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My Pokemon Ranch wii Game Reviews
My Pokemon Ranch
Critic Score
Metascore: 47 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
6.2 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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[WiiWare] Gather your Pokémon and Miis and watch them interact on your ranch. Take pictures to send to friends! The Pokémon phenomenon debuts on WiiWare with My Pokémon Ranch, a game that lets you watch as Pokémon and Miis interact with each other for the first time. Enjoy the relaxing Ranch life by viewing your Ranch and its Pokémon, taking pictures, and sending those pictures to your friends. The more Pokémon and Miis that you bring to your Ranch, the more fun it becomes. My Pokémon Ranch can be linked with the Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond version and Pokémon Pearl version Game Cards to deposit the Pokémon you've caught in these games to your Ranch. You can deposit a maximum of 1,000 Pokémon from up to eight different Game Cards. Make your Ranch more lively by playing with your friends and family. [Nintendo]

PUBLISHER: Nintendo
DEVELOPER: Ambrella
GENRE(S): Virtual Pet
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2008

What The Critics Said

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70
GamePro
The almost total lack of interaction makes the title difficult to recommend to many audiences, but if you need to fill out your Pokédex and enjoy watching cute creatures fart on each other, My Pokémon Ranch might be worth a look.
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70
NGamer UK
It makes a nice Wii Channel. Could have done with something more substantial. [June 2008, p.67]
60
Cheat Code Central
If you are playing Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and have not completed your Pokédex, then this game will help you and will probably be a lot of fun. However, if you have completed your Pokédex or do not own Diamond or Pearl, then this game is a complete waste.
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60
NintendoWorldReport
Only fellow Pokémon fanatics will get a similar level of enjoyment.
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48
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
Even as rabid Pokemon fans we're really struggling to see the point of My Pokemon Ranch. [Aug 2008, p.103]
40
WiiWare World
As long as these audiences keep their expectations in check they may find themselves charmed by this goofy WiiWare title, but everyone else need only look at the screenshots and their gut reaction should let them know where they stand.
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40
IGN
The best way to describe My Pokemon Ranch is to say that it’s just a built-in Mii Channel, but now you can watch Pokemon wander around the screen. But that’s just not any where near enough of a draw to plunk down ten bucks.
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30
Games Master UK
Not really a game, but even as an application this is pretty flaky stuff. [Sept 2008, p.78]
30
n-Revolution Magazine UK
Expensive, pointless, mind-numbingly dull and ugly as hell. Don't be sucked in. [Issue#26, p.80]
10
EuroGamer
Had this been offered as a free (or at least dirt-cheap) bonus download for Pokémon DS owners, the sweet graphics and empty-headed concept might have been charming. At the same price point charged for the sublime "LostWinds" it's a brazen insult, and marks a new low in the exploitation of the Pokémon brand.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Adam gave it a9:
This game is good and all the Pokemon look cute it is kind of fun.

Mecandes gave it a2:
It's not a game, it's a Pokemon screen saver... and not a very interesting one. Even the most diehard young Pokemon fanatic will tire of this within half an hour.

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