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Pokémon Rumble, but on the Wii U. A series of NFC-enabled figurines were released in stores alongside it, predating the amiibo by a year. Scanning these figurines would unlock a more powerful version of the Pokémon it represents.

Debug Text#

debug.msbt in content/msgBE/*LANGUAGE* has a ridiculous amount of debugging strings mentioned. This file was also localized for the USA/EU versions to be entirely in English, whereas in the JP version of the game, the majority of text in the file is entirely in Japanese.

Version Info#

USA	JP
`trunk 28043`	`trunk 27520`

Found in content/version.txt, suggesting the game was being worked on from an SVN or other internal network.

Oddities#

Empty Directories#

msgLE#

The sub-folders are completely empty; most likely, this would have localization files for little endian platforms like the 3DS, but the Wii U wasn't one and the developers forgot to delete the folder before distribution.

shader_bin Files#

The JP version of the game left over some shader_bin files at the root with some SDK source projects and proprietary source code in Unicode embedded in them; the game executable also mentions use of them!

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Generation II	Gold & Silver (Prototypes) • Crystal (Prototypes)
Generation III	Ruby & Sapphire (Ruby Debug ROM) • FireRed & LeafGreen (Debug ROMs) • Emerald (Debug ROM) Colosseum • XD: Gale of Darkness
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Generation IX	Scarlet & Violet (Prototypes) • Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Stadium
Nintendo 64	Pokémon Stadium (Japan) • Pokémon Stadium (International) • Pokémon Stadium 2 (International)
Wii	Pokémon Battle Revolution

Pokémon Snap
Nintendo 64	Pokémon Snap (Demo)
Nintendo Switch	New Pokémon Snap

Pokémon Puzzle League
Nintendo 64	Pokémon Puzzle League
Game Boy Color	Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Pokémon Trading Card Game
Game Boy (Color)	Pokémon Trading Card Game • Pokémon Card GB2
Nintendo DS	Pokémon Card Game: Asobikata DS
Windows	Pokémon Trading Card Game Online • Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
iOS, Android	Pokémon Trading Card Game Online • Pokémon Trading Card Game Live • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Game Boy Advance	Red Rescue Team (Prototypes)
Nintendo DS	Blue Rescue Team (Prototypes) • Explorers of Time & Darkness (Prototypes) • Explorers of Sky (Prototypes)
Wii	Susume! Honoo no Boukendan, Ikuzo! Arashi no Boukendan & Mezase! Hikari no Boukendan
Nintendo 3DS	Gates to Infinity • Super Mystery Dungeon
Nintendo Switch	Rescue Team DX (Demo)
Adobe Flash	Victini's V-Spin Dungeon

Pokémon Ranger
Nintendo DS	Pokémon Ranger • Shadows of Almia • Guardian Signs

Pokémon Rumble
Wii	Pokémon Rumble
Nintendo 3DS	Pokémon Rumble Blast • Pokémon Rumble World
Wii U	Pokémon Rumble U

Pokémon Pinball
Game Boy (Color)	Pokémon Pinball
Game Boy Advance	Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Pokémon mini	Pokémon Pinball Mini

Pokémon Trozei
Nintendo DS	Pokémon Trozei!
Nintendo 3DS	Pokémon Battle Trozei • Pokémon Shuffle

Pikachu
Nintendo 64	Hey You, Pikachu! (Prototype)
GameCube	Pokémon Channel
Nintendo DS	Pokémon Dash
Wii	PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure • PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Nintendo 3DS	Detective Pikachu
Nintendo Switch	Detective Pikachu Returns

Storage
GameCube	Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire • Pokémon Center New York Distribution Machine
Wii	My Pokémon Ranch
Nintendo 3DS	Pokémon Bank
Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android	Pokémon HOME

Educational
Windows	PokéROM • Pokémon Masters Arena • Pokémon Team Turbo
Sega Pico	Pocket Monsters: Suuji o Tsukamaeyou!
Sega Beena	Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Chinou Ikusei Pokémon Daiundoukai
Adobe Flash	Pokémon Learning League
Nintendo DS	Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure
Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android	Pokémon Friends

Miscellaneous
Pokémon mini	Togepi no Daibouken
Game Boy Color	Pokémon Picross
Nintendo DS	Pokémon Conquest
Nintendo 3DS	Pokédex 3D
Wii U	Pokkén Tournament
Nintendo Switch	Pokémon Café Remix • Pokémon UNITE • Pokémon Champions
Nintendo Switch 2	Pokémon Pokopia
iOS, Android	Pokémon GO • Pokémon Masters EX (Prototype) • Magikarp Jump • Pokémon Café Remix • Pokémon UNITE • Pokémon Playhouse • Pokémon Sleep • Pokémon Champions
Adobe Flash	Poké Ball Launcher • Pokémon Dream World • Gastly's Hidden Haunt