+File:Pokemate messaging.jpg|Screenshot of messaging feature.
+</gallery>
-When you access the game for the first time, you receive one random Pokémon, you also get 10 PokéBalls to allow you to catch Pokémon
+==References==
-Simply enough, you find a Wild Pokémon and you catch it, however originally there are only 3 Pokémon you can catch, all random
+<references/>
-However with the subscription to the service each month, more Pokémon become available and you get 5 more Pokéballs to capture the Pokémon with. You can also buy new Pokéballs for a small price seperately.
-==Storage/Partners==
-All your Pokémon are stored within Boxes in the system just like the Pokémon in the general GBA games. You can select the Pokémon here to use them as your mascot Pokémon
-This also allows you to see a Pokédex entry for the Pokémon which also includes information on when you caught it.
-Pokemate was never released anywhere outside Japan, and there hasn't been any video footage showing off the features besides a few images online.
 [[Category:Lost video games]]
-[[Category:Needing work]]