Evaluated against two other dedicated pedometers, the Pokéwalker – an add-on device for the HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon titles – is the most accurate device for counting steps, according to researchers at Iowa State University.
Allana Horgan was a contestent in iiNet’s Top Geek competition. She also loves Pokémon. She loves Pokémon so much that she wanted to ‘fistbump’ people in order to trade Pokémon. Well, where there’s a will there’s a way – Allana has made a pretty decent attempt at creating a device that allows people to trade Pokémon via the art of ‘fistbumping’.
Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Steven does, as he pokés the long road and walks it.
Gamernode’s Jason Fanelli took his Pokemon Pokewalker pedometer to PAX East, where, I can assure you, LOTS of people had the things strapped to their belts.
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver both come packed with the Pokéwalker, a nifty little device that promotes good health through Pokémon mastery. Then this lazy yet inventive individual comes along…