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Hey You, Pikachu!
Developer(s)	Ambrella
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release date(s)	JPN December 12, 1998 USA November 6, 2000
Genre(s)	Life simulation game
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone
Media	Cartridge
Input methods	Microphone

Hey You, Pikachu!, known in Japan as Pikachu Genki dechū (ピカチュウげんきでちゅう, lit. a pun on "Pikachu genki desu" (Pikachu is fine). ^?), is a Nintendo 64 video game developed by Ambrella and published by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 1998, and in North America on November 6, 2000.

The game features voice-recognition technology used to talk to Pikachu, the star of the game. It is one of only two games that utilizes the N64's Voice Recognition Unit (VRU), a piece of hardware that can comprehend and analyze the human voice. However, It is the only game released in the United States to use the VRU. Similar technology has been subsequently built into the Nintendo DS and used in Gamecube games such as Mario Party 6. The player can move around and pick up items, in addition to speaking with Pikachu and can describe everything.

This game also contains other Pokémon like Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. Some of them can be controlled by the player's megaphone. For example, if you use the megaphone to tell Haunter to go away, it'll be kept from scaring Pikachu and the five Poliwag. Some can be fed besides Pikachu. For example, if you feed Caterpie a lot of rosebuds, they will evolve into Metapod.

Gameplay

The game begins when the main character is asked to try out a new device of Professor Oak's that is used to talk to Pokémon. The player soon meets a wild Pikachu and befriends it. The Pikachu's trust must be earned by the player and eventually it will come and live in the player's house. There are three different activity days: Pikachu's Daring Days, Discovery Days, and Play Days. Each day has a different objective (e.g. collecting food, going fishing) and the player can earn Pika Points, which is the currency used at Abra's Shop to unlock new items.

Eventually, if the player reaches day 365, Professor Oak appears and says that Pikachu has to be released, as it is a wild Pokémon. The player has to go to the woods where Pikachu was found and say "goodbye" several times, upon which Pikachu realizes he can't live with the player anymore, and, sadly, leaves. After the credits, while the player is looking around the front yard and reminiscing about Pikachu, it returns, and the game continues as if Pikachu was never released.

Reception

Video game review aggregators like Metacritic^[1] and Game Rankings^[2] gave the game mixed reviews. Some complaints included the simplistic music and graphics, the controls, and the limits of the voice-recognition technology, which only understood about 200 words. Because of this, it was never released outside of Japan and North America.

Legacy

A spiritual sequel to Hey You, Pikachu!, Pokémon Channel was also developed by Ambrella. It was released on the Nintendo GameCube.

See also

• Densha de Go! 64, the other game that uses the VRU.

References

External links

• Official Nintendo Japan Hey You, Pikachu! site

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Hey You, Pikachu!
Developer(s)	Ambrella
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	December 12, 1998
Genre(s)	Simulation
System(s)	Nintendo 64
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone
Series	Pokémon

Hey You, Pikachu! (ピカチュウげんきでちゅう or Pikachū Genki dechū in Japanese) is a Nintendo 64 game released in 2000. It was developed by Nintendo and Ambrella. Its Japanese name is Pikachu Genki dechū, a pun on "Pikachu genki desu" (Pikachu is fine). It stars Pikachu. The game features voice-recognition technology; this is used to talk to Pikachu. It is also the only game that utilizes the platform's Voice Recognition Unit (VRU). Besides talking to Pikachu, the player can move around and pick up items. Despite being geared towards small children, there was a pamphlet included with the VRU that mentioned how the microphone may be unable to pick up younger voices.

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Hey You, Pikachu!
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date	November 5, 2000
Genre	Simulation
Mode(s)	Single player
Age rating(s)	ESRB: E
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Media	Cartridge
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Hey You, Pikachu! is a Nintendo 64 game that uses a Voice Recognition Unit and a microphone to interact with Pikachu, the mascot of the Pokémon series. It was the first of several future voice recognition games that Nintendo would put out. The game was also, at one point, bundled with a Special Pokémon Nintendo 64.

This game was intended for children because the voice recognition software was tuned to recognize the voice of a six-year old. It was made to simulate virtual life with a Pokémon. To add to the immersion, the game is based entirely in a first-person perspective that was created in a sense that you were living with and interacting with Pokémon.

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